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reducing expenditure on office supplies

Posted on July 20, 2008 - Filed Under Home Office & Supplies, PU, Save money, Zzub - Leave a Comment

I haven’t been out shopping for my business supplies much lately. I guess it’s good if I can save money and minimize expenditure. So how do I manage without buying supplies?
Actually it wasn’t an intentional thing that I started picking up after my kids and using their half-used stationery in lieu of buying more office [...]

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How often do you redecorate your home office?

Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under Home Office & Supplies, PU, Zzub - 1 Comment

Are you thinking of redecorating your home office? Some people do it once a year to give their working space a good cleaning up and a different look and feel.
I’ll be honest. I typically like my stuff to be exactly where they are, all the time. If I kept rearranging my home office, I’d never [...]

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How to save money on home office supplies

Posted on May 20, 2008 - Filed Under Home Office & Supplies, Save money - Leave a Comment

Looking at the way some shopping malls are turning down their air-conditioning and lighting (in some cases), I’m think we  too should be thinking about ways to cut cost and save money in our businesses. Here are a few things I can think of, off the top of my head.

Buy your office supplies in bulk.
If [...]

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Going to the PC Fair

Posted on April 11, 2008 - Filed Under Home Office & Supplies, PU, Technology, Zzub - Leave a Comment

I’m pretty excited about going to the PC Fair this weekend. This is a biennial event that gets the geeks going into a feeding frenzy. Like a lot of other people, I always hold back on my computer and electronics purchases and wait to take advantage of this bargains galore instead.
I admit I hate the [...]

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Is your monitor mounted?

Posted on January 30, 2008 - Filed Under Home Office & Supplies, PU, Zzub - Leave a Comment

Let’s say if I bought an LCD monitor, you know the flat screen one, I wonder if I’d be able to have it mounted on a tv mount. I’d kinda like to have my screen further away but I don’t have space on my desk to place it far away enough.
It’s pretty uncomfortable when the [...]

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Your space for serious work

Posted on January 11, 2008 - Filed Under Home Office & Supplies, PU, Zzub - Leave a Comment

I came across Problogger, Darren Rowse’s blog post where he takes us on a tour of what he calls his blogging headquarters.
Hmm, nice home office with lots of natural lighting and executive office furniture that gives it the feel of a real office, i.e. one you can actually get real work done, that is [...]

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Yard signs for real estate businesses

Posted on January 8, 2008 - Filed Under Advertising, Home Office & Supplies, RM, Zzub - Leave a Comment

Some small business owners seem to think they can get away with not spending a cent on the tools of the trade. My dancing teacher, for instance, makes her students pay for her CD player and portable fans. It’s unbelievable.
It’s almost impossible to start your own business without a small initial investment in the tools [...]

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Leaving my home office as is

Posted on January 5, 2008 - Filed Under Business Diary, Home Office & Supplies, PU, Zzub - Leave a Comment

I’ve been thinking of rearranging my home office furniture just to have a change of scenery. The idea came when I was combing the furniture stores during the holidays looking for a new sofa.
If you know me, you know I could spend hours in a furniture store testing out every piece of furniture. So obviously [...]

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Tracing wires and cables

Posted on December 30, 2007 - Filed Under Home Office & Supplies, PU, Zzub - 2 Comments

If your home office is anything like mine, you probably have cables and wires and devices coming out of your ears. If only everything could be wireless :roll: . Now that’s a thought.
At any rate, I never knew tracing wires could be that hard. Whenever there’s a hardware problem or a thunderstorm, it typically means I’d be [...]

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Save on your telecommunication hardware

Posted on November 3, 2007 - Filed Under BA, Home Office & Supplies, Save money, Technology, Zzub - Leave a Comment

If you’re looking to set up your computer network for your home or small business, I can understand that now, more than ever, finding quality network hardware can be pricey and difficult at best.
You could try sourcing for the best selection of Tellabs Telecom parts, MetaSwitch and ADC telecommunication equipment available at First Point.
Whether you’re [...]

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