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Office space: you spend at least eight hours a day at work--why not liven up the joint a little?


The NeatReceipts Scanalizer ($230) isn't just a scanner. It reads information from your receipts and business cards, then pours the info into streamlined spreadsheets. Get those file folders out of your life once and for all.

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If your office palette is gray, silver, and charcoal, you might want to think about adding Chiasso's Plynl Shag Mats ($168 for a 3-by-5-foot mat), an office-sturdy solution to your workday blahs blah   Informal
n.
1. Worthless nonsense; drivel.

2. blahs A general feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, or depression: "Monday morning Oscar woke up with the blahs" 
.

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If you want your home office to reflect your impeccable im·pec·ca·ble  
adj.
1. Having no flaws; perfect. See Synonyms at perfect.

2. Incapable of sin or wrongdoing.



[Latin impecc
 sense of style, the Otto Desk ($2,498) from Design Within Reach is for you. Make your computer solution a gadget (1) Slang for any hardware device, typically small. Synonymous with "gizmo."

(2) A mini application that resides on a computer desktop or personal home page, typically found in the Windows environment.
 sanctum.

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After gumming up your thumb for decades now, Wite-Out goop enters the new century with Wite-Out Correction Tape Correction tape is an alternative to correction fluid used to correct mistakes during typing, or, in some forms, handwriting. One side of the tape, which is placed against the error, is coated in a white, opaque masking material.  ($3), the Porsche of correction products. No, seriously.

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Keep earbud cords and small cables under control with the Tetran Cable Winder ($]2.95), a knobby knob  
n.
1. A rounded protuberance.

2.
a. A rounded handle, as on a drawer or door.

b. A rounded control switch or dial.

3. A prominent rounded hill or mountain.
 little monster who'll swallow your earbuds, wind up your wires, and bring order to your life.

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Title Annotation:TOYS
Author:Lopez, Vincent
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Buyers guide
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 14, 2006
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