A Home Office on a BudgetWritten by Melanie Breeze
Home offices are all rage right now. Some individuals choose to work from home to be closer to their families, while others set up a home office to keep up if they are ill or unable to come into office. Whatever reason, you will need a basic list of supplies to get you started. By shopping online, you can help stick to a budget and make most out of your purchases.Where you shop is not as important as how you shop. The key is to create a budget and stick to it. Compose a list of items that you need, such as computers and office supplies. Then begin to bargain shop for items on that list. For each item get at least two or three price quotes, to make sure that you are getting best deal possible. I like to use e-coupon sites for my home office supplies. You can get free coupon codes to a wide assortment of websites, and start saving immediately. A great place to find these coupons is CouponChief.com. Your first purchase will probably be a computer. You can go with any one of major manufacturers, just make sure to compare specs and prices. Office furniture and office supplies will also be on your list. Keep in mind that you can design your home office however you see fit. A computer desk that may be inappropriate for a corporate office may fit perfectly with your home décor. So, spend a little bit of time reviewing your options. You can save money by buying a piece of furniture that requires some assembly.
| | Give Me Ten Minutes And I'll Explain Web ConferencesWritten by John Simpson
Regardless of geography, web conferences permit presentations, seminars, briefings, press conferences, lectures, training classes and much, much more to take place. Individuals can share files, graphics, charts, web pages, view slideshows, listen to audio conferences and chat with others involved. Users can be formed into queues in their own 'channels' and listen to a master 'channel.' For example, a company that has more than 5,000 employees can host a company wide meeting via a web conference. Groups within corporation may be assigned to their own channel and 'speakers' will be broadcast to all channels. This would allow groups to discuss what is heard and viewed, but doesn't involve renting of a space or gathering together of so many employees. Business operations also need not be suspended for employees to attend such a meeting as many times they simply generate information and do not require direct response to information offered. Also, in instances where there were people who were unable to attend or want to review what was said at a later time, meeting can be logged and replayed in exact detail to allow absent employees to be caught up. Web conferences have convenience of communication without limitations imposed by geography, number of attendees or even absences, which might diminish message being sent out. Meetings such as a company wide one would require some planning including emailing of invitations to all participants, setting up audio conferencing, streaming videos and any other media, like slideshows. This advance preparation is no different than what would be required to host a meeting on grand scale where audience must be gathered into one location rather than just present in their own offices.
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