Desk Tape

Desk Tape

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Staples brand Black Desk Top Tape Dispenser NIB $2.99

1 Lot of 5 Ceramic Desk Tape Dispenser NEW $7.96

Office Desk Pen Organizer Adhesive Tape Dispenser Holder $12.89

Plastic Office Desk Pencil Pen Holder Adhesive Tape Dispenser $15.05

Scotch Magic TAPE DISPENSER WITH 1 ROLL OF TAPE – For Desk Top $9.95

Plastic Office Desk Pencil Pen Holder Adhesive Tape Dispenser $12.85

Plastic Office Desk Pencil Pen Holder Adhesive Tape Dispenser $15.74

Frog Full Size Stapler Tape Dispenser Desk Set from see jane work EUC $28.99

Office Max Desktop Tape Dispenser Black 1″ Core Holds Up to 3/4″ x 1296″ Desk $2.99

Butt Station Desk Set Tape Dispenser Stationery $12.09

3 PIECE PEACOCK DESK SET: CLOCK, TAPE DISPENSER, AND PEN Cup Holder $9.99

Figi Kitten Cat Office Desk / Home / School, Tape Dispenser $9.99

Office Desk Pen Organizer Adhesive Tape Dispenser Holder $18.67

Princess International SS-2000 Mini Supply Station Blue Desk Accessory Pen Tape $16.84

Scotch – 810C40BK – C40 Desk Tape Dispenser and 6 Rolls Magic Tape – Tape Dispen $21.44

ENCORE GROUP DESK DECOR ROOSTER TAPE DISPENSER $18.00

Scotch Desk Set Tape Dispenser PostIt Notes Tape Office $8.99

3M Scotch Desk C38 Tape Dispenser $3.44

Office Desk Tape Dispenser $5.35

Office Desk Pen Organizer Adhesive Tape Dispenser Holder $12.89

Scotch Desk Tape Dispenser, 1in. Core, Black $9.39

Antique Cast Iron Industrial desk top Tape Dispenser vintage Art Deco $9.99

Cartoon Bear Design Wooden Desk Tape Dispenser w Clip $5.62

Plastic Office Desk Pencil Pen Holder Adhesive Tape Dispenser $15.02

School Bus, Yellow / Novelty Tape Dispenser, Desk Top + 3 Rolls of Tape $9.99

Scotch Desk Tape Dispenser NIB #C38 $5.49

NOVELTY CERAMIC SNAIL SHAPED DESK TOP TAPE DISPENSER $29.99

(1) – OFFICE DESK MARBLE Scotch Tape DISPENSER $4.95

Desk Top TAPE DISPENSER Blk Weighted NoSkid 1″core 3/4w $3.77

Tape 6-Rolls With Black Dispenser Office Supplies Desk Accessories New $24.99

Cartoon Lion Design Wooden Desk Tape Dispenser w Clip $5.51

3/4 x1000 Invisible Magic Tape – 6/pack- 1″ Desk Office $7.09

Cartoon Lion Design Wooden Desk Tape Dispenser w Clip $5.66

NEW – Scotch Desk Tape Dispenser, 1in. Core, Black $4.98

Plastic Office Desk Pencil Pen Holder Adhesive Tape Dispenser $15.74

SKILCRAFT Desk Dispenser With Tape, 3/4″ x 1000″, 1″ Core, Clear Matte, 10 Rolls $29.95

NEW Novelty Desk Accessory Holder Pens Tape Paperclips Notes Blue *QUICK SHIP* $28.65

NEW Butt Station Desk Accessory Holder Pens Tape Paperclips ~Orange *QUICK SHIP* $25.30

Scotch Desk Tape Dispenser, 1in. Core, Black, New Office Products $2.79

TAPE DISPENSER Office Home School Supply BLACK DESK $5.39

Butt Station Desk Set Tape Dispenser Stationery $12.09

Ceramic Desk Tape Dispenser NEW $2.21

LOT OF 2 C-38 DESK Tape Dispensers (NIB) $9.95

Office Desk Pen Organizer Adhesive Tape Dispenser Holder $15.14

3M C602 1 Core Dual-Roll Desk Tape Dispenser, Plastic, Black $26.97

Scotch Magic Tape with Color Desk Dispenser, 0.75 x 350 Inches – Colors May Vary $18.35

Scotch C25 Heavy Duty Desk Tape Dispenser Putty 06924 $22.49

Scotch(R) PopUp Tape Desk Grip Dispenser, 0.75 x 2 Inches, 75 Strips per Pad (2 $9.98

Office Desk Pen Organizer Adhesive Tape Dispenser Holder $15.17

Office Desk Pen Organizer Adhesive Tape Dispenser Holder $15.75

Plastic Office Desk Pencil Pen Holder Adhesive Tape Dispenser $15.65

black + blum Heavy Weight Cast Iron Desk Tape Dispenser $47.95

Tabby Kitten Cat Office Desk / Home / School Scotch Tape Dispenser $24.81

Clear Acrylic Desk Accessories Tape Dispenser $16.63

Tape Adding Machines – Bad Habit, Addiction or Comfy Loafers?

