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Five
Information Management Reminders
By: Tracy Campbell, CEO,
Simplicated™
LLC
January is a terrific month to revisit information
management processes. A few simple strategies go a long
way towards decreasing stress and boosting workflow
productivity. Here are 5 to consider:
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Review your paper, electronic and email filing
systems to archive or toss files you no longer
access. Divide the task into smaller chunks if you
have a large volume to evaluate.
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As your business culture allows; process email in
batches once, or at the most two times during the
day. This goes along way toward diminishing the
constant distraction that email can provoke.
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Retrieve phone messages at a point in the day when
you are able to readily triage them. Treat them as
you would a paper message; discard any that do not
require action, delegate those someone else can
handle and determine when to complete any action
associated with the remainder. If the associated
action will take two minutes of your time or less;
just do it!
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Make decisions about email, voice mail and all forms
of paper or electronic information you receive as
you receive them. Clutter is postponed decisions™;
Start making decisions now freeing your space and
your mind.
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When naming electronic files, choose names or sets of
words that clearly identify the project, topic or
document. Use a naming convention which includes
the date, this supports effective tracking of
multiple versions of the same document. Avoid
vague descriptors (i.e. New, Draft, Final,
Proposal…Stuff)
Tracy is a productivity consultant, speaker, trainer and
coach. For a complimentary copy of 31 Tips to
Simplify Your Work Life, contact
tracy@simplicated.info.
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A Very Bright Future: How to
Prolong Your Projector’s Lifespan
By: Tony Sprando, Audio Visual Presentations, Inc.,with special credit to Jennifer Andrews
Taking proper care of your audiovisual investments
generally makes them last longer and might even help
them perform better over their lifespan. Here are a few
suggestions for proper care and maintenance of your
video projector.
INSTALLATION & FILTER MAINTENANCE
Change the projector filter as directed.
The primary maintenance requirement for a video
projector is changing or cleaning the filter. Clean
filters allow the projectors to stay cool, which is
critical for keeping them healthy.
Install your projector in a cool, dry place.
As mentioned above, it’s crucial to your projector’s
health that it’s able to remain relatively cool. It
should be installed in a location where there’s adequate
room for air to flow through its vents.
If your projector is mounted to the ceiling, be sure
the area near the intake fan on the projector isn’t in
the direct path of air conditioning or heat vents. For
best results, keep your projector at least two feet away
from walls and exhaust vents.
GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR LAMP
The life of your lamp will vary based on a number of
factors, including proper use, efficiency of air intake
and regular filter cleaning.
After you’ve powered on your projector, wait at least
five minutes before turning it off or unplugging it.
This will allow the fans inside the projector to
properly cool. This is even more important in a portable
unit, as it might be put away soon, where it will have
even less air flow.
Run your projector for two weeks and/or 20 hours
shortly after your purchase.
If the lamp is going to fail, it will usually occur
within the first 10 hours of operation. Lamp warranties
typically last just 90 to 180 days from the date of
purchase vs. installation, so this test will ensure the
warranty will cover any lamp failure. However, some
manufacturers offer lamp warranties as long as one year,
or 500 hours.
CARING FOR YOUR LENS
Your lens won’t require much maintenance; however, for
the best-looking projected images, you should keep your
lens clean. All you need is a lens cloth, which can be
purchased from a local camera store. In fact, you might
already have a lens cloth from a recent purchase of a
digital camera or eye glasses.
There’s really very little maintenance required for a
projector, but that small amount of attention can make a
big difference in the life of your projector!
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This
Week In Real Estate Podcast
The newest installment of the “This Week In Real
Estate” podcast is available at:
www.myspace.com/bendoregonrealestatenews.
Each podcast is hosted by Kathleen Leppert and Kristin
Morris, Brokers at Hunter Properties in Bend,
Oregon. This week's episode features current
real estate statistics and industry trends for
Central Oregon. Be sure to check out current
residential, residential with acreage, land and
lot sales activities as well as current building
permits and short sale activities. Tips for
marketing your property in today's real estate
market are included. For more detailed
information, please contact Kathleen Leppert,
Principal Broker, Hunter Properties at
541-350-1795, or e-mail
kathleen@kathleenleppert.com. Be sure to
stay tuned for more exciting news from
The Real Estate News Source coming soon to a
station near you.
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PEOPLE
Tracy Campbell of
Simplicated presented the
Info-Excellence Seminar for Novartis
Diagnostics, Emeryville, CA and locally for
Century 21 Gold Coast Realty. The training
experience developed by Cohesive Knowledge
Solutions has helped corporations reduce email
volume by 20% and improve email quality by 35%.
Heidi Cruise has joined the Cardiology
department of Bend Memorial Clinic. Cruise is a
graduate of Arizona School of Health Sciences
with a Masters of Science, Physician Assistant
Studies and has Masters of Science in Adult
Fitness/Cardiac Rehabilitation from University
of Wisconsin – La Crosse.
