OfficeStuffer: October 2006 Archives

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Oct15	Au Revoir from Barbra Barbra Sundquist October 15, 2006 Know More: About OfficeStuffer Sadly, this is my last post for OfficeStuffer. I've really enjoyed working for Know More Media, but it's time to move on to other projects. I'd like to thank my Know More Media author colleagues, especially Ellen Weber of BrainBasedBusiness and Colbert Low of too many blogs to list for all their help and encouragement. And of course, Dan, Hal and Easton of Know More Media have been great as well. Best of luck and thanks everybody! Posted at 5:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct14	Free Mind Mapping Software Barbra Sundquist October 14, 2006 I just found some brilliant free software called FreeMind, which lets you do mind-mapping on the computer. One of the cool things you can do is export to XHTML and upload a complete mindmap to your website. I found the software intuitive and... Continue Reading Posted at 11:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Three More Reasons Your Office Should Go Paperless Barbra Sundquist October 14, 2006 Last month I wrote about how reducing paper use in my home office means that I have less need for filing cabinets and other storage space. And of course, the warm fuzzies I get from being more environmentally responsible is an... Continue Reading Posted at 10:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct13	Tools to Help You Schedule Meetings in Multiple Time Zones Barbra Sundquist October 13, 2006 If you schedule meetings or classes that involve participants from different times zones, you know how confusing it can be to get everyone to show up at the correct time. To help, I've compiled the following list of helpful time-zone converting tools:... Continue Reading Posted at 11:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Review of Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 - Beta Barbra Sundquist October 13, 2006 This review gives Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 (Beta) an overall verdict of four stars out of five. And if you're interested in being a beta tester for the product, you have until October 31, 2006 to download the test software and submit your comments. Highlights of the software... Continue Reading Posted at 10:09 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct12	$450 Laptop: Fact or Fiction? Barbra Sundquist October 12, 2006 I got a good chuckle out of Aaron Goldberg's account of his quest to purchase $450 laptops for each of his three children. After having no luck with online dealers, he decided to brave the hometown computer store during a back-to-school... Continue Reading Posted at 7:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Least Expensive Days for Air Travel Barbra Sundquist October 12, 2006 According to an article in the September 2006 issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine, the least expensive days to fly are often Tuesdays and Thursdays. Good to know if you are on a budget (and who isn't?) and you have some... Continue Reading Posted at 9:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct11	Healthy Snacks Increase Productivity Barbra Sundquist October 11, 2006 Years ago when I worked on the 15th floor of Royal Centre in downtown Vancouver, the secretary for our group (yes, we had a secretary...that's how long ago it was) always had a full bowl of "help yourself" candy on... Continue Reading Posted at 7:11 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Magazine Subscriptions That Do GOOD Barbra Sundquist October 11, 2006 Following up on this entry on the impression that your office waiting room reading material gives to clients, and this entry that gives tips for deep discounts on magazine subscriptions, Hippyshopper highlights a magazine with an innovative approach that I think is well worth... Continue Reading Posted at 9:11 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct10	Prune Your To-Do List Barbra Sundquist October 10, 2006 Ask just about anybody these days "how's life?" and the response is likely to be "too busy!" If that sounds like you, Personal Coach Judy Toth recommends that you take more breaks. Counterintuitive? Perhaps, but as Judy writes in her monthly... Continue Reading Posted at 11:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 5	Deep Discounts on Magazine Subscriptions Barbra Sundquist October 5, 2006 Yesterday I wrote about how waiting room reading material can affect customer's perception of your company. I pointed out that you want reading material that is current (no ten year old National Geographics, please) and geared towards your customers' interests. Today I add... Continue Reading Posted at 8:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 4	What Does Your Waiting Room Reading Material Say About Your Company? Barbra Sundquist October 4, 2006 There's only one saving grace for me when I visit my dentist's office: he has a comfy waiting room with great reading material. I have to tell you, I have a near-phobia about going to the dentist (could it have... Continue Reading Posted at 7:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 3	Free Crap-Ware on New Computers: No Thanks Barbra Sundquist October 3, 2006 When I purchased a new Dell computer a few weeks ago, a large McAfee VirusScan pop-up screen was the first thing I saw upon bootup. This ad demanded I activate a free trial. It also concealed most of the other desktop icons. The worst part is... Continue Reading Posted at 8:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 2	What is RSS and Why Would I Want It? Barbra Sundquist October 2, 2006 You've probably heard of "RSS feeds" but maybe you don't know what all the fuss is about. Well, basically RSS is a way to get one daily digest of the updates from all your favorite websites and blogs. Instead of visiting each... Continue Reading Posted at 11:32 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 1	Dell Launches Free Recyling Barbra Sundquist October 1, 2006 I'm encouraged to read that Dell has just launched its Recycling program in the US. Previously available only in Europe, this program gives consumers the opportunity to recycle unwanted Dell-computer products for free. Plus, if you buy a new Dell... Continue Reading Posted at 11:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Oct15	