Not So Plastic Office Supplies

Today we’re going to preview some of the most beneficial office supplies out there - ones that get you organized, working more efficiently, keeping everything clean, and looking sharp. These office supplies are not necessarily plastic office supplies, nor are they essentially material in nature. The “supplies” I want to preview today are computer programs you can acquire online, for free, that will renovate your computing experience and leave your (virtual) desktop less cluttered, cleaner, running faster, and more soothing overall.

Pidgin

Pidgin is a messaging application that aggregates all your messaging providers into one simple and ram friendly program. It is clean and easy to use. It basically allows windows and UNIX users to simulate the sharp and clean Mac program Adium. Pidgin is around 10mb in size, and uses less than 25mb of memory at any given time. This is perfect for users of AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN (Live) Messenger, and IRC, who are tired of having a million instant message windows up all over the place.

Songbird

Everyone uses iTunes these days - it’s beautiful, very user friendly, easily accessible, and cross compatible. But, if you are like me, you’re tired of it taking so darn long to load and using so much memory to perform simple tasks. The good news? Songbird is here to save the day. Songbird has essentially all the same features as iTunes, except for the hunger to eat all your memory, and make everything on your computer run more slowly. Songbird also syncs up to iPods and any other mp3 player.

Firefox

If you’re not using Firefox as your Internet browser, you’re not surfing the internet correctly. Internet Explorer is terribly unstable, messy looking, and slow to load even simple pages. By contrast, the open source Firefox browser is stable, has a clean interface, and is generally fast. It also integrates with many add-ons, is always being updated, and has built-in features like security, anti-phishing, and spellcheck that make everyone’s lives easier.

Some of the best office supplies may not be plastic office supplies, but brochure holders and freeware both make our lives easier, more efficient, and less hectic.

Ahhh. Make sure to join us again on Friday!

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