Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 30 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (40mins)
3. Working on process for new Events setup - review events. (15mins)
4. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (3hrs 10mins)
5. Accounting. (5mins)
6. Read IT blogs. (45mins)

Monday, December 30, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 29 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (3hrs 15mins)
3. Assist with setup of test website for upgrade for website customer. (20mins)
4. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right for next week. (45mins)
5. Backup my mail locally - started this, then realised the server was inaccessible. (5mins)
6. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and added 1 week to software schedules. (10mins)
7. Read IT blogs. (25mins)
8. Create a blog post. (20mins)

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 28 Dec

1. Read IT blogs. (45mins)

A wonderful lunch to celebrate my parents' Golden Wedding Anniversary!

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 27 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (30mins)
3. Continue searching for work done previously on website upgrade. (1hr 55mins)
4. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (5hrs 40mins)

Friday, December 27, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 26 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (1hr)
3. Anti virus scan on my laptop, as this needs to be done regularly to be sure it is clean - fourth one run and reported clean. (5hrs 10mins)

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 25 Dec

1. Anti virus scan on my laptop, as this needs to be done regularly to be sure it is clean - third one run and reported clean. (3hrs 55mins)
2. Working on process for new Events setup - review events. (20mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 24 Dec

1. Anti virus scan on my laptop, as this needs to be done regularly to be sure it is clean - first one run and reported clean, second one run and reported clean. (2hrs 50mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (20mins)
4. Working on process for new Events setup - review events, create regular events, create and download full backup. (4hrs 40mins)
5. Free space on my laptop. (2hrs 45mins)
6. Search for work done previously on website upgrade. (1hr 5mins)

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 23 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Read small business blogs. (25mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (50mins)
4. Topup mobile broadband. (5mins)
5. Anti virus scan on my laptop, as this needs to be done regularly to be sure it is clean - first one running. (4hrs 50mins)
6. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (2hrs 10mins)

Monday, December 23, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 21 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right for next week. (40mins)
3. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and added 1 week to software schedules. (5mins)
4. Read small business blogs. (1hr 5mins)

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 20 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (45mins)
3. Accounting. (1hr 30mins)
4. Invoice reconciliation - 4 updated, 2 started. (2hrs 5mins)
5. Free space on my laptop. (20mins)
6. Backup my mail locally. (1hr 10mins)

Friday, December 20, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 19 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (30mins)
3. Assist with changes to website in response to ranking query from website customer. (1hr 45mins)
4. Work on WordPress plugin changes for new customer - install. (50mins)
5. Working on process for new Events setup - review events. (10mins)
6. Anti virus scan on my laptop, as this needs to be done regularly to be sure it is clean - fourth one run and reported clean. (7hrs 55mins)
7. Backup my mail locally. (5mins)
8. Assist with changing password for support customer. (50mins)

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 18 Dec

1. Anti virus scan on my laptop, as this needs to be done regularly to be sure it is clean - second one finished, third one run and reported clean. (7hrs 5mins)
2. Work on WordPress plugin changes for new customer - test system complete. (4hrs 10mins)
3. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
4. Review progress made this week. (35mins)

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 17 Dec

1. Anti virus scan on my laptop, as this needs to be done regularly to be sure it is clean - first one finished and reported clean, second one running and found a trojan running in memory. (8hrs 5mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
3. Work on WordPress plugin changes for new customer. (3hrs 45mins)
4. Review progress made this week. (35mins)

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 16 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (30mins)
3. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and added 1 week to software schedules. (5mins)
4. Work on WordPress plugin changes for new customer. (5hrs 20mins)
5. Anti virus scan on my laptop, as this needs to be done regularly to be sure it is clean - first one running. (1hr 15mins)

Monday, December 16, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 14 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (45mins)
3. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (6hrs 40mins)

And I refused to do any work yesterday (Sunday) - went for a bike ride and tried to relax!

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 13 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (7hrs)
3. Review progress made this week. (35mins)
4. Updates to Windows on my laptop. (10mins)

Friday, December 13, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 12 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (45mins)
3. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (8hrs 25mins)
4. Assist with changes to website in response to ranking query from website customer. (20mins)

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 11 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (35mins)
3. Updates to Windows on my laptop. (10mins)
4. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (3hrs 10mins)

My morning was filled by a wonderful coffee catch-up with my sister - a good start to the day!

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 10 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (7hrs 30mins)
3. Quote for work on WordPress plugin changes for new customer, including phone call to give the go ahead. (35mins)
4. Review progress made this week. (50mins)

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 9 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (1hr)
3. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and added 1 week to software schedules. (5mins)
4. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (10hrs 50mins)
5. Create a blog post outline. (5mins)

Monday, December 9, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 8 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (1hr 10mins)

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 7 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (50mins)
3. Backup my mail locally. (1hr 30mins)

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 6 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (2hrs 50mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (35mins)
4. Work on WordPress plugin changes for new customer, including phone call to clarify requirements. (1hr 55mins)

Friday, December 6, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 5 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (25mins)
3. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (8hrs 15mins)
4. Work on WordPress plugin changes for new customer, including phone call to clarify requirements. (10mins)

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 4 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (45mins)
3. Working on process for new Events setup - review events. (25mins)
4. Work on WordPress plugin changes for new customer. (2hrs)
5. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - investigation for new process. (4hrs 35mins)

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 3 Dec

1. Anti virus scan on my laptop, as this needs to be done regularly to be sure it is clean - fourth one finished, one threat found and removed. (5mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (30mins)
4. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - finished testing process for next steps. (6hrs 30mins)

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 2 Dec

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (45mins)
3. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and added 1 week to software schedules. (5mins)
4. Determine whether we met the KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for November 2013. Thankfully, we met most of them - the obvious one that failed being my requirement to exercise (although I have been riding more and I'm now doing weights regularly) and we need to work on contacting new prospects too (still). This time, the online networking KPI was met, which is great. (10mins)
5. Anti virus and malware scans on my laptop, as this needs to be done regularly to be sure it is clean - third one run and reported clean, fourth one running. (10hrs 30mins)
6. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - testing process for next steps and phone discussion with customer re current status and next outline document. (25mins)

I also had a chance to investigate a friend's Microsoft Surface - interesting and has more functionality than I realised. My current laptop is on its last legs, so I am looking into a replacement.

Monday, December 2, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 1 Dec

1. Anti virus scans on my laptop, as this needs to be done regularly to be sure it is clean - first two finished and reported clean. (9hrs 35mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
3. Read IT blogs. (2hrs 15mins)
4. Cross post blog post on our Facebook page. (5mins)

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 30 Nov

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (30mins)
3. Backup my mail locally. (1hr 20mins)
4. Investigate process for next version of software project for new customer - testing process for next steps and review next outline document. (1hr 45mins)
5. Create a blog post. (20mins)
6. Read small business blogs. (1hr 45mins)
7. Anti virus scans on my laptop, as this needs to be done regularly to be sure it is clean - first two running. (3hrs 40mins)