Au Revoir from Barbra Barbra Sundquist October 15, 2006 Know More: About OfficeStuffer Sadly, this is my last post for OfficeStuffer. I've really enjoyed working for Know More Media, but it's time to move on to other projects. I'd like to thank my Know More Media author colleagues, especially Ellen Weber of BrainBasedBusiness and Colbert Low of too many blogs to list for all their help and encouragement. And of course, Dan, Hal and Easton of Know More Media have been great as well. Best of luck and thanks everybody! Posted at 5:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct14	Free Mind Mapping Software Barbra Sundquist October 14, 2006 I just found some brilliant free software called FreeMind, which lets you do mind-mapping on the computer. One of the cool things you can do is export to XHTML and upload a complete mindmap to your website. I found the software intuitive and... Continue Reading Posted at 11:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Three More Reasons Your Office Should Go Paperless Barbra Sundquist October 14, 2006 Last month I wrote about how reducing paper use in my home office means that I have less need for filing cabinets and other storage space. And of course, the warm fuzzies I get from being more environmentally responsible is an... Continue Reading Posted at 10:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct13	Tools to Help You Schedule Meetings in Multiple Time Zones Barbra Sundquist October 13, 2006 If you schedule meetings or classes that involve participants from different times zones, you know how confusing it can be to get everyone to show up at the correct time. To help, I've compiled the following list of helpful time-zone converting tools:... Continue Reading Posted at 11:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Review of Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 - Beta Barbra Sundquist October 13, 2006 This review gives Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 (Beta) an overall verdict of four stars out of five. And if you're interested in being a beta tester for the product, you have until October 31, 2006 to download the test software and submit your comments. Highlights of the software... Continue Reading Posted at 10:09 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct12	$450 Laptop: Fact or Fiction? Barbra Sundquist October 12, 2006 I got a good chuckle out of Aaron Goldberg's account of his quest to purchase $450 laptops for each of his three children. After having no luck with online dealers, he decided to brave the hometown computer store during a back-to-school... Continue Reading Posted at 7:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Least Expensive Days for Air Travel Barbra Sundquist October 12, 2006 According to an article in the September 2006 issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine, the least expensive days to fly are often Tuesdays and Thursdays. Good to know if you are on a budget (and who isn't?) and you have some... Continue Reading Posted at 9:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct11	Healthy Snacks Increase Productivity Barbra Sundquist October 11, 2006 Years ago when I worked on the 15th floor of Royal Centre in downtown Vancouver, the secretary for our group (yes, we had a secretary...that's how long ago it was) always had a full bowl of "help yourself" candy on... Continue Reading Posted at 7:11 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Magazine Subscriptions That Do GOOD Barbra Sundquist October 11, 2006 Following up on this entry on the impression that your office waiting room reading material gives to clients, and this entry that gives tips for deep discounts on magazine subscriptions, Hippyshopper highlights a magazine with an innovative approach that I think is well worth... Continue Reading Posted at 9:11 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct10	Prune Your To-Do List Barbra Sundquist October 10, 2006 Ask just about anybody these days "how's life?" and the response is likely to be "too busy!" If that sounds like you, Personal Coach Judy Toth recommends that you take more breaks. Counterintuitive? Perhaps, but as Judy writes in her monthly... Continue Reading Posted at 11:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 5	Deep Discounts on Magazine Subscriptions Barbra Sundquist October 5, 2006 Yesterday I wrote about how waiting room reading material can affect customer's perception of your company. I pointed out that you want reading material that is current (no ten year old National Geographics, please) and geared towards your customers' interests. Today I add... Continue Reading Posted at 8:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 4	What Does Your Waiting Room Reading Material Say About Your Company? Barbra Sundquist October 4, 2006 There's only one saving grace for me when I visit my dentist's office: he has a comfy waiting room with great reading material. I have to tell you, I have a near-phobia about going to the dentist (could it have... Continue Reading Posted at 7:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 3	Free Crap-Ware on New Computers: No Thanks Barbra Sundquist October 3, 2006 When I purchased a new Dell computer a few weeks ago, a large McAfee VirusScan pop-up screen was the first thing I saw upon bootup. This ad demanded I activate a free trial. It also concealed most of the other desktop icons. The worst part is... Continue Reading Posted at 8:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 2	What is RSS and Why Would I Want It? Barbra Sundquist October 2, 2006 You've probably heard of "RSS feeds" but maybe you don't know what all the fuss is about. Well, basically RSS is a way to get one daily digest of the updates from all your favorite websites and blogs. Instead of visiting each... Continue Reading Posted at 11:32 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 1	Dell Launches Free Recyling Barbra Sundquist October 1, 2006 I'm encouraged to read that Dell has just launched its Recycling program in the US. Previously available only in Europe, this program gives consumers the opportunity to recycle unwanted Dell-computer products for free. Plus, if you buy a new Dell... Continue Reading Posted at 11:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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