Harbor e-Assist

10/22/2013

And now: Transcription!

08/21/2013

You get what you pay for! Here's an example.

OK, sure, in retrospect, it doesn’t sound like one of my better ideas. Hiring a personal assistant based in India—a stranger in a Mumbai call center who would handle my email, appointments, travel bookings, and, I hoped, any other simple task I threw at him—seems like one of those manifestly...

08/13/2013

Happy Left-Hander's Day!!!

07/29/2013

Oooh! A Russian accent to listen to, today.

07/19/2013

Here's how to share a Google Calendar with someone!

Did you realize that you can create multiple calendars with Google Calendar? Did you also know that you can also share a calendar with a friend or family member or colleague that they can also add and edit entries to? In fact, it's really easy!

07/15/2013

What do you think?

Creative destruction is a painful process. But it works.

06/24/2013

A funny.

Dictate punctuation. Everyone loves commas! Find a noisy spot to dictate in. It is preferred to sit next to people who are gossiping or talking about sports. Speak slowly. The slower the better, in fact. Transcriptionists work best in a hypnotic state. But if you are in a hurry, emphasize urgency by...

06/23/2013

What's your favorite summer pie to celebrate Independence Day with?

06/16/2013

http://www.harboreassist.com/summer-ideas-for-your-crafty-kid/

A couple of weeks ago, I had reached parental exhaustion with the whole get dressed/pack lunch/homework/bedtime drudgery. When the teacher sent home a homework packet home on Monday night, I promptly threw it in the trash.

06/16/2013

Hope all you dads out there are having a great day!

06/14/2013

Finally, you can read what your doctor is writing!

06/11/2013

Or, if you'd like, you could have a virtual assistant digitize them for you.

have finally gotten around to going through my filing cabinet, getting rid of what paper I can get rid of, and scanning the rest. (This in itself will be a topic for a future post.) When I got starte