Reflections On The First Year Of Working At Home Written by Kirk Bannerman
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Many of entries in my so-called diary had to do with proverbial "two steps forward and one step backward" thing and ever-looming temptation to become discouraged. Although I didn't appreciate it at time, it is now obvious that as long as you have more steps forward than backward you will eventually get ahead! Isn't hindsight wonderful? Other entries reflect fact that relatively minor events can seem huge in early stages of developing a work at home business and can really contribute to an emotional roller coaster ride. For example, if you are just starting out and you have two customers/clients and you lose one...that's a 50% drop! However, if you fast-forward in time to point where you have hundreds of customers/clients and you lose one...that's just a mere fraction of 1%! Same event, just at a different point in time. Looking back on it now, some of stuff I recorded now seems humorous, but I'm pretty sure that I was not amused at time I made notations.
Kirk Bannerman operates his own successful home based business and also coaches others seeking to start their own home based business. For more information visit his website at Proven Work At Home Business
| | Google and AOL delivering desktop searchWritten by Loring A. Windblad
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"It's like photographic memory for your computer--if you've seen it before, you should be able to find it," said Marissa Mayer, director of consumer Web products at Google. Rumored for months, Google's unveiling of desktop search trumps rivals Yahoo, Microsoft and America Online in race to integrate Web navigation with PC search and stay on cutting edge of search technology in people's minds. Desktop search has been earmarked a priority by all major search engines, but among investors and analysts Microsoft has posed biggest threat to Google's reign because of its dominance with Windows operating system. The software giant has said its long-delayed version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, will eventually bring better PC file search to operating system, although that plan has been delayed. In addition, Microsoft researchers are developing more advanced search tools that could find their way into future products. What's surprising is that it has taken these companies--not to mention Microsoft--so long to create something that every user needs. Perhaps more interesting is how sudden rush for crown of desktop search will impact Microsoft's plans for WinFS - search-oriented filesystem for future versions of Windows that Bill Gates once called "Holy Grail" of Longhorn, but that has been subject to numerous delays.
Loring Windblad is a published author and successful HBB entrepreneur for the past 40 years. His latest HBB involvement is with Organic Greens. http://www.organicgreens.us
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