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How about dealing with computer problems or printer paper jams?<\/p>\n<p>According the the Dick Smith Productivity study, the average office worker spends more than two working weeks a year dealing with technical issues and it\u2019s mostly thanks to old technology.<\/p>\n<p>The study revealed that over 2\/3 of Australian workplaces still used a fax machine and just over 52 percent of employees claim that their boss is too stingy to invest in new equipment&#8230;even if it means improving productivity.<\/p>\n<p>If you run a small business there are some good tax incentives for buying new equipment up to $6500, check with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ato.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\">ATO<\/a> or your tax professional.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, you&#8217;ll find more information on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrtaxman.com.au\/blog\/office-workers-waste-two-weeks-a-year-on-paper-jams\" target=\"_blank\">MRTAXMAN<\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s the best way you could waste time at work? 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The study revealed that over 2\/3 of Australian workplaces still<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wasting-time-with-old-technology\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[607,604,605,606],"class_list":["post-2778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-business-technology","tag-computer-upgrade","tag-old-technology","tag-tax-tip"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wasting time with old technology - Tech Daily with Andy Wells<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wasting-time-with-old-technology\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wasting time with old technology - Tech Daily with Andy Wells\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What\u2019s the best way you could waste time at work? 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