Sense is creating a new centre for deafblind children. Sense, the national deafblind charity, is creating one of only four dedicated centres for deafblind children in the UK, which will enable them to reach out to so many more deafblind people and their families. The centre will be a wonderful home-from-home and will be a […]
Cambridge University scientists have developed an printer which removes ink from Paper which has been printed on so that it can be re-used. The printer sends pulses of green laser through the Paper, vaporising the toner. If you’re wondering whether all that electronic fuss will cancel out the reduction in carbon footprint by reusing the […]
Designer Kim Su Yeon has come up with a printer which, instead of leaving its mark, removes ink from printed Paper using laser technololgy. Pop in a page-full of martketing "insights" and out pops a white (and probably more insightful) piece of Paper. In such a way, Paper can be reused. Whether or not this […]
The <PrtScn> function takes on new meaning as a wound-up rusty spring of an office worker tussles with a photocopier toner cartridge and gets sprayed with its ink powder. Avenging seemingly not only this outrage but existential injustice in general, the man tears his computer monitor from his workstation and places it screen down on […]
Five hundred feet of roadway was closed overnight and needed to be replaced after a truck containing commercial printer ink cartridges rolled over and left a colourful, inky mess on a ramp between Route 128 and Interstate 95 near Boston. The accident saw several hundred gallons of ink spill onto the highway. Some 16,000 pounds […]
As you have probably heard, tomorrow is Office Supplies Day 2011 – a day, experts believe, optimal for the purchase of office supplies and one, we all acknowledge, apt for a celebration of all things stationery. We at Paperstone refuse to miss out on the festivities and serious stationery noodling and to celebrate we will […]
Was Blue Monday miserable for you? Apparently, Monday 17 January 2011, was the most depressing day of the year. At least according to some dubious “mathematics” concocted to sell holidays some years ago. In January 2005, Cardiff University psychology lecturer, Dr Cliff Arnall, lent his name to an equation-backed claim that the Monday of the […]
“I really can’t be bothered with writing these description anymore, it’s a printer cartridge!” This story’s a few weeks old now but it’s worth rehashing because of the proximity of the subject to what we do. A week or so before Christmas, a writer of copy for the online retailer inkcartridges.uk.com called Paul Richards began […]
In news that has shaken the printer supplies world, Home Secretary Theresa May has told the House of Commons that toner cartridges greater than 500g will not be allowed to be carried as part of hand luggage on flights departing from the UK. There will also be restrictions on cargo flights, with carriage limited to […]
Anger at Font The campaign to ban Comic Sans, the “casual” typeface long ridiculed by the more discerning of font connoisseurs, has reached fever pitch. Campaigners are now trying to raise £14,000 to make a documentary to demonstrate how the reviled font has permeated everyday life. The “playful”, “friendly” font has for over fifteen years […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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