Strictly speaking this is not a pure time-saver. But if you have torn through a few chair mats like I have, you are probably tired of wasting your time trying mats that don’t work.

The carpet in my home office is a typical 1/2″ residential pile but it also has a good pad under it, which makes the surface too soft for most flexible chair mats.

My last go-around was a clear, semi-flex mat that claimed to be for plush carpet but it developed cracks within weeks and eventually was dangerous to bare feet due to the plethora of protruding edges.

While searching for another solution, I bumped into the Miracle Caster shown here.

The wheels are about twice the size of a normal chair caster and the 7/16″ pins fit my standard off-the-floor chair nicely.

I am moving easily on the carpet now and I like the quiet of not having a mat underneath me.

“Mommm! Leave me alone! I’ll do it later!”

Is that you, in the middle of your bookmarks folder?

Who knew that when you were whining that sentence from under your pillow, you were actually being organized?! You told her, didn’t you? A big part of efficiency (when you get past the homework, chores and allowance stage of life) is recognizing what needs to be done now, and what should be done later. We have recently discovered an awesome way to organize your future time and things that should be done later – an extension for Firefox called Read It Later. Check out the features after the jump…

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Capture Contact data quickly from business cards

Look at your desk. Is there a stack of business cards sitting there with a rubber band around it? Two stacks? Those contacts are not doing you any good sitting on your desk. The most likely reason that they are not in your computer is that it will take time to enter them into your contact manager — and you have better things to do. Enter the card scanner — time saving gadget du jour. Run your cards through this little jewel and, voila!, the contact data is presented to you ready for a final edit, along with a picture of the card. Scan, edit, post to Outlook — snappy!

Card Scan

CardScan

Highlights

• Capture contact data without typing in the data

• Eliminate stacks of cards on your desk

• Easy to use — thousands of office workers enjoy this time saver

Time-saving Impact

Eliminate typing time when gathering contact data.

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