Working at Home on the Internet

Something to Remember When Using WP 2.1

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WordPress 2.1 has an auto-save feature. BUT, it only works if you have a TITLE on the Post.

I had written a post that was fairly lengthy (for me) and I had no title yet. I went to save it and Voila! it disappeared. The problem was with my server, but nothing was saved.

Now the whole thing has to be re-written if I can remember what it was about. Unfortunately, when you try to write a post from memory, it rarely is anywhere as good as the original.

So, Remember… If you want the Auto-save to work, you need to have the Title in place or it won’t work.

February 28th, 2007 at 05:56pm | Posted by Joe | Basics, WordPress | 2 reader remarks | Print This Post

Family Matters and Working at Home

 This week will be in a bit of a disarray. It will also serve as an example of how and why dealing with family is difficult if you Work from Home.

I have been called into family service at least for this week. Little Sis was just called back to work and there is no one to babysit Pop.

Alright, I’ll try to explain a little better what the situation is and how it got to this point.

Mom died on December 13. I had to take time off from work in order to assist with the Funeral arrangements and all of the other problems with insurance, organizing plans for family members from throughout the country and the like. Granted, my Little Sis did most of the actual accommodations and sleeping arrangements because she lives in my parents house. But, since I am the closest geographically, I had to be the one that helped Little Sis out.

Now, Pop, at 86 is really starting to deteriorate. Before Mom died, he was in the hospital with pneumonia, but was on the road to recovery. He was doing fairly well. He could walk with his cane, go up and down the steps for bed or bath.

Little Sis was laid off shortly after that from work (which was around the corner from the house) and was around whenever Pop needed something. Since she was there all of the time, especially since Mom’s death he has grown more and more dependent on her. But she has been called back to work for the same company in a town a few miles away. She can’t be there at his beck and call.

Pop is not doing too well at this point. I think he wants to be with Mom. Now that Little Sis is back to work, Pop seems to need help doing everything. He can’t make it up or down the steps. He is wearing those Adult Diapers (which need changing more often than a 2 year old). You get the picture.

I will not bore you with all the details, but it is more time consuming than I ever imagined. Raising a kid is nothing like raising a parent.

As I have time, I will post more on the ins and outs of family demands on the Work at Home Big Brother (Son) when the family is in need of serious help throughout the week.

Bear with me. Tomorrow, I will try to write about the necessity of preparing to do Business while occupied with family matters. (This may end up being a short series)

If you would like to share a story about Working at Home and having to deal with Family Matters, please leave a comment or your might consider being a Guest Writer and write a post to share with us all.

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February 26th, 2007 at 05:28pm | Posted by Joe | Attitude, Basics, Tips, Work at Home | 5 reader remarks | Print This Post

This Weeks Helpful Reads… Week 45

                                                                         

This is an ongoing series of interesting and helpful reads that I have come across on the Internet. I try to include the most helpful articles and links each week to provide the widest range of information for the home business entrepreneur.

10 Tips for Promoting Your Forum by Skitzzo… These tips can be very useful if you use a Forum to help promote your Business. I’m going to refer back to this for my own Forum again.

How Many Websites Should You Run? by Michael Gray… If you use Websites or Blogs for your business, Mike gives some good ideas on how far to push the envelope.

Research says Working Women Need Company by Leah MacLean… Leah has a unique idea to help the Work at Home Women in her area. Could this be the start of a new movement?

MyBlogLog tracking AdSense & YPN  ad clicks on your site by Jennifer Slegg… If you are a member of MyBlogLog and use AdSense on your site, you Must Read This.

I hope you find some of these articles informational and helpful. I think they will be enjoyable reading nonetheless.

~~~ All the above can be considered infected with the Link-Leak Virus ~~~

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Technorati Tags: Work at Home, Home Business, Helpful Reads

February 25th, 2007 at 06:02am | Posted by Joe | Weekly Helpful Reads | reader remarks | Print This Post