The Power of Secretary aka Administrative Assistance

I actually used an underwood in college in the 1990s – and, as much as I have occasionally pined for WordPerfect 5.1+; the only version that was forward compatible with WordPerfect 6 – and 5.1 was such the best ever that Corell was forced to allow a revert back to 5.1 embedded inside of WordPerfect 11; but even I am not that much of a luddite that I would buy this:

Dis is too hellafunny.

The Qwerkywriter is an 84 key, USB, mechanical keyboard

Designed to simulate a tactile feel of a vintage typewriter, and features custom…

Typewriter Chat with Dianne Cameron Screen and other Writer Types

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    grin emoticon I still have a typewriter somewhere if I feel like torturing myself.
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  has never been hip to be square;I think hipster is over now.
• the original keyboard was in order, women were too fast so it was mixed up to slow them down thus QWERTY   – ding home row – center and focus
  
• typist was a male profession until woman and the rise of the secretarial pool….. Ginger Roger’s little white collar gets co-opted for the male collar colour coding….
• From Royal Scribes to Administrative services, such is the leveraging and leveling of technology….
• you know going from a manual to an electric typewriter to a keyboard was okay. It was when the mouse was added that the repetitive strain injuries began. People and posture and desk settings – not stupid ergonomic desk toys that just encourage the bad posture……

I worked at Mount Pleasant Law Office; which umbrella-ed for 4 lawyers.

It was the end of days for the thermal fax machines with the rise of the plain paper copier.

Thermal paper was okay for short term transmissions, but if you needed the data, you had to photocopy it and file that copy. Sometimes, you’d also get an original letter in the mail, it depended on the size of firm you were up against.

The home market and the office market exploded and capital asset expenditures vs workflow consideration – Poof – plain copy scanner, copier and fax all in 1 machine.

Copiers and Computers marry and network printing for a whole company, or just a floor or quadant of a floor for one. Volume Depending.

The paperless office and computers replace the secretarial pool…

Workflow Software to improve mere productivity

Log into your office – as can your secretary

Your office at your fingertips – it even has a built in clock to time your client calls that inserts it right into the billing timesheet!

Saves HOURS at month end to track as you go along!

Now! all in a device – soon, to be an implant!

There are days when I miss just standing in front of the ole workhorse Canon 650.

She never jammed and her sorter had so many stapler settings.