August BizEd Lunch- Blackberry Tips and Tricks: Your first steps to becoming a Blackberry master

Presented by: Clever Ducks and Collaboration LLC 

Amy Kardel, of Clever Ducks, will help busy professionals optimize productivity when using the tool most at hand every day: the Blackberry. By gaining control and learning some insider tricks, you will get better business results while reducing stress and staying in sync with the flood of information that comes your way. RIM Co-Chief Executive Jim Balsillie said 80% of subscriber additions in the latest quarter came from consumers and small businesses, rather than corporate users. That's up from 60% a year ago. RIM has introduced a slew of new devices, and there are a lot of tricks for mastering how to use them effectively in your business.

Although these devices serve as your primary access to calendar events, emails and other tasks, they often become a distraction because of the amount of information that is thrown at you. By effectively leveraging the Blackberry, you will find it is possible to stay on task and sort through the clutter. Amy can help make life simpler by setting up some systems, using some tricks and understanding some advanced functions of your technology.

Amy Kardel Bio
Amy Kardel brings over fifteen years of proven results and professional experience in the operations of international and high tech business to the job. She is the COO of Clever Ducks - Computer Network Services, a San Luis Obispo-based IT solution provider. A serial entrepreneur, she grew and then recently sold Global Accent Translation Services, a translation agency that provides technology, business and government with foreign language services. Amy loves to speak with other business leaders and share tips to help others grow their businesses.

Ms. Kardel completed degrees in UC Berkeley and Washington University, as well as graduate course work in at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Ms. Kardel returned to her native San Luis Obispo, California from Europe in 1993. She is active in the SLO Chamber of Commerce and Rotary. She enjoys living locally on the Central Coast while working globally with her husband Peter and four children.

When and Where?

• Friday August 28th, 12:00pm-1:00pm
• Cost of this seminar is FREE
• Lunch will be provided by Clever Ducks, so please RSVP so that we can plan accordingly
• Seminar will take place at the Collaboration Training Center
  3196 S. Higuera, Suite D, San Luis Obispo

Please RSVP to the program to http://www.collaboration-llc.com/august-bized-lunch/

From: Amy K. Kardel
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:35 AM
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Subject: Visit Tech Brew, September 14, 2009

Keep up on what's new on the Central Coast in a casual, social atmosphere. Join us for a cash bar, appetizers and lots of time to talk to other technology professionals. Santa Barbara's best networking event for technology professionals has found a regular home in San Luis Obispo. This is a standing event on the second Monday of each month.

We meet at Mother’s Tavern in downtown SLO from 5-630 pm. See you there!

Check out pictures from the March Tech Brew when Kyle from iFixit demonstrated how to replace the battery in an iPod.

For more information, e-mail us or call Clever Ducks 8050.543.1930. You can also find us on Twitter and LinkedIn

  Amy Kardel, COO/Business Development

  1413 Monterey Street

  San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

  main 805.543.1930

  direct 805.547.2361

  www.cleverducks.com