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Category Archives: How-To Guides
How to choose a file cabinet: Smart Office shows you how.
Maybe you’re tired of stacking the important files in your home office in piles on your desk, or worse yet, your floor. Or perhaps the file cabinets in your office are aging as gracefully as Ms.Havisham . You nearly dislocate your shoulder every time you yank one file drawer open, and can’t remember the last time any of them closed completely. In other words, it’s time to buy a filing cabinet. Continue reading
How to Clear Clutter from Your PC and Improve Its Performance
Expert, easy to understand advice on how to de-clutter your PC. Continue reading
Cleaning tips from Eureka that go easy on your wallet and the environment!
Move over, Heloise. Our friends over at Eureka offer some great tips on re-purposing household items into cleansers and dust busters. Continue reading
Opinion: Skip the Black Friday Mess by Shopping Online
As holiday shopping season draws nearer, consider skipping the lines and the craziness and ordering from the comfort and safety of your home computer. Continue reading
Article: Rejuvenate Your Workspace with Office Supply Favorites
My best friends in the whole wide world over at Lifehacker have once again made my life easier by compiling an awesomely helpful list of amazing office supply tweaks and hacks. Check the full article for a list of time-and-space saving ideas for making your home or honest-to-goodness office more bearable. Continue reading
How-To: Select a new Office Chair
While shopping around for a new one, I realized I know nothing about office chairs. I mean, sure, I know you sit in them and they keep you off the floor and they’re a handy place to hang your coat, but other than that I had no idea what went into selecting one. I tended to just walk into the store and sit on things until I found one I liked and wasn’t too expensive. I decided to educate myself on the subject a little more and I’m here to pass my findings on to you. Continue reading
How-To: Choose the perfect battery
For your high-output devices, there’s a chance that your regular bargain-bin batteries aren’t cutting it any more. I know I’ve bought AA batteries from the dollar store thinking I’m getting a great deal, only to have them not even be recognized by my digital camera. A lot of cheap-o batteries don’t even have enough juice in them straight out of the box to power a lot of today’s high-end electronics, but luckily there are plenty of affordable alternatives. Continue reading
How-to: Customize CDs and DVDs
One of the coolest trends to come about in the digital, computer-driven age of office products is the ability to personalize your media. No longer content with just writing “Presentations” or “Office Jams ‘09” on our discs with a Sharpie, true connoisseurs of personalized media now have a wealth of options to choose from. Let’s take a look at the various levels available. Continue reading
How-to: Be the best candidate for a job
It’s a fact: lots of people are looking for work right now. The economy isn’t doing so hot and a potential employee needs to do everything they can to separate themselves from the (increasingly growing) pool of applicants. Luckily, with … Continue reading
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How-To: Locate Product Numbers For Mead Brand
The other day I found some very helpful information on the Mead brand web site about how to locate product numbers. The product number or SKU number is almost considered like a social security number, meaning it is the product and the key to identifying the correct product. We get calls all the time where customers are looking to match a product or find an existing product that they own and by identifying the actual product number on the product you are guaranteed a perfect match. I really hope that you find this helpful, and if anyone else out there has helpful links please feel free to pass them along. Continue reading