4 Job Posting Requiring MS Office Skills

1. Bend Oregon Office Seeks Office Specialist (Bend OR )

Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

http://bend.craigslist.org/ofc/4776466216.html

2. Staff Accountant** (bend )

Technical skills should include familiarity with computer tax programs, Microsoft Word and Excel.

http://bend.craigslist.org/ofc/4782160782.html

3. Administrative Assistant (Bend)

Knowledge/experience with Microsoft Office (particularly Word & Excel)

http://bend.craigslist.org/ofc/4767963342.html

4. Office Coordinator [OC0087] (Bend)

Tech savvy - Heavy use of the internet, Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook; maintenance of our phone and data network

http://bend.craigslist.org/ofc/4748132957.html

4 Online Tools That Make Work Easier

1. Google Gmail

https://mail.google.com/mail/

Email may seem too obvious to warrant inclusion in such a list, but I was alive for a good long time without email, and for a good long time after that without web based email.  Prior to email you had two options for communication: snail mail, or the telephone.  The former was very time consuming, and the latter, very expensive (for long distance).


2. Independent Traveler.com

http://www.independenttraveler.com/packing

I do not have the luxury or need of travel at this time, but for those who have the work of packing, this is a great help. My mother loves this site.  You can create your own customized packing list from an extensive list of anything you could possibly need.  You can also add 10 additional items.

3. Mindjet Connect

http://www.mindjet.com/mindmanager/

This is for collaborative work: brainstorming, planning, and collaborating with versions for Windows and Mac.  It is a cloud storage service that provides a means of guiding and managing the entire process of a project for an organization of any size.

4. Skill Collector - Use Technology to Make Work Easier

https://www.skillcollector.com/automate-your-work/#E1

This site gives step by step instructions for establishing 3 things: a cloud notebook system using Evernote, a calendar using Google Calendar, and. one email system Gmail (also mentioned above), to which emails from all of your accounts are directed.  So this site includes 2 additional online tools, but what I really like is that it walks you through each step of getting set up with these sites.

4 Web Sites I visit most often

1. National Weather Service Forecast (for Bend)

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=44.1137409&lon=-121.26302599999997&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Bend, OR 97701, USA - .VGoCyCittcs

I check local weather at least once a day.

2. National Public Radio

http://www.npr.org/

I listened to NPR for news for about 30 years, and about 5 years ago I switched to reading it online.   It is more efficient for me.  I enjoy the wide range of news stories, including this one:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/11/17/364136732/in-a-dutch-town-a-glowing-bike-path-inspired-by-van-gogh

3. Central Oregon Community College Student Login

http://www.cocc.edu/student-login/

I use this almost every day to login to my accounts.

4. KTVZ

http://www.ktvz.com/

I don’t check this every day, but when I need local news and information, this is where I usually go.

Admittedly, none of these sites are very fun, but I just don’t have time for recreational computer use.

TED talks using visual aids effectively

How painting can transform communities

http://www.ted.com/talks/haas_hahn_how_painting_can_transform_communities

The speakers include before and after photos of the neighborhoods in which large murals were painted to transform poor and dilapidated neighborhoods.

Extreme wingsuit flying

http://www.ted.com/talks/ueli_gegenschatz_extreme_wingsuit_jumping

Ueli Gegenschatz uses photographs to demonstrate many types of skydiving and tricks which are otherwise quite unimaginable.  He also shows a video of flying in a wingsuit which has a slower descent because of the increased surface area.

Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom

http://www.ted.com/talks/frans_lanting_photos_that_give_voice_to_the_animal_kingdom

Frans Lanting is a photographer who “uses his camera to drop his skin” so that he can show how animals really are.  His goal is to connect people with animals.  He uses photos in his talk to this end.