Business continuity and disaster recovery teleseminar audio and handouts posted

I am pleased to announce that our free teleseminar yesterday on business continuity and disaster preparedness was a great success. We were joined by 3 panelists other than myself.
All the presentations were full of expert advice and suggestions on how to develop a solid business continuity plan for businesses of all size – from organizations to solo professionals. They also shared some excellent resources, tools, and websites.

We have posted the handouts and the audio from this event online at www.YouCanWorkFromAnywhere.com/beprepared/ so you can still benefit from this valuable information.

Please check it out and post any questions you have here or give us feedback. Enjoy!

Premier Call Center 2.0 Conference in San Diego, October 10-13

Our friends at The Telework Coalition are coming to the San Diego Convention Center October 10 – 13, 2006 as part of the Call Center 2.0 Conference.. The Telework Coalition will be presenting 8 educational sessions on the benefits of using Work@Home Agents and the benefits of using a more virtual call center staff versus the brick and mortar approach.

Chuck Wilsker, President of the Telework Coaltion was our guest on a previous show, Show # 7: Telework and the Government, and is sure to put on some very informative sessions.

Click here for more information or to register.

TAO Podcast – Search and Research

This episode contains the first half of last week’s radio show. We discuss fundamentals of internet research including places to search and specific ways to search more effectively.

Visit www.TheAnywhereOffice.com and click archives to listen to the complete show. While you are there be sure to visit our blog and post comments and feedback as well.

TAO Podcast Theme Music – Begin by Andy Simon

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:23 — 11.0MB)

Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity

A few months ago Phil and I dedicated one of our radio shows to a discussion of business continuity and disaster recovery (show #3 to be exact, “Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail.”).

With hurricane season nearing its peak in the Southeast and news of continuing difficulties with projects like ‘The Big Dig’ in Massachusets, business continuity is a topic that many people are eager to learn more about. Well, the tools and strategies needed to conduct business as usual regardless of location is what The Anywhere Office is all about! So we’re going to delve in to this topic some more – and we figured, if 2 heads are better than one…

We have organized a panel of 4 South Florida experts and are offering a free teleseminar entitled: “Riding the Storm Out: Don’t wait until it’s too late to form a business continuity plan.” This isn’t just going to be a discussion about hurricane preparedness – it will be expert advice on how to develop a plan and systems to confront any contingency, regardless of whether you are an organization or a solo-professional.

Visit YouCanWorkFromAnywhere.com/beprepared/ to get details about the panel, topics, and how to register.

Show #10: Search and Research – How to search the web effectively

This week we explain some key strategies and tips for how to search the web like a pro. Learn to save time daily with our super search tips. Thanks to Richard Robinson of Legacy Scribe for joining us as our guest on the show.

If you missed the show you can listen in below or download the MP3 file.

Show # 10: Search and Research – How to search the web effectively
The internet is arguably the single largest repository of knowledge and information in the world. Knowing how to search through this data and find what you’re looking for is critical to reaping the benefits of this incredible resource. We are joined by Richard Robinson, an award-winning family history writer, co-author of two books, and the information officer for the international Association of Professional Genealogists. Learn how to avoid becoming road-kill on the information super-highway.

Here’s what we covered:

• Why people search: We look at all the different things people search for everyday both personally and professionaly. We spend more time searching than we think . . . we’ll show you how to save at least an hour a day!
• Where to search: We explore the various types of search engines and list some of our favorites for more niche based or narrow searches.
  • The Big Boys: Google, Yahoo, and MSN (with their newly launched LIVE search).
  • Meta Search Engines (search more than one engine at a time): Metacrawler and Momma
  • Specialized Search Engines:
    • IMDB (Internet Movie Database)
    • Amazon (books and music)
    • eBay (items for sale and vintage items)
    • Epinions (product reviews)
    • The Internet Archive (very fun – open access to writings, literature, music, and images)
    • Great collection of specialized search engines
• How to search: We discuss various tips and strategies for conducting effective searches and finding what you need quicker:
  • Is it best to start with a wide or narrow search?
  • Boolean search tips – using operators like AND, OR, NOT, +, -, and quotes to fine tune your searches.
  • Using Google niche searches to find specific items including Images, Videos, Froogle, News, Discussion Groups, and Maps
  • Google Alerts – Setup robots to automatically search important terms for you on the web and in the news and have Google email them directly to your inbox . . . What a time saver!
• Guest: Richard Robinson, president of Legacy Scribe, an award-winning family history writer, co-author of two books, and the information officer for the international Association of Professional Genealogists.

To listen to the show you can use the flash player below or download the MP3 file. Use the PLAY IN POPUP link below if you want to use our flash player and roam the web while listening.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 46:03 — 10.5MB)

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