| Why should I get a document shredder? How
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| | ones you see at your office supply store
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| much should I spend on a document
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| | can run as low as $30.
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| shredder? What features are available and
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| | One of the features that create this
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| what is the best document shredder for my
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| | disparity in cost is durability. How many
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| type of business? These are some of the
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| | documents can it shred before needing
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| questions I will answer for you in this
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| | maintenance or a replacement. One made of
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| article.
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| | plastic parts will not last under heavy
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| First, why should I have a document
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| | use, while one made of durable metal
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| shredder for my business or for my own
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| | will. Obviously, if your company does not
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| personal use? The answer is easy. Every
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| | shred but a couple of documents per day,
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| day more crime relating to stolen or
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| | a cheaper document shredder might work
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| found documents is occurring. Fraud,
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| | for you.
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| Identity Theft, Corporate Espionage, Con
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| | How secure are the documents you will be
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| Games, and Forgery are some of the
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| | shredding. Some document shredders only
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| examples of crime that can happen to
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| | cut the document into strips of varying
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| anyone, any time.
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| | width, depending on the document shredder
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| The information contained in your
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| | you choose. High-tech thieves can piece
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| documents may not seem like the stuff in
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| | together uniformly shredded documents. If
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| spy movies, but the threat to you
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| | the information is worthwhile to them,
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| individually as well as to your business
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| | they can retrieve it. If your company
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| exists. Your documents contain a lot of
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| | really wants to destroy sensitive
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| things you take for granted. Sensitive
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| | documents, you need to consider a
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| information about upcoming plans, stock
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| | document shredder that cuts the paper up
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| options, and other business related
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| | into bits, rather than just strips. These
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| material can be a bonus to thieves.
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| | document shredders are more expensive,
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| Thieves, to steal your identity, can use
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| | but a lot more secure.
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| your personal information like mother?s
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| | Also, some of the better shredders not
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| maiden name, social security number,
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| | only shred paper documents, but also CDs,
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| credit card and pin numbers, birth date
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| | Plastic Film, Key Tape, ID Cards, Video
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| and more.
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| | Tapes, Floppy Discs, Microfiche and other
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| There are many reasons why document
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| | classified media. If your company also
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| security is important. There are other
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| | has sensitive material stored on these
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| aspects to document security that are
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| | other forms of media, you may want to
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| important as well, but in this article we
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| | purchase a document shredder that does
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| will remain on the topic of document
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| | more.
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| shredding.
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| | Dust creation is another factor,
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| How much you should spend on a document
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| | especially for those who are shredding a
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| shredder depends on your business. How
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| | high volume of documents and other
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| many documents you need to shred daily,
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| | material. Some document shredders have an
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| the size of the documents your business
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| | internal vacuum to dispose of dust, so if
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| uses, how sensitive the information in
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| | your business does a high volume of
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| the documents is, and more are factors to
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| | document shredding, you may want to ask
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| consider when choosing a document
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| | about this feature.
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| shredder. That little desk model document
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| | Noise is another factor to consider with
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| shredder that you saw at the office
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| | any size shredder that you plan to
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| supply store might not be adequate to
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| | purchase. Try before you buy is a good
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| your needs.
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| | thing to keep in mind. If it is noisy,
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| The DOD, (Department of Defense), has
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| | you will be happy you tried it out before
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| standards for the destruction of
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| | you started using it in your office.
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| sensitive documents. This is the top of
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| | How difficult is it to clear paper jams?
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| line for document shredders and probably
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| | How safe is it? Is it easy to put your
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| a bit much for your business. I include
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| | fingers into the area where the blades
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| this information to show you the wide
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| | are? How easy is it to take apart and
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| range of document shredders that are
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| | clean? These and more are questions you
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| available for your own document security.
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| | should consider when choosing the
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| The largest of these that shreds a high
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| | document shredder your business will be
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| volume of documents into very tiny pieces
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| | using.
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| can run upwards of $20,000. The small
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