Our Digital-First Census, look how far we have come

With the 2018 Census over, it is worth reflecting on just how far we have come to get to this digital-first census. BTW ‘digital-first’ just means that filling it in online was the primary and preferred way to complete it. Some of us may remember the Census before we had those questions about whether your household hasContinueContinue reading “Our Digital-First Census, look how far we have come”

Tell it, don’t look around yourself

Hunting around in Word for the right menu or tool to format your text is so frustrating. It really interrupts your workflow. Did you know there is a much simpler way to get things done in Word and other Office programs? Forget about: knowing what the ‘button’ looks like remembering which tab/toolbar it’s on andContinueContinue reading “Tell it, don’t look around yourself”

Shake up your computer input habits

Today’s blog continues the theme of this month’s newsletter – your relationship with your computer. In this post, I look at what you can do to make it easier for you to communicate with your computer. By communicate I mean how you input your instructions to your computer. Some simple changes can greatly enhance yourContinueContinue reading “Shake up your computer input habits”

Google Yourself, Today!

I am now back with weekly blog posts, after a relaxed start to the year. To kick things off, I wanted to talk about the merits of googling yourself. And to reassure you that it is definitely not a sign you are self-obsessed. Whether you are self-employed or work as an employee, you need toContinueContinue reading “Google Yourself, Today!”

RMA Digital on Social Media

Personally, I’m not big on social media – until now. In addition to LinkedIn, I have just launched a page or account  for RMA Digital on Twitter, Facebook,  Pinterest and Google+ (I know the last one isn’t big here in NZ, but it helps the search engine gods look favourably on us). So you canContinueContinue reading “RMA Digital on Social Media”