Just in case you forgot

Germs are still out there. And they want you dead! Don't believe me? Check this out!

Yet another reason to use a waterproof, dustproof and germ-resistant keyboards and mice from Man & Machine.

Oh, and our keyboards aren't just germ-resistant they're also silent. Tired of hearing the clickity-clack of keyboards at work? Do you work in a place where silence is golden? Are you a librarian? Are you a superhero who lost his sight in an accident and gained heightened abilities in his other four senses, therefore the sound of people using their keyboards is louder than a caterwauling Celine Dion? Then you should buy one of our keyboards.

Are you Aquaman and do a lot of underwater home shopping? Are you an Elvis impersonator who likes to spend a lot of time in the bathtub eating entire buckets of fried chicken and playing online role-playing games? Then you need one of our keyboards because they're completely submersible.

Are you an obsessive-compulsive detective who lives in San Fransisco and solves crimes for the police department while trying to touch as few things as possible? Are you a reclusive billionaire who never leaves his penthouse apartment and wears kleenex boxes on his feet? Then you need one of our keyboards because they can be disinfected and cleaned quickly.

There's a million and one reasons to buy one of our keyboards. Check out the Man & Machine website to see our many fine wares.

Man & Machine speaks and people listen

The excitement never stops around Man & Machine. Last week was our Presidential visit and health insurance discussion (check out the blog from last week). The President was able to make all of the points that he wanted to, without really giving a chance for the other small business owners to say what they wanted to. Man & Machine Big Cheese Clif Broumand wanted his chance to respond to what Bush said. He got that chance in a follow up Washington Post article. Man & Machine is a family, we care about our products and each other. Our passion is apparent in all of our keyboards and mice. Our competitors can't say that!

Pictures of President Bush's Visit to Man & Machine

As stated in the last entry, President Bush visited Man & Machine last week, for a roundtable discussion on health insurance for small business owners and to tour the facility. Here are the pictures:




Here President Bush observes the Man & Machine cleanroom, where LCDs are enhanced.




President Bush watches Casey Reeves glue a touch pad together on one of our waterproof keyboards.



President Bush and Man & Machine Big Cheese Clif Broumand watch Gelacio Cabrera repair an LCD.



President Bush enjoys the flexibility of the CoolMIR, a foldable keyboard that can be attached to a Blackberry to make data entry and email writing much faster and easier than just using thumbs. Man & Machine employee Angela Williams looks on.




President Bush sees for himself just how waterproof our keyboards are as he types a message and views it on a monitor. Even completely submerged, the keyboard still functions, which is something you can't say for any of our competitors, especially Seal Shield.



Man & Machine owner and Big Cheese Clif Broumand shows President Bush a fully functioning Blackberry created by the Man & Machine engineering team.



The Man & Machine family watches the rountable discussion taking place.




President Bush and Clif Broumand talk during the roundtable on health insurance.

Man & Machine hosts a round table discussion featuring the president

That's right everybody. President Bush and other members of the government held a round table discussion at Man & Machine Inc here in Maryland. The purpose was to discuss the rising cost of health insurance for small businesses and what we could do to fix it. Don't believe me? Check this link, it's got pictures and everything!

Man & Machine Inc. manufactures waterproof keyboards and mice designed to limit the spread of harmful microbes and infections in health care environments. Man & Machine’s sealed keyboards and mice are sold to hospitals, laboratories and dental offices across the country where patient safety is of utmost importance. We are a leader in the health care industry, making environments safer, with an unmatched passion for our products.

Clifton Broumand, The Big Cheese of Man & Machine, has that same passion about providing health insurance for his family of employees. In his opinion, the current healthcare system is broken. His health insurance costs have increased 73% in the last four years. The lack of choices when it comes to finding fair and quality healthcare coverage, coupled with being forced to pay more money year after year without any additional benefits has forced Broumand to choose between expanding his business and providing for his employees. Broumand considers this unfair to small businesses.

He feels there is another way. Broumand advocates that everyone: individuals, employers, hospitals, heath care workers, insurance companies and local, state and federal government, be involved in fixing the system. Strong incentives to entice everybody to get health insurance would help. By having more healthy people covered health care would become more affordable for those who need it. Develop a medical home for everyone. This will help people to take care of themselves in a cost-effective way. Broumand also wants insurance for all children. If the family’s income is not sufficient, then let the government help pay.

Another way to fix the system is to promote preventative health care. Paying for wellness programs and preventative health care would lower the cost because people’s health would be better maintained and early diagnosis and treatment would avoid higher costs in treating more advanced disease. If private insurance companies can be more efficient than the government, then they should handle coverage. But that doesn’t preclude the government from being a partner in the system.

The bottom line is that everybody should have health insurance and the cost should be fair. When that happens, then the health care system would be healthier and equitable.

“Whether Republican or Democrat, we all have the same goal: the best health care for all Americans,” Broumand said.

That’s the Man & Machine philosophy.

Any questions?