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Office Candy – Aromatherapy USB Burner

2 March 2010

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Is this the ultimate in office relaxation?
The USB Aromatherapy Oil Burner delights your nose and clears your mind with just one drop.
Simply add one drop of the included aromatherapy oil onto the little X on the USB stick (see above). Step two, pop the stick into [...]

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Trying Out: Rescuetime

20 February 2010

I, like a lot of self employed mums am obsessed with snatching back time, harnessing, and managing it, so when Tabitha from Mimimyne tweeted me about web based time management, productivity, and project management software, RescueTime, I was immediately curious. In a nutshell, it tracks websites and applications that you’re actively using and shows you [...]

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Guest Post: OpenOffice.org excels (pun intended)

5 February 2010

I’ve just about had it up to here with Microsoft Office (if you’re not able to remote view I’m holding my hand up to my forehead). I got a new laptop about two months ago and since then I’ve been struggling. I followed the instructions and installed my previous software on my new machine but [...]

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Office Candy: Campervan Desk Tidy

8 January 2010

I have one of the most untidy desks around – but I’m sure it would be a different story if I had one of these cool Campervan Desk Tidies.
Some self assembly is needed but the neat trick is that it is fully customisable with a range of fun stickers.
£5.99 from Gadgets.co.uk.

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Office Candy: Espresso maker

16 December 2009

If you’re so hard-core for your morning coffee you stand by the kettle yelling “hurry!” then this might be the ideal piece of office candy for you.
This coffee and espresso maker uses sophisticated technology to brew your coffee to perfection, giving you the ultimate-full flavour experience. And an added bonus, the brewing takes just [...]

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