Office Technology

Those of you who’s office is wherever you have to be at the moment will love the Acer Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz 1GB 120GB DVD±RW 14.1″ Vista - it’s as free-spirited and ubridled as you are.

This little wiz kid is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7100 with a 1.8 GHz CPU Speed and 1 GB of DDR2 RAM (expandable up to 4 GB). It features a 120 GB hard drive preloaded with Microsoft Windows Vista Business.

Preloaded with Microsoft Windows Vista Business. See? It knows how you roll.

From the website:
Burn and play DVDs and CDs with the SuperMulti DVD±RW drive and download your digital photos via the 5-in-1 memory card reader! Enjoy brilliant images and text on the 14.1-inch widescreen TFT LCD display and get more from your computer games and DVD movies with the Intel High Definition Audio with two stereo speakers!

For features and specifications, see the Acer Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz 1GB 120GB DVD±RW 14.1″ Vista page at Geeks.com.

The GPX 7 Portable DVD Player is currently on sale…..to the tune of really big savings…..at Montgomery Ward.

If you have to ask what a portable DVD player has to do with work or an office….I don’t even know you anymore.

Click the link above to see how much you can save.

Check it out, Scout - Geek.com’s Geektoberfest is going on and the savings climb as high as 80 percent. There’s also a deal that goes something like this: If you spend over $100, you get a Yard of Ale Glass for only $9.99. Since I’m not entirely sure what that is, I’ll save the hysterics for someone else.

You gotta love the 4th of July if you’re an American. Not only is it a time to celebrate our country’s history, it’s the perfect time to celebrate all that’s right with the U.S.A. - and there’s A LOT right with it. Its also a time to stop and think about all of the men and women who serve us (and have served us in the past) in the armed forces. Everyone loves heroes and heroines in the movies - these are the real thing!

Independence Day is absolutely one of my favorite times of the year. I love the grilled food, the fireworks, and the waving flags that I wish would never go down. I also have a strong respect for the sales that present themselves during the first week of July. I’ve noticed some pretty great ones lately - especially online.

CompUSA
is feeling the Love American Style, and in a big way. Through the 7th, CompUSA has….

• Notebooks priced ridicuously low - with some starting at $399.00.
• Desktops starting at $299.00.
• 50 percent off printers.
• 19 inch LCD Monitors starting at $129.99.
• ipods and MP3 Players are all on sale.
• 20 percent off of all office supplies.
• Save up to 45 percent on accessories.
• Save up to 85 percent on Networking.

The icing on the cake? Free shipping ALL DAY on JULY 4! So if there’s anything your Office Freak-y heart desires, today’s the day to act and CompUSA is the place to do so.

Ever see something that blows you away so much that you think, “I wish I’d thought of that!” ? The Philips 7" Digital Photo Frame has that effect on me. As freakin’ if I could’ve come up with the hows and whats of the product, itself (I do well to manipulate the remote control to my dvd player - tricky little cuss), but I’d love to be able to take credit for the concept.

The Philips 7" Digital Photo Frame has enough memory to store 100 photos, meaning that even a grandparent would have enough room.

Other Features:

• Innovative frame receives digital images from camera, memory card or PC and displays them automatically. Options to display single photos, thumbnails or slideshows.
• 14 MB of internal memory lets you save 100 or more full-screen photos.
• High-definition, 133ppi screen displays crisp, vibrant pictures.
• High pixel density (720×480 resolution) provides outstanding clarity.
• Adjustable brightness takes advantage of ambient light conditions to make each picture look its best.
• Display can be pre-set to turn on/off automatically at the time of your choice.
• Simple, intuitive operation means no complicated programming (They’ve heard of me and my remote control..).
• Landscape or portrait display.
• Includes: AC/DC adapter and USB cable.
• Rechargeable battery 1-year manufacturer’s warranty.

Fling those old frames and photos off of your desk and into a closet - this is a much sweeter way to show off your loved ones.

In the fashion world, there’s the High End and there’s the Low End. There’s Karl Lagerfeld and then there’s Kohl’s. When it comes to Office Productivity, there are two ends, as well. On one end - the one comparable to Lagerfeld’s, there are Power Point presentations, Microsoft Office suites, Excel, Share Point Designers (Share what?). etc.

