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    Welcome to AdminSecret!

    Welcome to AdminSecret!
    Hello and welcome to AdminSecret! AdminSecret is tailored to you – the modern, driven, multi-tasking, getting-the-impossible-done – administrative assistant. Whether you are a seasoned executive assistant or an aspiring admin, AdminSecret pulls together the career resources you need to make your job easier. We feature MS Office troubleshooting, booking business travel, resume essentials, expert job advice, salary and promotion guidance (just ...
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    How to reset windows vista password

    How to reset windows vista password
     Is my situation really occurred on you? Well, I’ve concluded several ways to recover the Windows Vista administrator’s password after that experience. I got a new computer installed with Windows Vista, I wanted to do a big thing without letting any other know, as I want to give surprise. I went to the Control Panel to set my accounts once ...
    Submitted by alexisxy | Rated: +1
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    10 Excel Secrets Every Admin Should Know

    Excel is one of those programs. Sometimes it seems as though it's perfectly harmless and easy - until you accidentally hit enter and erase all the data you just spent the entire day creating. With the help of AdminSecret featured writer Richard Rinyai, we've put together this list of the 10 Excel secrets that will help you do your job better, ...
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    Learn How to Type Faster With These 5 Pointers

    Learn How to Type Faster With These 5 Pointers
    I haven't been practicing lately so I only top out at about 95wpm (words per minute), but with continued training it is fully possible to kick your typing speed up to 160wpm or even higher. Why am I mentioning these speeds? Because the average person's handwriting speed is somewhere around 25-35wpm where the words are short and speed is at the ...
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    Typing Speed Test!

    Test your typing speed with this free typing test!  How fast can you go? If you're slower than you'd like, check out http://adminsecret.monster.com/training/articles/101-learn-how-to-type-faster-with-these-5-pointers
    Submitted by Kayla | Rated: -2
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    Recipes

    Recipes
    Potatoe Salad Boil potatoes- cut in cubes, add boiled egg,mayonaisse,onion,relish,a little mustard, mix thoroughly. Tuna Salad- mix cooked elbow noodles,eggs, onion,mayonaisse,salt,pepper, paprika. Spare Ribs- boil spare ribs in pot for 3 hours, layer ribs with onion,bar-b.q. sauce, set oven for 375 -cook for 45 minutes until done. Lemonaid-fresh squeazed lemons, and a cup of sugar, let peels sit in the water. ...
    Submitted by Dee1 | Rated: +1
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    How to Reset/Recover/Remove Windows Password If You Have Been Locked Out of Computer?

    What should your do when you forgot the password to login to windows system? Ask an administrator to reset the log on password for you. If you yourself are administrator, and you can't remember the administrator password, the problem get a little tricky, and probably hard to recover the "forgotten password" again. Before you search for recovery CD or Windows DVD ...
    Submitted by happykaka | Rated: +1
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    How To Reset Lost Windows Password

      If you forget your Windows password or if your password expires, you must reset your password before you can log on to your computer. This article contains two methods that you can try to reset your password so that you can log on to your computer again. This article is intended for a beginning to intermediate computer user. You may ...
    Submitted by happymark | Rate This
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    How to find/reset/recover/delete/bypass/crack windows password / administrator password / login password?

    How to find/reset/recover/delete/bypass/crack windows password / administrator password / login password?
    Disclaimer: Following information should be used only if its your system and you have forgotten account password. Don't use this information to access a system which is not yours without permission. Many times we face this problem when we or our friends forget Windows XP password and can't log into Windows. So here we are posting a few methods / utilities ...
    Submitted by bombermanne | Rated: +1
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    Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0

    Windows Password Recovery  Tool 3.0 is he best in this Windows password recovery program ,support Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2008, 2003, 2000, NT installed on laptops, desktop PCs and servers. support CD/DVD or USB 1. Download Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 and burn it to cd or usb. 2.(1) Insert newly created CD in your CD drive and reboot your computer. you'll ...
    Submitted by bombermanne | Rated: +1
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    How to Reset/Recover/Remove Windows Password If You Have Been Locked Out of Computer?

    How to Reset/Recover/Remove Windows Password If You Have Been Locked Out of Computer?
    What should your do when you forgot the password to login to windows system? Ask an administrator to reset the log on password for you. If you yourself are administrator, and you can't remember the administrator password, the problem get a little tricky, and probably hard to recover the "forgotten password" again. Before you search for recovery CD or Windows DVD ...
    Submitted by happykaka | Rated: -1
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    Write An Effective Out Of Office Assistant Message

    Write An Effective Out Of Office Assistant Message
    Are you going on vacation? Are you going to be out of the office for a short or even long period of time? Don’t forget to set up and turn on your “Out of Office Assistant” on Microsoft Outlook. It’s amazing of how many people actually forget to do this. You e-mail someone asking them a question or wanting to state ...
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    Ways to Beautify Yourself with Office Supplies

    Ways to Beautify Yourself with Office Supplies
    One of an admin’s priorities is to maintain a professional appearance at the office. But everybody inevitably runs into one of those hit-the-snooze-button- didn't-get-to-shower- couldn't-find-mascara- drop-off-kids-at-school- spilled-coffee-on-the-drive-to-work mornings. If you need a beauty refresher before happy hour, give yourself a makeover with items and supplies you can find around your office. Disclaimer: These tips are do-it-yourself - to yourself - using ...
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    Must Know Software for the Administrative Assistant

    Must Know Software for the Administrative Assistant
    From the Administrative Arts blog "Must Know Software for the Administrative Assistant" These days, with companies reorganizing and downsizing, more and more is being expected of the Administrative Assistant role. We’re not just expected to take care of the boss anymore, we’re also expected to design databases, manage websites, produce newsletters and a plethora of other duties we weren’t expected to ...
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    10 Interview Questions Decoded!

    Great article!  Some are obvious, but all are good to know!
    Submitted by MiaBellaAngela | Rated: +3
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    Eight Ways to Take a Day for Yourself

    Even if you absolutely love your job you probably need a little mini-vacation from the office from time to time. You really, really could use a day off? Need a little bit of time to yourself for some much-needed rest and relaxation? Can’t bring yourself to be honest about it to your boss? Don't worry, we totally understand. It's important to ...
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    How Can I Make My Computer Run Faster, for Free?

     How Can I Make My Computer Run Faster, for Free?
    Q. My computer has gotten slower and slower at doing basic things like booting up and running multiple programs at once. How do I improve its performance without spending any money? A: You're wise to try to fix this problem yourself, for free. There are a few things you can do to make your computer feel more like the brilliant multitasking ...
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    Handling a Disorganized Boss

    Handling a Disorganized Boss
    You’re excited about your new job. The pay is good, the office setting is comfortable and the commute is easy. But as you start the actual work, you confront an unsettling truth: Your new boss is an organizational train wreck. He hasn’t mapped out a plan for your first few days or weeks. He doesn’t give you any guidance on the ...
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    Admins Must Have the 'Write' Stuff

    Admins Must Have the 'Write' Stuff
    "Our admins are lifelines that feed us our most vital information and keep our responsibilities and resources coordinated," says Marc Wright, founder and principal of Martinez & Wright Homeownership Partners in Los Angeles. "If they give us messages that are unclear or inaccurate, we're going to end up as someone else's lunch." With email being the preferred mode of business communication ...
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    Collouge

    Collouge
    I made this picture collouge with some of  my pictures. I just used a whole bunch of them to put together this collouge, of pictures that are mostly picture's of me. I njoye making this one, this wa the first time I made a collouge like this. I think it's kind of nice and would like to share it with my ...
    Submitted by Dee1 | Rate This

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