The next time you’re in an office where personal computers are used, look on the desks. Chances are pretty good that you will see a mechanical tape adding machine sitting next to many of the computers. That makes no sense to me whatsoever. Why are such antiquated pieces of equipment, that do little more than simple arithmetic, sitting next to very powerful, perhaps very expensive computing devices?

In my opinion, the advantages of a full featured adding machine program should convince most people that mechanical adding machines are expensive dinosaurs that have long outlived their usefulness for personal computer users. To illustrate, here are a few of the advantages a person realizes from using a well written electronic tapes (etapes) program instead of a mechanical adding machine.

* An etape is editable. With a mechanical machine, an error on a printed tape often means re-running the entire tape. Etape entries can be changed, inserted and removed.

* Etapes can be saved to disc and reopened. There is no need to commit an electronic tape to paper unless needed. And etapes on disc can be shared with anyone in the world who has an email address.

* Etapes saved to disc are encrypted to prevent “back door” viewing and changes.

* Electronic tapes that must be stored to satisfy statutory requirements can be saved on media, such as CDs, that will ensure the integrity of the stored etapes almost indefinitely. In additon, multiple backup copies of stored etapes can easily be created. With backup copies stored off-site, the expense of fireproof storage can be avoided. (While the life expectancy for data stored on CD’s is not yet known, I imagine an electronic tape saved on a CD may last longer than a tape printed on paper.)

* Editable notes can be added to each entry and subtotal on an etape. Each etape can also have a caption. Etapes saved on disc can be searched based on file names, captions and/or etape notes.

* Entire etapes and single etape values can be copied and then pasted into any other program that supports the clipboard. This means an electronic adding machine program works with just about all office and finance software.

* With a Master/Derived Value feature, a person can re-use multi-sectioned etapes for often performed calculations. To re-do a calculation, the re-usable etape is opened from disc and key values are changed. Linked subtotals cascade to following etape sections automatically so that all sections of the etape are correctly recalculated.

* An optional subtotal column on an etape displays the current running subtotal throughout the entire etape.

* An unlimited number of memories can be created in a well written adding machine program. Switching between memories at any time is a matter of a few mouse clicks.

* Adding sales tax calculations to an etape can be done by pressing one button.

* A Biz Wizard feature simplifies the calculations of annuities, loans and depreciation. The results of these types of calculations, including entire loan amortization schedules, can be placed on an etape with one mouse click.

With these, and several other advantages of electronic adding machine etapes, why have mechanical tape adding machines managed to avoid the same fate of paper and pencil spreadsheets? In my opinion, habit is a large factor. People have been using adding machines for a long time; long before the advent of personal computers. Whenever an arithmetic calculation needs to be done, muscle memory kicks in subconsciously. The arm extends past the keyboard and the fingers begin to punch very familiar buttons.

I imagine there is also a certain amount of addiction to the whir and clickity-clackity sounds of a Paper Tape being printed. When I asked one person why she still used a mechanical paper tape machine she said, “I like the sound it makes.” There is also the intimidation many people still feel with personal computers. A mechanical adding machine, compared to software, may feel like a pair of well broken in loafers.

Be it habit, addiction or a comfort factor, mechanical adding machines have managed to survive technological advances despite the fact that they deprive people of valuable functionality and incur unnecessary costs. A well written electronic adding machine, which can sound just like a mechanical machine, pays for itself quickly with reduced Office Supply expenses and fewer purchases of replacement equipment. It is no longer necessary to buy cases of adding machine tape or boxes of ribbon cartridges. And, since software doesn’t wear out, the expense of replacing worn out and broken adding machines is eliminated. Not buying paper tape and ribbons in cardboard packaging also means less pressure on our forests. And not throwing out broken machines and exhausted print cartridges means fewer non-degradable plastics going into our landfills.

Using etapes, in my opinion, is a win-win-win situation for personal computer users, the bottom line and the environment.

About the Author

George Gilbert writes software for personal computers. Titles include myOwn10-Key, myOwnPayday, Person On Call, Trend Importer and Double Text. Find out more about these innovative, award winning programs at 2goodsoftware.com.

Where I can find the right kind of plywood for a desk?

I'm trying to build a simple long table .. drawers, nothing nothing .. only a large desk. I want to know where or how I can get the good feeling laminate top. Is it a tape that passes over the wood? Should I buy timber in this way? I can build the table very well, just do not know where / how to get that feeling laminate top.

you can buy finished before "set aside" in places like The Home Depot shelves in the department. but only 12 or 18 inches wide so you have a small sewing run along the table. but has a melamine surface as you wish.