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Label This: How Label Printers Can Help Get You Organized
My grandma has every shelf of her linen closet labeled with the location of sheets, wash cloths, hand towels, bath towels and beach towels. While I think that’s a tad obsessive, I must admit to a certain sense of the pot calling the kettle black.
In my house every techno gadget (and there are a lot of them, given as I review this stuff for a living) and every wire is neatly marked with a professional-looking label from a label maker. Of course, there are some very pragmatic reasons: first, sometimes it’s hard to tell at a glance whether you’ve got a USB 1.1, USB 2.0, or FireWire cable. Second, a name and address label on your laptop, PDA, or adapter increases the odds of getting it back if you lose it. Third, a product label on a generic adapter reminds you which device it goes with; bigger, more legible labels clarify the controls on a printer at the office or your stereo at home.
For times when labels make sense, new label printers from K-Sun, DYMO and Brother are worth considering. All of these labelers create numerous kinds of labels, allowing you to stick them where needed.
The latest label printer to hit the market is the K-Sun LABELShop 2012XLST-PC label maker ($499; http://cableorganizer.com/ksun-labelshop/model2012xlst-pc.html). The K-Sun really shines in two areas: 1. it connects directly to your PC, allowing you to print logos, graphics, and barcodes and transfer data between the two, and; 2. the included software has a WYSIWIG editor, allowing you to design your own labels.
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