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Funny Video

Here is a short funny video that you might enjoy.

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Cardinal Brands Introduces Website for Projects

Cardinal Brands has launched a new website www.GenerationsNow.com which features free downloads and project ideas for the repositionable adhesive vellum sheets. This product features Cardinal Brands signature repositionable adhesive also found on the Write 'n Stick products which include Easel Pads, Telephone Message Books, Receipts, Action Item Pads and While You were Out message pads.

These sheets can be used for labeling, signs, card making, scrapbooking, and much more.

Cheap Printer Ink? Maybe Not

The printer ink cartridge market is very price sensitive due to companies rolling out remanufactured or refilled ink cartridges. Companies such as HP, Kodak and Canon have long sold printers for little or no profit with hopes of making up the margin on ink cartridge sales. Recently Hewlett-Packard introduced new lower priced ink cartridges in the $14.99 to $17.99 price range to compete with alternative toners. That is great new to the consumer right? Not so fast, the ink cartridges on the old were 11ml while the new lower priced cartridges are 4.5 ml. Industry executives acknowledge that the per page cost of printing in some cases will in fact go up. Big box retailers such as OfficeMax and Staples who market their own branded alternative ink cartridges might find this strategy shrinks their market market share. This could lead to the Big box stores to retreating which would be a long term victory for HP, Canon and Kodak to name a few. So the most important thing as a consumer is pay attention to what you buy and to consider alternative ink cartridges.

Splenda vs Sweet'N Low Which is Better?

Recently the discussion about sweeteners for coffee came up in my office. Ok, a complaint came up and I was given an education about the merits of Splenda. It seems like I am old school and livinging the past with my preference to Sweet'n Low. Rumor is that Splenda users often will use 10 to 12 packs in each cup of coffee. WoW!!!

How is SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener made? SPLENDA® is the brand name for the ingredient sucralose. It is made through a patented, multi-step process that starts with sugar and converts it to a no calorie, non-carbohydrate sweetener. The process selectively replaces three hydrogen-oxygen groups on the sugar molecule with three chlorine atoms. Chlorine is present naturally in many of the foods and beverages that we eat and drink every day ranging from lettuce, mushrooms and table salt. In the case of sucralose, its addition converts sucrose to sucralose, which is essentially inert. The result is an exceptionally stable sweetener that tastes like sugar, but without sugar's calories. After consumption, sucralose passes through the body without being broken down for energy, so it has no calories, and the body does not recognize it as a carbohydrate.

I will purchase Splenda next time for the office breakroom and create harmony in my office.

OfficeMax Up For Sale

Staples and Office Depot are looking into purchasing OfficeMax. This would be a home run for both companies and would help reduce cost by up to 400 million per year by reducing redundant services.

OfficeMax is a target of take over because of positive cash flow and low margins. Analysist say that Staples and Office Depot would not be interested in purchasing the stores which could present a challenge in the deal going through. This will be interesting to follow.

Print Web Pages Without Wasting Paper

Does printing web pages seem to waste lots of your paper? Are your results less than what you were expecting?

I sometimes struggle with printing web pages and getting just what I want. I ran across this link from HP which gives hints about printing what you intend from web pages. Printing Web Pages