Category Archives: Business

OXO Office Collection and a giveaway

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I’m all about trinkets and gadgets and when I got these OXO products to try out my first thought was how cool looking they are. But I’m going to move on from looks and talk about the OXO Collection for what else it is.. useful.

OXO Push Pin Dispenser:

  • Telescoping wand has handy magnet built into underside of lid
  • Magnet grabs and presents pins safely, avoiding finger pricks
  • Holds up to 50 push pins
  • Comes with eight OXO GOOD GRIPS™ push pins
  • The OXO push pin dispenser (+ 8 push pins) is just $4.99, a great price for something useful and space saving.

OXO Good Grips™ Push Pins features:

  • Non-slip soft grip
  • Large, contoured shape for efficiency and comfort
  • Colors include orange, red, blue and green
  • 24/Pack

OXO Pencil Cup

  • 4 compartments
  • Compartments completely removable
  • Slightly see through so you can see the paperclips or rubber bands your 3 year old dropped into the pencil cup. That’s where they were all this time!

Other OXO office products include staplers, tape dispensers, and 3-hole punchers.

Visit your local Staples store or Staples online to check out these and more OXO Office Collection products.

GIVEAWAY


OXO is giving a lucky reader an OXO Pencil Cup, Push Pin Dispenser, and Push Pins.

Leave a comment below telling me what your biggest clutter issue is.  It doesn’t have to be related to push pins or pencil cups! Entries accepted through February 25th.

The Twitter Book – one of my all time favorites!

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The Twitter Book by Tim O'Reilly and Sarah MilsteinThe Twitter Book by Tim O’Reilly and Sarah Milstein is seriously one of my all time favorite books. You may know from reading previous posts that I am a geek and an ADHD postergirl. So I think at least. I love the idea of Twitter and Facebook just to name a couple of social tools.  Because I can’t concentrate long enough (ADHD) to read most books I don’t read many books.  However, because of it’s unusual 9×9 size and large font, The Twitter Book immediately appealed to me. This color and graphic rich book makes for an easy, fun, and informative read.  Because the font is so big, I was able to read The Twitter Book while on the treadmill.. without falling off, which is about the only time I am alone long enough to read a few pages of a book.  I got into The Twitter Book when I couldn’t get into Twilight.. a book I’ve heard most readers are instantly sucked into.

Until I read The Twitter Book, I didn’t know what re-tweets or a hashtags were or that Twitter has an extremely powerful search tool. When I want to learn something, I search the Internet.  When it comes to Twitter though, the results are overwhelming and ever changing so The Twitter Book is a must-have for users or potential Twitter users who want to learn the in’s and out’s of Twitter without sifting through oceans online search results.

The Twitter Book will teach you everything you need to know to quickly become a Twitter power user, including strategies and tactics for using Twitter’s 140-character messages as a serious–and effective–way to boost your business and for those stay at home moms reading this.. Twitter will allow you to be connected to other moms all over the world 24/7.  Up with the baby at 2a.m.?  Don’t be lonely.. jump on Twitter and join tons of other moms awake all hours of the night.

Co-written by Tim O’Reilly and Sarah Milstein, widely followed and highly respected Twitterers, the practical information in The Twitter Book is presented in a fun, full-color format that’s packed with helpful examples and clear explanations.

The Twitter Book – A Sneak Preview

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Buy The Twitter Book at Amazon.com here and learn more about The Twitter Book and the authors on the O’Reilly website here.

The Manga Guide to Databases from No Starch Press

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Mg_databases_covI am a mommy geek.  I love gadgets, computers, and learning new stuff.  When I got The Manga Guide to Databases from No Starch Press I was all over it and because the Japanese-style comics and educational content made it a super fun yet educational read.  Granted, it took about 2 weeks for me to finish the book because I have about 7 minutes a day to read (two kids, you get it now) but I gained a ton of knowledge about databases.  

If you are a mommy geek and design your own website(s), you will love this book.  I'm sure you are aware that databases are a necessity today and why pay someone to develop a database for you if you can do it yourself?

Buy The Manga Guide to Databases here.and check out their other business related titles on the No Starch Press website.