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Hints & Tips

Notes by Hand or Keyboard?

by TonyB on February 10, 2010

We all have to take notes, whether for work, school or just daily life, so Lifehacker poses an excellent question to readers on that topic: Do you prefer to take notes with pen and paper or on a computer? Read More –>

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How to Start Writing a Journal

by TonyB on February 8, 2010

If you’re a person who enjoys good pens – and really, who doesn’t? – then it’s a shame not to do as much writing as possible. A great way to do that: Start and maintain a journal. Read More –>

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How to remove Trojan.js.Agent.bay

January 25, 2010

Due to a recent attack on our blogs here from a virus that seems to be affecting a lot of people, we worked hard for a few days cleaning our machines and re-writing data on our server, but what if you are infected too? How should you get rid of it, well this is a [...]

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Say "Thank You" With a Note

January 7, 2010

Back home from the holidays and trying to decide whether to send out a round of handwritten thank-you notes?
Of course, we highly recommend it. Thank-you notes only take a few minutes and are all but guaranteed to make your friends and loved ones feel a little extra post-holiday warmth. Plus, they give you yet another [...]

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Another OfficeSupplyGeek Experiment: Removing the Air Bubble from a Pen

December 23, 2009

Ever had a pen you couldn’t use because an air bubble was blocking the ink? The ever-inquisitive OfficeSupplyGeek successfully tested a unique, but exhausting, method for removing the bubble. By the way, if you don’t read @OSG, you should. His pen reviews are fun because they’re always one part review, one part kitchen science experiment.

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Finding a New Home for Old Pens

December 16, 2009

The end of the year seems as good a time as any to clean out all those old ink pens that you aren’t using and find a constructive use for them.  The Inkophile suggests donating your surplus pens to schoolkids in Africa.

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Your Signature: Does Neatness Count?

November 30, 2009

Have you ever considered how you sign your name, or the pen you use to do it?
If you’re like a lot of us (including me), your signature is an illegible scrawl that you scratch out in a hurry when you finish a letter, fill out a document, or write a check. You’ve written your name [...]

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Ballpoint, Rollerball, or Gel: Which Pen is Best for You?

October 26, 2009

Trying to choose the right pen, but confused by all the different labels: ballpoint, liquid ink, gel, hybrid, rollerball? Yeah, we don’t blame you; it can get a little overwhelming.
But that’s good, too, because it means you have plenty of options when looking for a pen to fit your needs. All you need is an [...]

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How to Keep Your Pens from Drying Out

October 17, 2009

If you’re into pens, or use them a lot, it doesn’t take long to build up quite a pen collection. And since you probably don’t write with more than a couple at a time, you’re left to figure out how to keep the rest from drying out between uses.
Mostly, it’s a matter of the quality [...]

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So just how do you sell a pencil in a job interview – could this be the answer?

September 24, 2009

The classic interview question!
At least once in our careers, we have all faced some smug guy across the desk who will suddenly throw an object across the desk to you and say “sell me this”. You look at the object, usually something so commonplace and inanimate that it cannot possibly have any features or benefits [...]

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