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« on: June 21, 2004, 11:07:27 am » |
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Aside from your computer, What's your ultimate office resource? What's the one thing that you couldn't live without in your office?
Do tell...
Andrea
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Cozwaz
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« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2004, 11:14:45 am » |
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Can I have two??
1. My note pads, both old and current ones, vital for referring back to.
2. My desk diary - I always keep it up to date just incase my computer goes up the spout!!
Coz
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uberpa
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« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2004, 11:34:06 am » |
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Definitely my notepads old and new. In fact someone swiped my first one at this office and I'm still dealing with the reprocussion of not having those notes to hand many months later. I now lock my desk drawer to protect my current one  I have to say though, I've definitely gone digital. Although I print a lot of things I rely on Outlook, MS Office and the Internet for most everything I do. When our network goes down or something is wrong with my computer in general I basically can't do much work. I should keep a manul diary but as I now have to look after the diary's of 4 people it's a bit insane then trying to also write it all down by hand! |
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gee4
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« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2004, 12:16:08 pm » |
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I need two as well -
1) Outlook calendar
2) Internet - My favourites - I have links to most things I need there.
Pen and paper do come in handy sometimes but I try to assign myself tasks so I can get rid of lists in my notebook.
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JessW
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« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2004, 01:23:08 pm » |
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I would have to say my (own personal) mobile phone as I keep all my internal and external business contacts, important dates and meetings plus notes / things to do list on it. That way I don't get quite as upset when (and it always does) the network breaks down or my computer has a nervous breakdown, etc plus I can usually answer one-off out of hours questions posed by my boss(es) and team!. I never leave home without it.  Jess |
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gee4
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« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2004, 01:32:00 pm » |
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Jess - Glad my mobile is for personal use and that I don't have a company one!!
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JessW
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« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2004, 02:15:24 pm » |
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Gee, I use it as a means of self preservation (cannot rely on IT not to mess up my whole day/week/month etc) and it does my reputation good as someone with 'all' the answers - I don't actually make any calls on it except personal ones.
Text messages are always done via my computer (freebies I can actually make use of). I know, how about being able to send fee text messages via DD? What does everyone else think?
Jess
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beaintheuk
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« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2004, 02:43:03 pm » |
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That would be great! I text my boss every now and then from my own personal phone then re-charge the company but claiming for £5 worth of text msg every few months seems ridiculous (I still do though!). I had tried some websites but then my boss can't reply to me directly and I must admit, it's quicker just using my phone. There are also restrictions on the number of characters you can use on a website when texting. If DD can find a good tool, I wouldn't mind trying it out too!!!!
Back to the original question: notepad and my personal phone as, like I said above, my boss texts me if it's more convenient for him when he travels.
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gee4
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« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2004, 03:14:18 pm » |
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Personally - I would never offer that service - you prob wouldn't be able to claim it back because it's such a small amount!
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andream
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« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2004, 07:03:32 pm » |
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you know we are looking at SMS, but we're afraid that once the word gets out that you can text for free at DD, that our quota of "texts we don't mind paying for" would quickly be filled up with boy racers sending love sonnets to girl racers...or would you consider paying a nominal amount for a service that you can access via computer keyboard and send business texts from?
Enquiring minds want to know...
Andrea
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My phone is a 5 cent fee for text messages, so it keeps the gobbly gook messages out of it and only when you really want/need to send a message via text. My brother and I have been using this on Verizon and it works as long as your phone is compatible, which fortunatley ours are. Its easier to get a hold of him these days with his situation, especially since I really don't want to call the house. Chris68
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I just text page my boss from the cell phone site directly (i.e. he has a sprint phone, so I send it from sprintpcs.com. I wouldn't pay for the service, as I can get it free elsewhere.
Marie
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I just cannot think of anything else other than my computer - that's awful isn't it?!
This might sound silly, but I just love those clear plastic wallets. So useful for keeping projects together and they sit better in your tray than things with paper clips around them!
Still nothing compares to my PC though.......I just about do everything on there! If anything happened to it, I really think I would just sit there and cry!
Nicola (who's feeling a bit silly now!).
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I also think my computer is my number one resource. I use it to find phone numbers, address, make hotel reservations and other info I may need for work or personal use. I also use Deskdemon as a resource guide to get answers to questions I may have.
I also like the clear plastic folders on my desk. We have several people in the office who use these folders (they are from our former company) and I like them to keep my desk organized and it looks better. The rest of the office will just through things on my desk with a paperclip and sometimes the clip comes off. I have tried to get everyone else to use the folders but they refuse to.
When I working at my old company, I used to make a copy of my boss' calendar on Friday for the next week so if the computers went down (I was in IT so our computers got fixed first), I would have a paper copy to keep my boss on track. and I would add meetings to this calendar as the week went on.
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I have tried one or two of the free sites for text messages to my boss, but it's more hassle than its worth. I don't have to do many - usually only when he's in a completely different time zone such as Australia or China - but I get 100 free text messages a month on my package anyway, and rarely use up to the limit, so it doesn't seem worth going through the hassle of trying to claim them back. Although, the FD has said he'd be more than happy to refund them.
My can't live without in the office ? Has to be OAG travel scheduler.
Kharen
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