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Office Machines

Royal  KS7 7-sheet Cross-cut Shredder
I thought this was beyond interesting. One of my favorite companies, Staples, conducted a survey recently that led to the following revelations:

  • 47 percent of respondents felt their stress level diminish after the simple act of shredding.
  • 85 percent of the people felt smarter.
  • 83 percent felt more organized.
  • 80 percent felt more in control of their lives.
  • 92 percent felt safer after shredding.
  • 42 percent felt calmer.
  • 86 percent loved the fact that shredding allowed them to rid themselves of clutter.
  • Nearly half of the participants said that shredding helped them maintain a balanced life.

Maybe we’re onto something here!  Could the innocent-looking Royal KS7 7-sheet Cross-cut Shredder pictured above could put therapists and spa owners out of work?

“Staples’ consumer survey confirms what we have found in our research,” said Consumer Psychologist Richard Feinberg of Purdue University. “Consumers use products like a shredder for utilitarian purposes but then these products have very significant and positive emotional and psychological impacts. These psychological impacts may not even be known by the consumer, but they can unconsciously improve their life. In a world where people are time deprived, increasingly stressed, and feeling more and more out of control, shredding may provide positive psychological fuel.”

I wonder if the feelings of euphoria that come with paper shredding are similar to the joy ride my cat gets when she shreds the daylights out of her scratching post. In all seriousness, there must be something therapeutic about it.

I don’t know if it’s therapeutic or not, but I challenge you to say this post’s title 4 times fast. Just be sure no one else is around – it won’t be your finest hour.

Click HERE to read more about the Staples study and the following link to learn more about the Royal KS7 7-sheet Cross-cut Shredder.

Cat scratching the smack out of a scratching post.

ipaperlessoffice.com

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3. an ingenious contrivance or device

Change, change, change.  It’s the buzz word of the moment and the mindset of our generation.  Granted, there are some things that are changing that aren’t necessarily for the better – but from where I sit, most of the changes are positive.

One very positive change is the move toward wasting less, using less, and being smart about how we go about our daily lives.  You know, the change that dresses in green and demands that we all do our part to keep our world beautiful for all of its occupants – the ones with skin, fur, feathers, fins, or all of the above.  But enough about my inlaws*.

ipaperlessoffice.com is a website I think you’re going to love.

From their website:
WorldSoft Corporation (WSC), a privately held Delaware corporation, has been in busines since 1987. The company has exclusively focused on the business and personal document imaging marketplace since 1994. We have offered to more than 9,000 customers all of the major manufacturer products of both software and hardware in the document capture, imaging and management industry.

Our staff is constantly attending industry educational experiences to further their expertise in order to serve our customers with the latest and most mature market recommendations. WSC are authorized resellers of products from manufacturers such as Fujitsu, Kodak, Canon, Panasonic, BOWE Bell and Howell, Kofax, Xerox and Visioneer to mention a few.

WSC sales office is located in the Dallas Ft. Worth Texas area and through our industry relationships ship out of 8 locations across the USA.

WSC strives to offer a value based offering of products and services where price is only but one factor. We have received continuous positive comments from our customers and have enjoyed a high repeat business from these valued customers.

In 2004, WSC has expanded its business further by offering personalized printing of hundreds of unique gift, award and promotional products for family, schools, team sports, civic, fraternal organizations, religious groups and business.

The printing process is specialized and has the ability to take digital photography and/or a choice of fonts/lettering to uniquely personalize a truly one-of-a-kind gift or an award for most any family occasion, school function or business purpose. Visit our on-line store: http://www.justmakeitpersonal.com

The staff at WSC looks forward each day in serving our customers needs for digital imaging or specialized digital printing.

Brands You Trust:
ipaperlessoffice.com has the best of the best when it comes to name brands. You’ll find Kodak, Canon, Jujitsu, Panasonic, Visioneer, and Xerox. It reads like a who’s who of tops in Office Supplies, Office Technology, and Office Machines.

I just noticed that they have a special offer going on right now. How does a free scanner sound? Here’s the deal: Purchase a documentINDEXER+ OCR Barcode Version Bundle and get a Kodak i1220 Scanner FREE! or a documentINDEXER+ Advanced Forms Recognition Version Bundle and get a Kodak i1320 Scanner FREE!

Click over to their website and find a whole new way to make changes for the better: ipaperlessoffice.com. They’ll be launching a blog in just a few weeks, I’ll let you know when it’s ready to roll.

* I love and have loved all of my inlaws. They have each had skin and not one has sprouted feathers, fins, or fur. That I know of.

HP Officejet Pro L7680 Color Flatbed All-in-OneEven without a special deal going on, this HP Officejet Pro L7680 Color Flatbed All-in-One is ridiculously sweet. It prints, copies, scans, faxes, and (let’s be honest) looks high falutin while getting its busy on.

Yeah, I respect that.

Something else I respect is a killer deal and Staples has one going on right now – but you’ll have to hurry like never before.  While supplies last, when you purchase a HP Officejet Pro L7680 Color Flatbed All-in-One, you get a Free HP 5610 color all-in-one (an $80 value!).  If you have a young person heading off to college (or just their room, if you’re lucky enough to keep them nearby), you could treat yourself AND them at once.

