A few weeks ago, Dick Eassom, CF APMP Fellow, Vice President of Corporate Support, also known as Wordman, was interviewed by Ashley Kayes and Baskar Sundaram, for their ScribbleTalk podcast. In this episode, Ashley and Baskar probed Dick’s early life in United Kingdom, his technical expertise at The Marconi Company, his entry … Read More
California-APMP Chapter
I am proud to have been elected Chair of the California-APMP Chapter of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP®) for 2017–2018, and I am looking forward to working with the chapter Board of Directors to deliver benefits to our affiliated members. Links: APMP California Chapter APMP International
No more Google Merchant
Dear Friends of Wordman I’m sorry to have to remove Google Merchant as a method of payment in Wordman’s Store, due to Google shutting down this service. You can still use PayPal to purchase Wordman’s Add-ins, or contact me if you need to pay by company check. Best Dick Eassom … Read More
Keep Calm and Wordman!
Just for fun! “Make the famous WW2 poster yourself, and countless variations, in Microsoft Office” See: shop.office-watch.com/keepcalm/
LinkedIn Social Advertizing
Ever wonder why advertisements on LinkedIn seem targeted to you? Check your LinkedIn Social Advertizing settings… http://www.v3im.com/2011/08/linkedin-policy-compromises-user-security-check-your-settings/#axzz1VTt1tWOM (My thanks to Lisa Tinsley for posting this link in the APMP LinkedIn Group.)
A Word Page Numbering Question
What’s the most unusual page numbering scheme you’ve had to create for a proposal? Most proposal documents, I’m guessing, have some front-matter pages numbered with lowercase Roman, and then the actual proposal numbered with Arabic. Foldouts generally count as two pages. Easy enough for a Word document. But Word’s page … Read More
Technology & Cursive Writing
Should Technology push out Cursive Writing Instruction? Despite the fact that we all spend most of our time writing on a PC, I believe schools should still teach cursive handwriting. What are your thoughts? See this article and poll in TechRepublic: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/career/should-technology-push-out-cursive-writing-instruction/3255