Office1000 Blog December Archive

A New You for the New Year

By Blog Stories at 12/31/2007 03:08

It's already 2008! Thank goodness we are still alive and, hopefully, will live for another year to come. It's time to change the calendars and have a new life--not exactly an entirely different life but a life that is much better, healthier, and more prosperous than what we had in 2007.

First and foremost, I think we should give our houses a new look. Eliminate those tons and tons of garbage and set things to their proper places. Although you might argue that a "proper place" is subjective, I know that you know that, for instance, magazines SHOULD be in a rack (hence, the term "magazine rack") and not on your bed when you are not reading them. Don't you feel the peace of mind it creates when things are in order?

We ourselves should have a new look (oh yes, the house comes first!). Get some scissors or some hair gel and style away. Haha. while it's women who mostly do this, it's OK for men to do it, too! Personally, I won't have a new look for this year (or for this month at the very least). There's no point following someone's advice when that someone does not follow his own advice, isn't it? Anyway...

More than the physical 'newness' that the New Year inspires, it is more important that we reassess what kind of people have we been this last year. How much have we done wrong? What kind of wrong? How have I corrected my errors? Have I corrected them, anyway? Like what they always say, there's nothing wrong with making mistakes as we are all human beings. What's more important is how we rise to correct these mistakes. Sometimes, we need to err to learn. Hopefully, we're done with the erring part and now, 2008, we'll start with the learning part, if haven't started it out yet.

Happy new year!

To Refill or Not To Refill?

From inkjet cartridges to permanent markers, you'll surely find a refill, licensed and unlicensed, for it. In this particular post, however, I'll focus on inkjet cartridges.

I, for one, find it impractical to buy a new ink cartridge every time my printer runs out of ink because of the pricey price tag that comes with new cartridges. It is acceptable since in nations like where I am living in right now, the Philippines, brand new cartridges are waaaaay expensive. Thus, I am forced to have my cartridges refilled instead. I said 'forced' since if I have the choice (and enough money), I'd rather buy a new cartridge because some say that refilling an ink cartridge might cause the printer to malfunction.

Having inkjet cartridges refilled is not cheap, too. Perhaps, for people living in North America or Europe, paying $6 just to refill your printer ink is REALLY cheap, but in most Asian nations, $6 is still a large sum. Why, you could already buy 2 dozens of donuts with that amount here already!

One remedy that many people use aside from refilling (if they are worried about their printer malfunctioning) is to use generic refills or refills that are not of the same brand as their printer's. Generic refills are as safe and as reliable as the branded ones, but not as expensive. The only drawback, however, is that this is not covered by the warranty of your printer, so it's better to use an original cartridge. But, then again, malfunctions triggered by refills are not covered as well, so what should you do now?

In the end, you'll have to buy a new licensed cartridge for your printer. But if you really can't afford it right now, you can always take the risk.