ABC Office September 2005 Ask Dave Newsletter
ABC Office September 2005 Ask Dave Newsletter - This month's issue covers questions regarding custom-made office furniture and time clocks. - ABC Office
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This month's issue covers questions regarding custom-made office furniture and time clocks.
FEATURED PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
Our featured product this month is the TBS-1 Tabster paper tabber. Quickly apply tabs in seconds with the TBS-1 Tabster tabbing machine. It is ideal for use with businesses, schools, religious groups, clubs, organizations, print shops and more. It is commonly used for newsletters and mailings. Simply insert the single or tri-folded document and the tabber instantly applies the perforated tab around the edge. Once the tabbed document is removed, the Tabster electronically advances and is ready for the next mail piece. The perforated tabs make it easy for the recipient to open the mailer quickly without any tearing or damage. You can find the TBS-1 Tabster by going here: http://www.abcoffice.com/tabster.htm.
ASK DAVE QUESTIONS
Dave:
Our business wants to buy the model 336 lectern for our office. We like the model and layout, but do not want to have the decorative wood engravings at the top. We would also like it to be a little taller. Is this something you can do?
Devin
Devin,
Our wood office furniture is customizable from the start. From our Web site you can choose a wood stain, fabric color, patterns and more. If you need the furniture to be modified, we can do that too. Height and width changes are possible. Removing the decorative wood engravings shouldn't be a problem either. Please be aware that custom modifications to furniture will increase the amount of time for delivery. All wood furniture is hand-made and built-to-order. Normal lead-time on wooden office furniture is two to three weeks. The end result, however, is high quality and very durable.
Dear Dave,
We are looking for a time clock. We don't need anything complex, just something that will stamp the date and time. It would be nice if you had something that also tallied up the amounts at the end of the week. We have about 35 employees. What would you recommend?
Sincerely,
Melissa
Melissa,
I have a few recommendations for you. The model CS300 time clock (http://www.abcoffice.com/cs300.htm) uses PVC cards with an encoded stripe to keep track of time. The card can be customized for the employee and be re-used. The card is simply swiped through the CS300 where it logs the employee in and out. It also keeps track of total time worked, including overtime. It can be set up and adjusted for bi-weekly, bi-monthly, and monthly pay periods. The CS300 can handle up to 100 employees, which would be able to accommodate growth in your company. It also has a built-in 80-column printer. An RS232 Interface allows data to be exported to a PC.
If you don't like the idea of using a PVC card and prefer to stick to traditional punch cards, I would recommend the PTR 4000 time clock (http://www.abcoffice.com/ptr-4000-time-clock.htm). This time clock not only uses cards, but can also add total hours worked. The top card feed allows each employee to simply drop each time card into the slot on the top of the machine, the card is pulled through the machine as the clock prints the month and date, followed by the time the employee punched in and the calculation of the time worked for the week. This time clock can be programmed in regular time, military time and true military time (hours and 100th of hours) using selectable formats. It can also round to the nearest five, 10 or 15 minute time period.
Dave,
I need some kind of software to help keep track of my employees' time. I would like them to log in and out of a computer. It would also need to be able to export the data. What do you have?
Thanks!
Barry
Barry,
We sell software called Attendance RX (http://www.abcoffice.com/time-clock-software.htm) that will allow an employee to log into a computer and sign in and out. This time and attendance software will accommodate your holiday, overtime, shift and pay period policies and offers a wide range of reports. It can export to QuickBooks Pro and many other popular payroll programs. The standard Attendance RX software can handle up to 50 employees and can only be used on one computer.
Attendance RX Network is available if you want employees to be able to sign in and out of any networked computer. This allows employees to sign in and out from their own computer. Attendance RX Network is available in both 50 and 100 employee packages. Attendance Rx Network will increase accuracy and speed of payroll preparation.
Another option would be our iPC time clock system (http://www.abcoffice.com/ipc-time-clock.htm). This system is very easy to use. The iPC terminal is attached to a computer where it logs employee time. An iButton is given to employees. When the iButton touches the iPC terminal, it logs the employee in and out. The recorded data can be exported to a variety of payroll databases.
In order to make sure you continue to receive the Ask Dave newsletter, please be sure to contact your e-mail service provider and have them put us on their white list. With the increase of junk mail, many e-mail service providers are making it more difficult to send e-mails to customers. Putting us on a white list will ensure that you will continue to receive the best office equipment news and advice available.
We are continually looking for suggestions on topics you would like to read about for future newsletters. We love hearing from you and will take all your suggestions seriously. If you don't have any topic suggestions, ask us a question. We are industry experts, and are happy to answer all your inquiries. Send all your newsletter suggestions or questions to salesmanager@abcoffice.com
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Our aim is to show you the products that interest you most. Let us know what you think. Offers only available at www.abcoffice.com. Not responsible for typographical errors.