Michael Cruise has
joined the Urgent Care department of Bend
Memorial Clinic. Cruise is a graduate of Arizona
School of Health Sciences with a Masters of
Science, Physician Assistant Studies and has a
Bachelors of Science in Exercise and Sports
Science from Oregon State University.
Chris Dupont in November returned to Community First
Bank as a Commercial Loan Officer. Dupont’s
primary responsibility will be building and
managing the commercial loan portfolio for the
Prineville and Madras branches.
Keith Kessaris,
Membership Director for Awbrey Glen Golf Club,
was elected to the Executive Committee of the
Chamber’s Young Professionals Network. The
council members are responsible for planning and
organizing monthly events, creating networking
activities for event attendees and managing
budgets.
Anne-Marie Glover, Donna Jacobsen, and
Mike Glover are joining the marketing dept.
Founded by former AdFed President, Lisa Flynn,
the marketing dept. has served for the past six
years as the media buying arm and marketing
consultancy for local companies. Flynn is now
overseeing her latest venture, Focus Pocus – A
Magical Portrait Studio on Bend’s Westside.
Suzann Kruse has joined the Internal Medicine
department of Bend Memorial Clinic. Kruse is a
graduate of the Physician Assistant Program at
the University of Washington School of Medicine
and has a degree in nursing. Previous to
becoming a Physician Assistant she was employed
as a Registered Nurse for seven years.
Michelle Loftsgard, sales manager of Mid Oregon Credit
Union, attended the 2007 ServiStar Users Group
Conference in Phoenix, AZ. ServiStar is a sales
and service culture training designed
specifically for credit unions. Attendees
discussed common sales and service challenges,
sharing solutions and learning from each other.
Mindy Lyman and Lisa Lambert of Steele
Associates Architects have successfully passed
their Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) accreditation exams. LEED is a
voluntary, consensus-based national standard for
developing high-performance, sustainable
buildings. Lisa and Mindy are the senior
designers of SAA’s Interior Design Department.
Betsy Scherr of CruiseOne will be taking a group
from Bend & Sunriver to Europe in April
2008.They are going with Uniworld on an
“Enchanting Danube” river cruise. It is also a
fundraiser for the Sunriver Women’s Club. The
High Desert Museum has bestowed the 24th annual
Earle A. Chiles Award to artist Lillian Pitt,
whose work sustains ancient Columbia Plateau
culture and promotes harmony with nature and
others throughout the world. Pitt said she will
use the $15,000 award to publish a new, expanded
edition of her catalog of work.
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Lauren Simpson
has been recognized as the Center Foundation’s
December High Desert Hero. The Bend Senior High
student has served as a STARS representative for
her sophomore and junior years, and on the
Varsity and Junior Varsity Girls Softball teams,
and her community service activities include
Rise Up, blood drives, and Special Olympics.
Summer Smith, a design professional, has joined
Steele Associates Architects in Bend. Summer
earned a Master of Architecture, Bachelor of
Science in Architecture and a Bachelor of Fine
Arts in Interior Design at the University of
Idaho. She is presently assisting a SAA Team
with a LEED office building, a 200,000 SF
warehouse and several small projects.
Gina
Loraine has joined The Digital City Guide, owned
by s&b associates, inc., as the new Sales
Director. Gina brings ten years of sales and
customer service experience, most recently with
Integra Telecom.
Gillian M. Wilson has joined Gerdes Dodge, LLC as a staff accountant. Gillian
has over 16 years of combined investment, real
estate and accounting experience and is looking
forward to serving the tax planning needs of the
Central Oregon community.
Nikki Lucas has joined KOHD as an account executive. She recently moved
to Central Oregon from the Columbia Gorge and
represents both KOHD and Chambers Cable in
Sunriver selling television advertising to
Central Oregon businesses. Nikki has been in
cable television advertising for 10 years.
BUSINESSES
BBT Architects is currently designing
an expansion to an aircraft manufacturing plant
on a 26-acre site at the Bend Municipal
Airport. Phase One of the project consists of a
90,000 square foot production facility, a 25,200
square foot Customer Center, and a 72,000 square
foot Service Center. Construction is scheduled
to begin this spring.
Tetherow sold 19 homesites
in one month in 2007: International golf course
architect David McLay Kidd and his wife Jill
closed on the sale of the first homesite at
Tetherow in October. They were quickly followed
by 18 more buyers, for combined sales of close
to $12 million.
The Digital City Guide unveiled
a new logo in December with the tagline: Digital
City Guide. Visitors Look Here First. This new
logo includes a remote with the words to
describe how the Digital City Guide turns on
with a click of a remote on the hotel TV. The
words are both a call to action for visitors to
look at the Guide, while emphasizing how the
first thing hotel guests do when they check in
is turn on the TV and look at the Guide first.
Chockstone Climbing Guides announced in November
that Jim Ablao and Gabe Coler were awarded the
American Mountain Guides Association Rock Guide
Certification. This exam marks the highest
sought level as a professional rock-climbing
guide. Tyler Kamin also passed the AMGA Top Rope
Site Management Certification Exam.
