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  • 8 Ways To Save Money On Your Next Holiday
    There are endless ways to save money on most things these days - the credit crunch has meant that retailers are crying out for us to spend our cash. This is also true of holidays and travel. Every day seems a good time to grab a bargain. And yet we still find that the dates we want, the hotels we need, and the departure airport which is a must for convenience - all these are hard to find. So, sometimes, a little creative thinking is needed.
  • Airport Parking - The Hotel Alternative
    For those travellers in the UK who drive to the airport and face the increasing aggravation of traffic hold-ups, the stress of starting a holiday can be debilitating. Hence, in recent years, the popularity of using a more civilised option - booking a hotel near the airport the night before - has become evident.
  • Spa Holidays in Germany - Do as the Romans Did!
    With its long history of spas and health-giving hot springs, Germany is the place to go for a short break to unwind and pamper body and mind. The Romans made full use of the hot mineral springs in Germany - so why not you?
  • UK's East Midlands Airport - Keeping The Regional Airport Flag Flying
    The UK's popular East Midlands Airport has set out its stall for UK travellers looking for an easy start to their holiday this autumn and winter. Here are a few select destinations.
  • Remote Diagnostics for Network Systems - When Software is Not Enough
    One of the positive signs of company growth is the proliferation of branch office and additional remote locations. This growth is clearly to be welcomed, but also can present great challenges to IT teams.
  • Pitfalls to Avoid When Buying a Consumer PC for Business
    Business managers are regularly warned in the electronics media and elsewhere, to consider the risks of buying cheaper consumer PCs for daily business workloads - but many small firms are still choosing the cheaper models to keep costs down. Such businesses make the assumption that buying consumer class PCs for company use will be cheaper in the long run. But is this truly the case?
  • Vital Tips for Document Scanning Software Buyers
    The requirement to save paper and control the management of workflow documents and images continues to be driven by systems technology. This summary highlights some important considerations when buying scanning software to achieve these goals.
  • Printer/Photocopiers – Software-Driven Profitability is Your Next Step
    In recent years, converging technologies have meant that the humble photocopier, once sidelined to a corner of the workplace, has evolved into a machine which deserves to be at the heart of the working environment. Here are some of the latest developments in equipment configuration which can drive efficiency and increase your bottom line.
  • Invoice Processing Software – Major Business Benefits
    According to IBM, Gartner and Aberdeen Group, between 75-80% of invoices in any business or organisation, are still processed manually - despite the advent of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). These days, sophisticated invoice processing solutions are available to cut a swathe through the time and costs involved in handling supplier payments. Here is a summary of how they operate.
  • Email Systems Security: Dedicated Appliances Are The Key
    Maintaining an in-house email system involves major appraisal of security risks and implications for the smooth running of any business. Every business has different needs. However, here are a few hints and tips to help direct such a discussion, and focus on the key elements of email systems security.
  • Office Equipment, the WEEE Directive and Global Warming Issues
    Environmentally Friendly photocopiers and other office equipment are crucial to workplace energy-saving and waste-reduction. Many measures (procedural and technical) have been implemented by equipment manufacturers, dealers and distributors - even before the government's introduction of measures via legislation such as the WEEE directive.
  • Which Printer? Right Technology, Right Choice
    Whether you are responsible for a small home-based business, or a large company with many departments and workgroups, there are continuous choices to be made on the procurement of office equipment. Not least amongst these, is the selection of the appropriate printer technology for your business needs? Here in outline are the various technologies and their appropriate environment.
  • Answer 7 Questions and Save Office Equipment Costs
    The challenge of controlling costs has become exponentially more difficult, when ease of access to powerful print/copy devices is an encouragement to generate more hard-copy documents, andt to make use of high-level facilities which may not suit the needs of the task in hand. By asking 7 simple questions, you will be on the way to saving considerable costs on all-in-one office equipment ownership.
  • How Green is My Laser Printer? Notes of Caution for Eco-conscious Buyers
    Advertising agencies are working overtime to ensure we have clear consciences in buying their wares. No doubt these "green" advertising messages are made as a genuine attempt to guide potential customers - but consumers need to arm themselves with clear knowledge of terminology to ensure that advertising messages are clearly understood.
