National Superhero Day at Velsoft
April 28 is National Superhero Day! I asked myself the question “If Marvel was casting their movies using the staff at Velsoft’s headquarters, who would get what part? After an exhausting and very scientific assessment, here are the…
Microsoft Office 365: 2018 New Features
This course is intended to help users of Office 365 understand updates made in 2018. It focuses on six Office 365 offerings — Word (word processing), Excel (spreadsheets), PowerPoint (presentations), Outlook (email and calendars), Access (database management), and…
Why our new computer course is different from all the rest
As part of our computer course offerings, Velsoft Training Materials has released Microsoft courseware beginning with versions for Microsoft Office 2002 and 2003, and then every three to four years after that with each new software revision by…
Learning: Adopting the Right Mindset
Adopting the Right Mindset Adopting the right mindset for learning can take time because we have to train our brains and focus on having a growth mindset. This means controlling the ability to learn, which can be honed…
Random Acts of Kindness at Velsoft
This weekend we are asked to perform Random Acts of Kindness. When I was planning for this blog, I thought first I would start with a definition, so I asked my friend Wikipedia and found the following: A…
Three words for February: Clean, Balance, Organize
Clean. Balance. Organize. I recently read a blog by Chris Brogan (keynote speaker, author, and business and marketing advisor) in which he explains why instead of making New Year’s Resolutions, he uses a practice called “My 3 Words.”…
The Benefits of Staff Training
A friend of mine bought a brand new bass amp recently and returned it not that long ago for replacement. There’s an interesting story behind that. The third time he used it, the amp started emitting enough smoke,…
Do you practice tolerance?
Tolerance, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is the willingness to accept behavior and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them. Today is the International Day for Tolerance, introduced…
Pulling for Change: Velsoft plays tug-of-war with fire truck
How does it feel to pull a 20,000-pound fire truck? For employees of Velsoft, it feels fantastic, surprising, and exciting. Last weekend, Team Velsoft – made up of eight staff members, one spouse and one friend – participated…
Recognizing the contributions of business women
One of the reasons Jennifer Hatt enjoys being a business owner is also one of the things that frightens her a bit. “It’s that dual-edged joy of charting your own course with the responsibility of, well, if this…
Getting to Know Velsoft’s IT Department
In honor of Programmers’ Day, which was yesterday, today we’re celebrating by getting to know two members of Velsoft’s IT department. Ian Taylor Ian is the IT manager at Velsoft, and he’s been working here for the past…
Bring Your Manners to Work Day at Velsoft
Most of us spend more time during the week with our co-workers than we spend with our families. Is this a good thing? Well, that’s for a future blog. Why am I thinking about this today? It’s because…
