There are many things you can keep on your desk at work to help make things easier for yourself. Technology takes over our desktops very easily, with monitors, keyboards, mouse pads, etc. Keeping organized and innovative allows you to do your job better. Any business professional can benefit from these simple devices. Give this blog a read, and you’ll want to have all of these gadgets on your desk by the time you’re through!
Extra Reliable USB
You never know when you’ll need to take something on the go. A USB or external hard drive at your desk allows you another option for saving material. Using the cloud or a server is effective to backup information, but sometimes you need a hard drive with the information at hand.
A Pair of Good Headphones
There are headphones that can cancel out the noise in your surroundings. They allow you to get “in the zone”, and make for a comfortable and happy work environment. When you need to focus and get something done, plugging in and working hard is a great option when you have a nice pair of headphones to do so.
Power Strip Box/Charging Box
Desks can become easily cluttered with our necessary mouse, keyboard, and mouse pad next to the monitor. Besides the necessities, we always have drinks, papers, files, and other important things on our desks that can get in the way. By having a power strip box or charging box, you keep all your wires safe and hidden from liquids and eliminate the possibility of catching on and accidentally unplugging something. These accessories also keep your desk looking neat and organized.
Canned/Pressurized Air
To maintain your accessories, keep a can of pressurized air in your desk drawer. This can come in handy when cleaning little cracks and crevices in your desk drawers, in your keyboard, and your mouse.
Screen Wipes
Sometimes we don’t realize how much we touch our screens when pointing at, measuring, or looking at things on the computer. Screen wipes on hand can allow you to clean your screen as you go. Give yourself a clear vision of your screen, and clean your screen once a week to avoid oils building up.
Cord Clips
When you have multiple cords that you need access to every day, it becomes an annoyance to search for them everytime you need them. They fall to the floor, behind desks, and get hidden in the back of desk drawers. Invest in cord clips to keep all your cords handy and out of the way at the same time.
Instacube
If you have to keep up with social media accounts but don’t want to be on a device all day, there’s a desktop Instagram device called Instacube. You can set the cube on your desk and, as your working on other projects, the cube updates as your feed updates and shows you what’s being posted. This makes it easier to engage and manage a social media account without being on your phone all day. You can glance over, see what’s going on, and choose to engage or just go back to your work, without even opening the IG application.
If you like any of these ideas, try them out for yourself. There are many more desk accessories that you can try, some can even be more specific to your industry. M&H Consulting is here for all of your tech needs relating to small business. Reach out to us today with your questions at 1-(866)-964-8324.
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