  • 7 Crucial Steps for Office Refurbishment or Business Relocation
    As your business expands, the fateful day will come when decisions have to be made about office space, how it is used, whether there is enough of it, and whether it is time to make a move to bigger premises with a re-think on design and workflow patterns to improve efficiency and impress visiting customers. Here Jimi St. Pierre outlines the 7 key areas to what is involved in project planning for office relocation, design and refurbishment.
  • Colour Printers - ISO Yield Standards Revised
    Although formal ratification of a new ISO standard for testing colour printer consumables has not yet been completed, manufacturers have started to quote yield figures based on the new system - a sure indicator that the new agreed test methods will not change. Here Jimi St. Pieere outines the advantages of the new standard.
  • Buying a Photocopier: Digital Means Diversity
    Whether you are looking for a low-cost but reliable photocopier for a home office, a networked copier for an office workgroup, or a heavy-duty full colour photocopier for a print-hungry corporate group environment, black-only photocopiers black and colour photocopiers, the choices these days are huge. Here Jimi St. Pierre provides some key pointers.
  • Photocopiers Today - An Imaging System at the Heart of Your Workgroup
    These days, businesses who view the photocopier as a workhorse in a corner of the office are losing out on major advances in office automation and workflow. Here Jimi St Pierre outlines key areas of major design development which carry great significance for all office equipment buyers.
  • Electronic document management (EDM) - steps towards better workflow
    With the electronic mail revolution and with computerisation in general, business communications have undergone massive changes in recent years. Traditional corporate communication methods such as mail, couriers, faxes, and even telephones have been downgraded in terms of importance for day-to-day business communications. But with the changes have come some fresh challenges. Here, Jimi St. Pierre explores two of these, and offers a solution.
  • Parking at Gatwick Airport: saving money and time
    Getting to the airport is obviously a key part of any holiday or business trip, and more and more people these days prefer the independence and security of using their own car to make the airport journey. Here, Jimi St. Pierre outlines some money-saving and time-saving ideas
  • How best to eliminate back pain at the office
    Sustained and long periods of sitting still at our desks are not good for our backs - this is obvious: but how best to reduce the risks of backache and related stress? Here Jimi St. Pierre discusses the issues.
  • The Real Cost of Workplace Coffee
    A recent survey by coffee giant Douwe Egberts discovered some intriguing facts which any company Financial Director should ignore at his/her peril.
  • Inkjet Printers in the Office – Print Quality Characteristics to Look for
    In this article, Jimi St. Pierre outlines key areas to focus on when assessing the print quality of monochrome inkjet printers before purchase. Top-branded inkjet printers show some surprising variaitions in quality, and it pays to check those test print sheets carefully.
  • What to look for in a Fax machine
    If you are planning to buy a new fax machine, or have a need to add to existing systems, the choices are wide and varied. This article by Jimi St. Pierre outlines some key issues to consider.
  • Atlantic Canada - Waterfront Life, Whale Watching and a Different Holiday Experience
    Including Nova Scotia, Canada's "Ocen Playground", the maritime provinces of eastern Canada are rich in fine landscape, bustling waterfron towns and excellent opportunities to encounter rare wildlife. Here Jimi St. Pierre highlights to include in any visit to these islands.
  • Norwegian Tourist Office - setting out its stall in the UK for 2007
    The Norwgegian Tourist Office has been busy setting up its 2007 UK promotions, which include 400 posters on the London Underground under the theme "Norway Awaits", and the forthcoming Norwegian Travel Workshop in Kristiansand from April 23-25 2007. Here Jimi St. Pierre outlines some developments of interest to UK-resident travellers to Norway, which are also useful to travellers from other countries.
  • Lease or Buy - Which Way for Office Equipment Procurement?
    This review explores the advantages and disadvantages of acquiring business equipment via outright purchase or via lease agreements. It also covers some of the important terminology, including the difference between hire purchase and lease rental.
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