Saturday, January 31, 2009

Label printers for your office

One thing that you already know is that it takes a lot to make an office run smoothly. This includes having to buy a lot of things. However, before you break the bank buying a whole lot of stuff, you need to get your hands on some things that your business really needs! This includes a label printer. Now, this sounds like something that you can do without. However, the truth of the matter is, a label printer is one of the best ways to, not only save time, but to save money. That only leaves one more question, what is the best label printer to get?

There are a ton of label printers out there, but most of them are not worth your money. One that is worth your money is the Dymo Labelwriter 400 Turbo. This is, by far, one of the best label printers on the market. This is not only because of its output quality, which is one of the best that you are ever going to see, but how easy it is to use this thing.

All the labels are very easy to use, and because it has automatic label alignment, you never have to worry about trying to align your labels ever again. Not only that, but you are able to print labels directly from a lot of software programs. This includes such big names as Microsoft Word, OuickBooks and, of course, Outlook. This machine can print out about 55 or more labels per minute, and it can print over 40 different types of labels.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The perfect keyboard for your office

When it comes to working in an office, there are some things that you are likely to use all the time. Your computer, chair, printer and, of course, your keyboard! The keyboard is actually one of the most overlooked items in the office. Most people just think that a keyboard is a keyboard, right? Well, those people could not be more wrong. The good news is that there is a keyboard out there that can deliver you from the same old run of the mill keyboards. That keyboard is called the Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro.

Although this keyboard comes with a pretty heavy price tag, you are getting a lot for you money. Not only do you get a keyboard when you buy this, but you get the best mouse you could ever ask for. The actual keyboard itself if pretty amazing. It connects by way of USB, and it has an incredible comfort design. This is one keyboard that makes you almost want to type on it. Another great thing about it is the fact that it has a lot of customizable features. This includes a lot of different buttons that you can set to do all shorts of tasks. Thus, if there is something that you use a lot, it's nice to be able to map it to a button.

The only downside to this great keyboard is the fact that you do not get a break when you buy the keyboard and the mouse together. Sometimes if you buy two things together, they give you a price break. If you buy these two things together, it will cost the same as if you bought them individually.

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Cubicles vs. open office space

The design of the office space could easily affect the productivity of the employees. With the right type of design, you can ensure that your employees are comfortable at work while reaching the peak of their productivity.

One of the most important considerations in office designs is the type of space an employee would have. Basically, there are two types of spaces you can provide to your employees – the cubicle or an open space.

The cubicle is considered as the classic type of office space. This type of office space not only provides the employees a place to work but also a place where their privacy is respected. Your employee will also avoid any distraction since no one could easily pry on what he or she does. The office space will even be personalized so that the working environment would be according to the preferences of the employee.

An open space, on the other hand provides a welcoming space for the employee. Instead of being stuck to an office cubicle with no one in sight, you can design a table or a very long workspace where everyone will be working. In this design, the supervisors and even fellow workers could help each other in their work a lot faster.

So which design is perfect for your office? That depends on the tasks. If your employees are working on totally different assignments, it would be better if they have their individual cubicles. On the other hand, an open workspace would be perfect if everyone is working on the same project.

Friday, January 02, 2009

Plug and play office supplies

Most people have heard the term plug and play. Although this used to be a term that referred to video game controllers for kids, it is now taking on a whole new meaning. In fact, plug and play is something that is making its way onto the workplace as well. This is because of all the people that have to travel to do business now.

If you think about it, most people own more than one computer. Maybe you have a laptop, a desktop, and a work computer. All of these computers are used at different times, but you need them all to be able to do the same thing. However, with old office software and hardware, you had to download it on every computer to be able to use it on all of them. Now there are tons of great plug and play types of things in the office world that do not have to be set up.

So what does this mean for you? Pretty much, it means that you can buy one piece of hardware and use it on all of your computers without having to go through and set everything up. This is great for people that have tons of computers and need the same hardware to work on all of them. Although not all office hardware products are like this yet, we are finding more and more that are. One day you will see a lot more plug and play office equipment being used everywhere. This, of course, is a good thing and something that needs to happen.