If you’re looking for a great book on organizing, I have a great suggestion for you:  “Organizing For Your Brain Type”.  In my opinion, this is one of the best organizing books out there, and I’ve read my fair share of organizing books. 
A book is no good if it just collects dust.
Too many [...]

Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called ‘Spark an Idea Thursday’. Each week we’ll be sharing some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers. We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition through to your own blog! If you do, please link back to this post [...]

With my laptop fan running pretty much constantly these days, I’ve been looking around at other laptops.  My dinosaur will need replacing in the near future.  I’ve got everything backed up (thanks to Carbonite), so no worries on that end.
I must admit I’m a bit of a gadget queen, and I love playing with new [...]

It’s been a while since I reviewed the original Neat Receipts Scanner.  Well, recently I had a chance to take a look at the new NeatDesk.
This new machine is a power tool for those who do some heavy duty, high speed scanning.  The Neat Desk sits on a desktop, and is not meant to be [...]

A while back, I started using Google Grand Central for my business line.  To say that I love it is an understatement!  Then, this morning I read that they were upgrading the service, and it will be called “Google Voice”.  That’s the good news.  The bad news?  Yeah, if you don’t already have a number, [...]

How do you keep track of your passwords?  Do you have an index card?  Now, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, unless you’re like me, and you are so glad your head is attached because, well… you know.  SplashID is a fabulous little program that keeps all your passwords handy.  I recommend this product every [...]

Repetitive emails, email signatures and repeated visits to the same website oh my!  Know the feeling?  There’s a tool I use that can help with all of the above.  It’s called Active Words. 

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Dymo LabelWriter Twin Turbo Review Highlights:

Small size, sits on desktop
Comes with two rolls of labels & Quick Start Guide
Simple to set up (took me about 15-20 minutes total)
Lots of label choices, 40 +
NO INK!  Love that
Prints postage: buy it online, print, put in mailbox.  Bonus!
USB plugin, simple to install

Here’s another quick review:
“I’ve used the Dymo [...]

What do you use for your accounting?  Paper?  Trashcan?  Shoebox?  Quicken?  “Uh….”
I started using Quicken Home & Business this year, however I’ve just had a look at QuickBooks 2009.  I have to say I’m intrigued!  QuickBooks is quite a step up from Quicken.  If you’re considering using QuickBooks 2009, here’s some highlights:

Ok ladies (and guys looking for a great gift) !  Ok, normally we talk about paper, time management and all that great stuff here on the Home Office Organizer Blog.  But, today I’m talking about this most fabulous bag.  Why?  Because a girl needs a good bag to keep it all together when she’s on [...]