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Think only celebrities, high-ranking professionals and the wealthy can enjoy having personal assistants at their beck and call? Not necessarily. A growing number of Web sites are making it easier to outsource virtual errands overseas, making it cheaper to indulge in the luxury of never having to write another thank-you card or sit on hold with the department of motor vehicles.

If there were a reason to keep using Apple's iTunes Store exclusively to buy music online, it escapes me. Do you buy CDs only from your neighborhood record store? Not unless your best pal owns the store. In the world of physical music sales -- yes, CDs still exist -- there is little reason to spend $14 for an album while another retailer offers it for $10. We shop around for price.

Many of you are the CEOs of your company. You may be a CEO of one, but you're in charge of the business nonetheless. Your role as CEO...