Friday, September 2, 2011

Little Souls Convent at Tagaytay

Have you guys heard of Little Souls Convent at Mahogany, Tagaytay City? It's a cute convent similar to Pink sisters. Except for, Pink Sister's grounds are bigger.

And in this convent, the nuns wear the color of Peach. I though they should be called "The Peach Sisters".

What I like about Little Souls is that it is very solemn. The convent's workers make sure that people who go there to pray are not disturbed by uncalled for noises.

The chapel's pews are also very comfortable. The garden is cute and there is just enough parking space. Though the parking lot can really get full during weekends.

I visited the convent today because it is First Friday of the month. It was just a very short visit as it was not planned.

It is quite easy to find. If you see the Petron gasoline station at the Y-intersection, go straight, right side, to Mahogany. You will pass by Mahogany market, then a few more blocks you will see a school at your right side. Right after the school is the street leading to Little Souls.

Pardon me if I don't have pictures to post, or my directions are not that clear, but you may visit their website, http://www.littlesoulssisters.com. For more information.

Backing it up with Backupify

Hi!

Have you heard of Backupify? If you haven't tried it yet, go to their website.

Backupify provides free backup of your Gmail account and other Google programs. Did you accidentally trashed an important message? If you had your Gmail account backed-up by Backupify, then there is no need to worry. You can retrieve them in a jiffy.

And it is not only Gmail and Google programs, you can also have a backup of your Facebook account.

I made simple guide on the basics of Backupify. Hope you will like it.


How to Use Backupify

The helpfulness of Spybot

Hi guys!!

As part of our assignment for Virtual Assistant course under Mr.Jomar Hilario, we were asked to choose from different websites and programs, and make a basic guideline. Spybot was one of the programs I chose.

What I like about Spybot is that it removes unwanted spyware in your computer, and it's free. I hate spyware because it logs itself in your computer without you knowing it. And it affects your computer's efficiency because these spyware also eats space and memory.

But fret not, just download Spybot, and it will solve your problem. How to Use Spybot

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

ODEsk Certified E-mail Etiquette Expert

Yay! I just finished the 35-question ODesk E-mail Etiquette Test and passed them with flying colors.


oDesk Certified Email Etiquette Expert

The questions are quite practical, though. Anyone who has an Administrative work experience can pass the exam. If you guys haven't taken it yet, I suggest you should.

ODesk Ready

Hi everyone!

I just finished taking the ODesk Readiness Test. Luckily, I passed :-).


oDesk Certified oDesk Contractor

Monday, August 29, 2011

Using Google Docs

If you have  a gmail account, it comes with Google Docs. You can log-in to Google Docs using you gmail account username and password.

Google Docs is like Microsoft Office. You can compose documents, make spreadsheets, create presentation, make forms and you can also draw.

You can also save all your finished documents within Google Docs. When you open your Google Docs, let us say, at computer shop, you can still access your work. It also has "Collections". This is the equivalent of file folders.

I made a simple guide for Google Docs, but I just used Spreadsheet for my example.

How to Use Google Docs

Watching videos and listening to music with VideoLan

What is VideoLan? It is a free, downloadable software where you can watch videos and listen to music. The difference it has with other platforms is that it plays everything.


Normally, when you get a new PC or laptop, it comes with a software where your can listen to music or play videos. But some of them does not play all kinds of music and videos. With VideoLan, no worries with file extension because it plays everything.


Below is a guide for using VideoLan in PDF format. How to Use Videolan

How can Roboform help you manage your passwords and username

Do you have so many user names and passwords? So many that you are now having a hard time remembering all of them?

Traditionally, we keep our username and password in a paper and safe-keep them someplace else. But why not try Roboform?

Roboform helps you manage all your username and passwords. Download Roboform to your computer. Store all your username and password in Roboform, and assign just one master password. This way, it is easier to remember everything.

Want to know more? Please read this basic guide I prepared for you.


How to Use Roboform

Dropbox: Your virtual attache case.

Do you have two or three e-mail addresses so you could e-mail files to yourself?

Well, I do. Aside from the fact that e-mail accounts have limited storage capacity back then, another reason is I made them my virtual attache case. I started having e-mail accounts way back when I was in college, which was year 1999 or 2000. I would e-mail to my group mates class assignments and other files needed for school. I would also e-mail some to myself since I don't like carrying diskettes with me all the time. When I get home from school, I will open my e-mail and download all the files I e-mailed to myself and work at home.

The bad thing about this, is it takes time uploading to your e-mail, sending it out, and then downloading from my other e-mail.

But now there is Dropbox. What does it do? Well, you literally drop all your files in it, and access it anywhere. You can download Dropbox at all the computers at your home. When you upload a file at Dropbox, you can access them from any of your computers at home.

I made a basic how-to for drop box. Here....

How to Use Dropbox

Using GE.TT

Hi! GE.TT is a free software that you can use for publishing and sharing your files. Log-in to your GE.TT account, upload the file you'd like to publish and share, and past the link to facebook, or twitter. You can also share your pdf files, aside from pictures. You can also see how many people have been looking at your files. Here is simple guide to ge.tt. How to Use GETT

Enhance your slide shows with Slide!

Slide is a free software where you can upload your images and create slide shows that can be customized. Choose from their design templates. Add some effects and other duds. Make the cutest slide show. It is your choice. How to Use Slide

Using Google Calendar

Do you have a Gmail account? If you do, it comes with the Google Calendar.

Why am I suggesting it? The good thing about Google Calendar is that wherever you open your Gmail account (In computer shops, coffee shops) you can have access to your calendar. You can put in reminders, and it pops-up when that appointment you scheduled is near.

Looking for past and future appointments is also easy because you can just type them at the search tab and gives you all the results related to your query. Like, I forgot the birthday of my friend, Karie. I will just search "Karie Birthday", and her birthday will show-up.

Want to know more, check out my simple guide.
How to Use Google Calendar