Archives for March 2013

Tax Laws for Writing Off Your Home Office

With the number of home offices exploding (an article in Forbes estimates that more than 3 million workers can make the claim), the IRS created a simplified filing process for taxpayers looking for a home office deduction this year. To … Continue reading →

5 Ways to Spice Up a Boring Cubicle

There’s a lot to be said for office cubicles. In a world where offices with doors seem destined for the museum, they’re pretty much the only guaranteed way to get a little bit of privacy while you work other than … Continue reading →

7-Step Guide to the Ultimate Home Office Layout

Whether you just need a landing spot for managing household paperwork like bills, calendars, insurance information, etc. or a room designated to running a small business, planning the ultimate home office requires a little more work than plopping a laptop … Continue reading →

Expert Advice on Getting Rid of Old Office Furniture

Want to know what will bring you down from the high of your gleaming new office furniture being delivered? The depressing pile of the reject furniture waiting for its fate to be decided. There are plenty of options for disposing … Continue reading →

Is It Exercise Gear or Office Furniture?

If your definition of a workout is balancing a box of doughnuts in one hand and an extra-large (excuse us, Venti) vanilla latte in the other before sitting in your office cubicle all day, it might be time to reevaluate … Continue reading →

5 Reasons Mobile Technology Is Ruining Our Posture at Work

We all love our tablets and smartphones, but do our gadgets love us back? In the ergonomic sense, definitely not. It’s nearly impossible to have good posture while using mobile technology. The rules we observed so religiously when we were … Continue reading →

5 Ways to Prepare to Sell Your Office Furniture

Selling your office furniture is a great way to make a little extra cash, or maybe even fund your office redecoration project. The best used office furniture retailers (cough, Arnolds, cough) will offer you top dollar for your old equipment … Continue reading →

8 Ways to Lure Employees Back to the Office

Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer has been taking a lot of flak for asking that employees stop working from home and return to the office in an effort to turn around the struggling company. However, we’re pretty certain there are plenty … Continue reading →

Is Marissa Mayer Right About Telecommuting?

Marissa Mayer was in the news again, and this time it wasn’t for giving out free iPhones to employees. The flash point for the Mayer-related chatter this week was the recent announcement that Yahoo! employees would soon be expected to … Continue reading →

5 Things to Look for in an Office Furniture Installation Company

There are a lot of good reasons to contract out the delivery and installation of office furniture. For starters, it means you don’t have to do it. This is not to be underestimated when you’re planning a move or massive … Continue reading →