Community
First Bank reported in November that its Board
of Directors declared a five percent (5%) stock
dividend, payable on December 13, 2007 to all
shareholders of record on December 3, 2007. This
marks the 17th consecutive year that Community
First Bank has paid a dividend to shareholders.
Community First Bank announced the opening of a
drive-up banking branch at the new Colorado Ave.
location in the Mill Quarter area of Bend. This
branch, located on Staats Ave. between Arizona
and Colorado Avenues, opened Dec. 5. A full
service branch is in construction next to the
drive up branch and will be open in the spring.
The High Desert Museum has appointed as its new
president Janeanne A. Upp. Upp said her
priorities at The High Desert Museum include
building the Museum’s relatively small
endowment, eliminating its debt, building strong
revenue streams, managing expenses and
introducing new, relevant, interesting programs
to engage the community and draw visitors.
Hong
Kong Restaurant on November 11 achieved the
honor of the Top 100 Chinese Asian Fusion Award
at the Top 100 Chinese Restaurants in America
2007 award ceremony in New York City. The
ceremony was hosted by celebrity chefs Martin Yan, Lee Ann Wong and Theresa Lin and Miss Asia
International Yang Ran.
LibertyBank has promoted
Steve Kirsop to senior vice president. He will
continue to manage the Bank’s Portland
Commercial Real Estate Lending Center as he has
for the past 18 years. Kirsop has more than 30
years of experience in the banking industry.
Mid
Oregon Credit Union celebrated its 50th birthday
on November 22, 2007. Started in 1957 by a group
of teachers, the credit union is now available
to all who live, work, worship or go to school
in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook Counties.
R*K
Advertising and Promotions was recently sold to RK Marketing, Inc., represented in Bend by Ron
DiTullio. Their current location at 1537 NE 4th
St. will not change. The business, with founder
Terry Rankin still on board for the next few
months, will continue to offer clients
innovative marketing and branding services.
Sign-A-Rama, the world’s largest sign franchise,
has come to Bend to provide strategically placed
window lettering, on-site signs and durable
banners with service that can’t be beat.
www.SignARama.com
Keith Rasmussen is Sortor
Bushido Kai Karate’s January Student of the
Month. Keith trains with his two sons, and is
recognized for his outstanding competition in
tournaments, attitude in class, commitment to
training and always being a support to his
fellow students. Info:
www.SortorKarate.com
Sterling Savings Bank’s Private Banking office
in Bend and Sterling subsidiary Harbor Financial
Services has proudly made a donation in the
amount of $15,000 to the Bend Area Habitat for
Humanity. The donated money will be used to
purchase a lot for a new home.
Woodhill Homes has selected Taft Dire LLC to
market their Bend projects, including Woodhill
Park, Reed Point, Bend 10 and Forest Meadows and
Obsidian Meadows in Redmond. Each has completed
homes and lots for personalized homes.
www.woodhillhomes.net.
Team Birtola - Garmyn was
acknowledged by The Wall Street Journal, Real
Trends and Lore Magazine for their exceptional
performance in 2007! They ranked #46 out of all
Realtor teams from ALL real estate brokerages in
the nation and #1 in Oregon
EVENTS
Climate
Change and the Future of Energy: Business
Challenges and Opportunities will occur January
24 from 7:15-9:30 a.m. at St. Charles Heart
Center Learning Room. Speakers: Phil Berry of
Nike, Brent Giles of Powder Corp., and John
Mercer of Deschutes Brewery. Cost: $15 for
Sustainable Business Network Members, $15
Non-Members (breakfast included)
www.resoureoregon.org
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life of Bend/Redmond/Sisters - 2008
Relay Kick-off on January 15th 6:00 p.m. at Bend
Memorial Clinic – East Side. Open to the public.
Come find out how to honor survivors, start a
team or sponsor.
Web Marketing 2008.0 - Wednesday, February 13, 8 to
10 a.m., Central Oregon Association of Realtors,
2112 NE 4th St., Bend. Moderated by Drew Child,
Alpine Internet Solutions with speakers
Adam Audette, Founder and Partner of
AudetteMedia, PPC (pay per click) Campaign
Strategies and Social Media; Andre Jensen, How
to Conduct a Successful Organic Search Marketing
Campaign and Peter Levitan, President,
Citrus and Microsites. For more information
contact
cathy@opp-knocks.org or call 318-4650.
www.opp-knocks.org
Monday Evening Leadership - Do you hope to
move into a leadership role in your
organization? Or maybe you are less interested
in a formal leadership role, but want to enhance
your leadership skills at work and home. Based
on the book Monday Morning Leadership,
this five-week course explores what a leader is,
giving you practical skills to apply in your
daily life. Course takes place ever Monday,
February 11- March 10 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at
COCC, Boyle Education Center 159. Cost is $45 (CEU
+ $5). Space is limited so register today at
http://noncredit.cocc.edu
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