If you are planning your home office or to work at other locations than your customary office, we have assembled articles, white papers and check lists to help make that location more safe, healthy and user-friendly.
An excellent small business / home firewall; requires skill professional installation. This model supports up to 10 simultaneous users on the Internet. A built-in DMZ allows separating home networking from home office.
To protect both your employer's, your clients' and your own confidential and personal information, a paper shredder is a must have in your home office.
Be sure to buy one that 'Cross cuts' rather than one that only cuts into strips - a really determined 'dumpster diver' finds it much easier to recreate documents from strips that from the tiny pieces of confetti that cross cutting produces.
Shredders range in price from about $15 up to well over $1,500. The Fellowes brand has a very good reputation.
Features:
Reliable Shredder for personal use in the home or home office
Shreds up to seven sheets per pass and 80 sheets per minute into 5/32 by 1-7/8 inch cross-cut particles
Nine-inch entry easily accepts letter or legal size documents
Special safety interlock switch instantly stops the shredder when lifted
4.5-gallon mesh wastebasket lets you see when the basket is full
Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines
Carry Your Library: Holds up to 3,500 books, periodicals, and documents
Beautiful Large Display: 9.7" diagonal e-ink screen reads like real paper; boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and sharp images
Auto-Rotating Screen: Display auto-rotates from portrait to landscape as you turn the device so you can view full-width maps, graphs, tables, and Web pages
Built-In PDF Reader: Native PDF support allows you to carry and read all of your personal and professional documents on the go
For your own physical well-being you need a decent office chair. It must be adjustable in all directions, including the arm rests for while you are keyboarding, and have a lumbar support. The mash surfaced ones are really comfortable while stopping you sticking to the chair! They range in price from around $100 to almost $1,000, so this one is excellent value. Amazon sells the whole range of prices.
Features:
Seat Size: 19.75''W x 18.5''D
Seat Height: 18.5'' - 22.5''H
Arm Height: 8.25''H From Seat; 27''H From Floor
Back Size: 20.5''W x 20.25''H
Overall Dimensions: 23.75''W x 24''D x 38.25'' - 42.25''H
Extends cellular coverage for single or multiple users in homes or offices--provides up to 2500 square feet of coverage
Dual-band device works with 800/1900 MHz frequencies from all major carriers--AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Alltel, Cricket, and more (not compatible with Nextel)
Omni-directional signal antenna receives signals from multiple cell towers
Antenna can be installed outdoors above the roofline or indoors in the attic or near a window
Extends phone battery life--uses less power when signal is stronger
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Crime Prevention in your Home Office Possibly very valuable suggestions on how to use security hardware, psychology & site design to discourage crime against you by making it more difficult & time consuming. 3-pages authored by one of my Network colleagues, Susan Harrington.
Home Office Health & Safety Guidelines Guidance on setting up your home office. Includes suggestions covering: location in your home, electrical, furnishings, ergonomics, lighting and climate control. 14 slides
How to set up a Home Disaster Survival Kit. When you are working away from the office, you will not be able to rely on your employer to help you get through a disaster, whether natural or man-made. This is 4 pages of check lists and other thoroughly sensible guidance on how to disaster-proof yourself & loved ones. Authored by the American Red Cross & FEMA.
Planning for a Safe Home Office The basic guidelines that every home office should follow -- mostly common sense and not costly. 2 pages
Theft Prevention Strategies for Lap & Desktops. When you are working away from the office, your copmuter and so the information in it will become more vulnerable to theft than when it's in your cube, protected by your employer's security staff & systems. This paper lays out what can be done - from basic common sense (regularly backing up, religiously using encryption) to basic hardware (cable locks) to more sophisticated hardware (Smart cards) to cool stuff (Biometrics and LoJack style tracking systems). The paper contains the urls of the vendors involved. Authored by one of my Network colleagues, Susan Harrington. 5 pages.
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