This month's issue covers questions regarding custom-made office furniture and time clocks.
FEATURED PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
Our featured product this month is the TBS-1 Tabster paper tabber. Quickly apply tabs in seconds with the TBS-1 Tabster tabbing machine. It is ideal for use with businesses, schools, religious groups, clubs, organizations, print shops and more. It is commonly used for newsletters and mailings. Simply insert the single or tri-folded document and the tabber instantly applies the perforated tab around the edge. Once the tabbed document is removed, the Tabster electronically advances and is ready for the next mail piece. The perforated tabs make it easy for the recipient to open the mailer quickly without any tearing or damage. You can find the TBS-1 Tabster by going here: http://www.abcoffice.com/tabster.htm.
ASK DAVE QUESTIONS
Dave:
Our business wants to buy the model 336 lectern for our office. We like the model and layout, but do not want to have the decorative wood engravings at the top. We would also like it to be a little taller. Is this something you can do?
Devin
Devin,
Our wood office furniture is customizable from the start. From our Web site you can choose a wood stain, fabric color, patterns and more. If you need the furniture to be modified, we can do that too. Height and width changes are possible. Removing the decorative wood engravings shouldn't be a problem either. Please be aware that custom modifications to furniture will increase the amount of time for delivery. All wood furniture is hand-made and built-to-order. Normal lead-time on wooden office furniture is two to three weeks. The end result, however, is high quality and very durable.
Dear Dave,
We are looking for a time clock. We don't need anything complex, just something that will stamp the date and time. It would be nice if you had something that also tallied up the amounts at the end of the week. We have about 35 employees. What would you recommend?
Sincerely,
Melissa
Melissa,
I have a few recommendations for you. The model CS300 time clock (http://www.abcoffice.com/cs300.htm) uses PVC cards with an encoded stripe to keep track of time. The card can be customized for the employee and be re-used. The card is simply swiped through the CS300 where it logs the employee in and out. It also keeps track of total time worked, including overtime. It can be set up and adjusted for bi-weekly, bi-monthly, and monthly pay periods. The CS300 can handle up to 100 employees, which would be able to accommodate growth in your company. It also has a built-in 80-column printer. An RS232 Interface allows data to be exported to a PC.
If you don't like the idea of using a PVC card and prefer to stick to traditional punch cards, I would recommend the PTR 4000 time clock (http://www.abcoffice.com/ptr-4000-time-clock.htm). This time clock not only uses cards, but can also add total hours worked. The top card feed allows each employee to simply drop each time card into the slot on the top of the machine, the card is pulled through the machine as the clock prints the month and date, followed by the time the employee punched in and the calculation of the time worked for the week. This time clock can be programmed in regular time, military time and true military time (hours and 100th of hours) using selectable formats. It can also round to the nearest five, 10 or 15 minute time period.
Dave,
I need some kind of software to help keep track of my employees' time. I would like them to log in and out of a computer. It would also need to be able to export the data. What do you have?
Thanks!
Barry
Barry,
We sell software called Attendance RX (http://www.abcoffice.com/time-clock-software.htm) that will allow an employee to log into a computer and sign in and out. This time and attendance software will accommodate your holiday, overtime, shift and pay period policies and offers a wide range of reports. It can export to QuickBooks Pro and many other popular payroll programs. The standard Attendance RX software can handle up to 50 employees and can only be used on one computer.
Attendance RX Network is available if you want employees to be able to sign in and out of any networked computer. This allows employees to sign in and out from their own computer. Attendance RX Network is available in both 50 and 100 employee packages. Attendance Rx Network will increase accuracy and speed of payroll preparation.
Another option would be our iPC time clock system (http://www.abcoffice.com/ipc-time-clock.htm). This system is very easy to use. The iPC terminal is attached to a computer where it logs employee time. An iButton is given to employees. When the iButton touches the iPC terminal, it logs the employee in and out. The recorded data can be exported to a variety of payroll databases.
In order to make sure you continue to receive the Ask Dave newsletter, please be sure to contact your e-mail service provider and have them put us on their white list. With the increase of junk mail, many e-mail service providers are making it more difficult to send e-mails to customers. Putting us on a white list will ensure that you will continue to receive the best office equipment news and advice available.
We are continually looking for suggestions on topics you would like to read about for future newsletters. We love hearing from you and will take all your suggestions seriously. If you don't have any topic suggestions, ask us a question. We are industry experts, and are happy to answer all your inquiries. Send all your newsletter suggestions or questions to salesmanager@abcoffice.com
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Our aim is to show you the products that interest you most. Let us know what you think. Offers only available at www.abcoffice.com. Not responsible for typographical errors.