Then there’s my end. I live on the Kohl’s end, natch. But I’m happy here. I know my way around, which means I don’t bump into things or get in people’s way. Give me my WordPress blogs, my website cpanels, a few graphic programs, WordPad, and keep the coffee flowing and I’m as busy and content as a hummingbird in a bed of red cannas.

For those of you who have to venture into the mid to higher end of Office Productivity, me trying to provide you with any information whatsoever would be like my husband trying to bake homemade sourdough bread. A mess would be made and everything would fall flat.

I’m all for leaving things to the experts, so I’ll keep the hubby away from my bread dough and I’ll steer clear of the higher end of Office Productivity.

What I can do is point you in a wonderful, even amusing, direction. I’m sending you over to a crabby woman who flat out knows her stuff. The article I’m linking you to is called How Crabby Learned to Delegate (and Lead a More Normal Life). After you’ve read this article, you really should check out her other articles. I know it’d be the first place I’d head to if I needed help with anything. She’s all over it.

Friday and Saturday were so gorgeous that I HAD to find a billion and one things to do outside. Walking at the park, picking up sticks, cleaning yard furniture (granted, some things were funner than others)….

By the time Sunday afternoon rolled around, my back (which has never been the same after a wreck years ago) wasn’t very happy, and it was letting its displeasure known. Fiercely.

Sitting at my desk chair wasn’t a real treat - I kept thinking how incredibly cool it would be if my chair would give me a massage. But, when I brought up the idea, it was clueless. “Massage? Wha–”

My back and I have a plan, though. We just found the Discovery Shiatsu Massage Cushion with Spot Therapy
in the Discovery Channel Shop, and it was love at first sight.

Product Detail:

Shiatsu massage cushion relaxes muscles and soothes away aches and pains. State-of-the-art moving massage mechanism (travels up and down your spine)Penetrating Shiatsu massage Three massage variations: full back, lower back or upper back massageSeat vibration massager with three levels of intensity: low, medium and highIntegrated strapping system attaches easily to most seats and chairs.Provides soothing relief while using computer, watching TV or readingTouchpad control customizes massage 2 year manufacturer’s warrantyCare Instructions: Use a damp cloth for spot cleaningUnderwriters Laboratories (UL) Approved. UL is the worldwide trusted source for product complianceWhether you want to soothe sore muscles or simply need to relax after a long day, this at-home massager makes it easy.

Okay, sign us (me, my back and our chair) right up. This would have been absolute Heaven Sunday afternoon.

Click the link below, the link above, or the image to learn more.

Discovery Shiatsu Massage Cushion with Spot Therapy

Have a great week!

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.

This would be the Excalibur Electronic Executive Touch Solitaire from Macy’s.com. What this would not be is me suggesting that any of you take it to work. You leave it at home, no matter how badly it wants to go with you to the office. Sometimes, as the adult, you just have to be strong.

Solitaire is such an addictive game - I play it, without fail, everyday on the computer. I play until I win - but if I win too soon (which is the case because I’m that damngood) I play until I win again. If it’s been an unbelievably stoooopid day, I play until my eyes get so juggled that Jay Z starts to look like Jamie Foxx.

Of course, if you were to buy the Excalibur Electronic Executive Touch Solitaire, you’d have to fight the temptation to take it with you to the office. That just….well…it just wouldn’t be right.

What? Did you think I’d suggest you keep it in your drawer for those times that the boss (or if you ARE the boss, your secretary) is out of the office. Did you think I’d tell you something like “All work and no play makes blog reader a dull boy/girl.”?

I guess I could point out how stress-relieving and calming it is to play a handheld game such as this one. How it helps things to come back into focus, allowing you to see more clearly that which was getting dirt water cloudy. Well, that’s all true, of course. But you can’t take toys with you to the office. Gee Wally, if you do that, the next thing you know, you’ll be surfing the web on company time - going from one celebrity blog to the next…leaving a trail of bald Britneys behind you.

So, it stays home, right?

From the website:
Take solitaire on the road without having to play 52-card pickup in the process. This electronic solitaire game displays everything you need to play on a large touch-screen display. Just grab the included stylus, move cards across the screen and work your way towards sweet victory.

To make it all the sweeter, it’s only $19.98! That practically makes it a must have for taking to the office, to your in-laws for dinner, on long summer trips, etc. Talk about Fun on the Run.

And The Superficial is my favorite. Celebrity blog, that is.