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Monthly Archives: June 2008
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
Helpful Hints: Making Your Office Faster & More Efficient
Many workers, whether in an office building or working out of the home, are constantly spending valuable work time simply maintaining organization of materials. As most know, doing this can be time consuming and as they say, time is money. I know I myself, as both an office employee and a college student trying to juggle a million different things at once, would like to maximize my efficiency so I can get meaningful work done quickly, and to take advantage of all the non-academic perks of collegiate living. Continue reading
Office Exercises Can Ease Your Body & Mind
Working in a cubicle or office all day, looking at the same computer screen and maintaining nearly the same position all day long, can get taxing on the body and make work uncomfortable and distract you from getting important tasks done. So why put up with it? Here are some easy exercises that can help your body and mind. Continue reading
Posted in Efficiency & Organization, Ergonomics & Comfort, Helpful Hints
Tagged Desk, Efficiency & Organization, Exercise, Health, Office
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Painful Wrists or Fingers From Your Computer?
Being at a computer doesn’t have to be tiring if you don’t want it to be. As previously written about here, there are exercises you can do to maintain sanity. But beyond getting up and doing some of these, wouldn’t it be great if you could avoid those inevitable aching wrists? Continue reading
Posted in Ergonomics & Comfort
Tagged Ergonomic Keyboards, Ergonomic Office Products, Finger, Gel Pads, Injuries, Mouse, Pain, Wrist, Wrist Pads
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“Going Green” in the Office
In an effort to produce more environmentally sound goods, many companies are going “green,” or making new products that use more renewable and recycled resources and less raw materials.
Well, if you run a company and are looking to jump on the “green” bandwagon, there are products out there that you can use to further your office efficiency in a more environmentally palatable manner. Many of these products are more economical as well, resulting in lower costs and more efficient use in your office. Continue reading