Features:

  1. Prints: Up to 35 ppm black, 34 ppm color
  2. Copies: Up to 35 cpm black, 34 cpm color
  3. Scans: Up to 2400 x 4800-dpi resolution
  4. Faxes: Up to 33.6Kbps
  5. Duplexing (2-sided printing); which uses 50% less paper
  6. Network ready
  7. 50-sheet automatic document feeder
  8. Card slots included, PictBridge compatible
  9. 2.4″ color graphics display
  10. Looks techlicious

Click one of the links and check this great deal out while supplies last.  It’s an online offer only, so shake a leg!

Melitta Take 2 Coffee Brewer

by Joi on August 7, 2007

I totally can’t relate to the concept of having only a few cups of coffee in the morning. And by not relate to, I mean the mere thought makes me break out in an uncomfortable rash.

However, I understand that not everyone is as addicted as I am – thanks be to the all-knowing God (what a world this would be if all of its people were as caffienated as me). In fact, I hear tell that some people actually get by on one or two cups each day – as in, not just the morning. It’s all they have all day.

For those rare birds, something like the Melitta 2-cup travel brewer would be perfect. My mom was this sort of coffee drinker. She’d have one cup in the morning and that was it. She claimed that if she had more than that she’d be awake for days. Amateur!

I always thought she kind of embarassed herself by even having a coffee maker – but she was family and I loved her, so I forgave her for her shortcomings. My dad…now there was a coffee drinker! The man could drink two pots of coffee during the day, then lay down and sleep like a beagle. With people like dad and me…the Melitta wouldn’t even stand a chance. But for the normal people in the world, it might be pretty nice.

From the website:
For the on-the-go coffee drinker, the Melitta Take 2 brews directly into one or both of its 14-oz. stainless steel travel mugs that conveniently fit standard car cup holders. Uses a #2 cone filter, the brewer features dual spouts, which detach for easy cleaning. Added features include an LED power indicator, easy-to-read window water gauge, and auto shut off.

At just a little over $30, the Melitta Take 2 would be perfect for keeping in the office. It’d also make a pretty amazing Christmas gift….. but I didn’t just ring the Christmas bell or anything. Not in August. Not me. And I’m not humming Frosty the Snowman either…..

Supplies USA Computer Supplies

by Joi on March 5, 2007

Supplies USA

There’s another option for you to strongly consider when you’re shopping for Computer Supplies. If, that is, you’re interested in a huge selection of supplies at better prices. At Supplies USA.com, you can find original computer supplies and printer supplies at better prices than large office supplies or computer chains. How huge of a selection? The Over 50 brands and more than 5000 items type of selection. The best kind!

……3M, Apple, Avery, BenQ, Brother, Canon, Citizen, Compaq, Copystar, DEC, Dymo, Epson, Exabyte, Fuji, Genicom, Gestetner, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Imation, InFocus, Iomega, Kodak, Konica, Kyocera, Lanier, Lexmark, Maxell, Memorex, Minolta, Mita, Mitsubishi, Muratec, NEC, Oki, Optoma, Output, Panasonic, PM Company, Printronix, Proxima, QMS, Quantum, Ricoh, Riso, Samsung, Savin, Seiko, Sharp, Sony, Tally, TDK, Tektronix, TI, Toshiba, Troy, Verbatim, Viewsonic, Xerox…

The names I just dropped are the quality brands you’ll find at Supplies USA.com. They have a massive selection of computer supplies, printer supplies, projector lamps, data supplies, high quality oem toner and inkjet cartridges (no refilled or reconditioned).

  • Discount prices on all items
  • Easy web site navigation
  • Shipping from warehouses nationwide
  • Orders processed same day
  • A current Shopzilla customer rating of 10/10 (2/28/07)
  • The fact that orders are processed the same day combined with shipping from 20 locations nationwide means that you get your order sooner than you’d imagine.

    From the website: We ship from more than 20 locations nationwide so we are always close to your location. Most orders placed before 4:00PM local time ship the same day so we provide you timely delivery no matter where you are in the USA. We gladly ship to APO and FPO addresses via USPS. We also ship bulk to International Customers.

    New items and new brands are regularly added to Supplies USA.com, so check back often – the chances are excellent that they’ll have exactly what you’re looking for and at a price you couldn’t have even hoped for!

    As a bonus, from my experience, you often get better service from a quality business like Supplies USA than from the larger chains. Their service is more personable. You feel like you and your business are important to them, rather than feeling like you’re just another order.

    Check out Supplies USA.com, you’ll be impressed. If you don’t need any supplies at the moment, bookmark the site and give them a chance the next time a need (or want!) comes up. I have a very, very good feeling that you’ll use them again and again.

    *The above was a sponsored post – which means I was paid to give a review. The praise is my own because I was genuinely impressed. You know me, by now, and know that I’d never recommend anything to you that I wouldn’t use myself. Supplies USA.com will get my next order, because I really like what I see.

