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...and don't forget, Handbands are a great way to promote your club or school. Check out the  Handbands website to see how to have fun with keychains to sell with the school name on them, to dogtags and timestable bands and collectibles.

1. We have a new product to shout about! If you're running an event of some sort that relies on a voucher or stamp to get in and out, 'pay' for rides, drinks or eats, then consider the new Tyvek single use handbands. Print them with whatever you like, they wrap around and stick on a person's wrist, they're weather-proof and won't tear.

2. Are you worried about what the kids might access online? There are several sophisticated family-safety software products out there that do a good job of restricting access to various sites, without compromising computer speed or web access for everybody else. One of the better ones is AVG Family Safety - and it's free!

3. Are you so busy you just can't scratch yourself...? Well, if you have a smart phone, one of the answers is climb aboard the app revolution and download a bunch of stuff that will help you organise your life a little better. Short of going living in a teepee, it may be your only answer! Use Evernote - cool, easy, full of help. the Cozi Family Organiser keeps track of everyone's events and Out of Milk is a shopping list and a to-do.