August Deals at Office Depot

by Joi on August 8, 2006

Office Depot, Inc

Below are the Hot Offers Office Depot is serving up in August. If there’s anything you need (or want)to add to your office, Office Depot would be the place to turn and this would be the month to do so.

Save $30 off any $150 purchase from Office Depot in August!

Buy 3 Get 1 FREE Office Depot® Brand Extra Bright Multipurpose Paper! $37.49 Each! Expires August 31st.

Bijour Microfiber Manager’s Chair $89.99 after $10 Instant Savings! Expires August 12th.

Save $10 to $20 Office Depot® Brand Traditional Bookcases! Expires August 12th.

Everyday Low Price $49.99 & Under Office Depot® Brand No Tools Furniture! Expires August 12th.

Everyday Low Price $49.99 & Under Office Depot® Brand No Tools Furniture! Expires August 12th.

Linksys® WRT54G Wireless-G Router $49.99 after $20 Instant Savings!
Expires August 12th.

Everyday Low Price $49.99 & Under Office Depot® Brand No Tools Furniture! Expires August 12th.

Everyday Low Price $49.99 & Under Office Depot® Brand No Tools Furniture! Expires August 12th.

Ativa™ DQ60M Diamond-Cut Shredder $29.99 after $15 Instant Savings! Expires August 12th.

Office Depot Supervalues! Click here to check out this week’s sizzling hot deals & steals!

Blast Away Those Dustbunnies !

by Mike on January 15, 2006

Does your keyboard get all crunked up with dust and bits-o-whatever ?

Does your computer case have a layer of dust an 1/16″ thick ?

Do you like to way over-do it when you clean ‘em up ?

ME TOO !

Today I dropped by my local Staples store and grabben a kit called the AirDr from Digital Innovations.

The Air Dr.

Now you can BLAST away dust from cameras, keyboards, computers, A/V components, and office equipment with pinpoint accuracy.

It contains pure, oil-free, anti-static CO2 gas and delivers higher-velocity airflow than canned air.

It’s compact size houses an easy-to-replace 16-gram air cartridge and replacement cartridges are available.

It was only $14.98, which maqkes it about 3 times the cost of canned air, but I’m betting it will do more than 3 cans of that weak stuff will do and do a way better job in the process.

It’s much more agile and I can access parts of my computer case that have never been cleaned before.

I’ll let you know how long it lasts.

My CPU cooling fan and all the nooks and crannies in my case have never been cleaner.

Be careful, though, this puppy is way more powerful than those cans of air that are only good for selling and not for using.

Egg Muffins I never used to eat breakfast. Not that I don’t like breakfast. On the contrary, there is a booth at IHOP with my name all over it. Before I started eating better I never ate breakfast in the morning. It made a great lunch or dinner, but I just couldn’t bring myself to eat before 10AM. But now I eat 5-6 times a day and a lot healthier. Breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day as it kick starts your metabolism and gives your brain and body the fuel it needs to get going. But a good breakfast usually takes too much time and is way too messy. No more.

Say hello to the Egg and Muffin toaster. In 3 minutes you can have an egg muffin with your choice of breads and meat! This little baby looks good and makes short work of breakfast. I prefer to use white/wheat bread (only 40 calories per slice!), but you can build your own hearty breakfast in less time than it takes to put your shoes on. I get tired of cereal, plain toast or oatmeal. This thing is on my Christmas list and I’m half tempted to put it on the corner of my desk just to make my co-workers hungry! Check out the official site for product info and a how to video. Great, now I’m hungry!

Hat Tip to David Seah.

One of my favoritest places in the world – ranking right up there with my favorite Coffee Shop ( Beyond the Brim ) is apparently in a good mood this Christmas season.

Office Depot is in the middle of a couple of promotions that I thought I’d bring to your attention. Click the link that interests you to learn more about that promotion.

Save Up to $100 Instantly or By Mail-in Rebate on Advertised HP Printers! Expires December 10th.

Save 20% or $50 on Select Office Collections! Expires December 10th.

Save $30 off any $150 Purchase from Office Depot in December!

Holiday 2005! Gifts That Mean Business! Expires December 24, 2005.

Curses, my conscience is getting to me. I lied. Office Depot isn’t up there with Beyond the Brim. But it is close.

Mac MiniA year and a half ago I made the switch to using a Mac. I’m not biased, I still use my PC, but after I started my iBook I really fell in love with the Macs, which is saying a lot. I used to be hard core anti-Mac. Just couldn’t sand them. But the iBook lured me in and I’ve been smitten since. I’m even saving up to replace my PC with a big honkin’ Mac!

I was doing some Christmas shopping online and checking out one of my favorite deal sites, Dealnews.com and found a real deal on the Mac mini. You can get an
Apple Mac mini G4 (1.25GHz) and a Canon PIXMA iP1600 Printer for $460, which includes shipping. If you’ve been thinking about trying out a MAC you’ll have a tough time beating this price. I’ve used a PC for 10+ years now and the one thing about Mac is they just work. If you’re like me and a bit of a hard core geek and like to do some web development on your machine the Mac is perfect because it has Linux under the hood. I’m totally converted and don’t hesitate in recommending it to you, friend. Check out the deal over at dealnews.