Transform your dead office supplies into a Star Wars X-wing fighter using a spent Sharpie marker pen, foldback clips, a strip of staples, a pencil sharpener and some pen lids. Full ingredients and instructions over at Instructables. Reflect on how it all went wrong. Via Boing Boing.
The eagerly awaited day has arrived. Prince William and Kate Middleton marry today. And if you’re a republican and couldn’t give a monkeys about the wedding, at least you’ve got a day off. Today could also be the media event of the year, globally covered and noticeably obsessed over by our trans-Atlantic cultural cousins. Sometimes […]
Continuing our seasonal neglect of up-to-date office supplies news, did you know…? The custom of giving eggs around the spring equinox (shortly before present-day Easter dates) predates Christianity. A pagan symbol of rebirth, eggs were adopted in early Christianity as a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus. In 2010, an estimated 150 million chocolate Easter […]
Happy Good Friday! Did you know…? The word Easter derives from the name of an Anglo-Saxon goddess, Eostre, whose festival was celebrated at the vernal equinox. Eostre also gave her name to oestrogen, the female hormone. Easter is a moveable feast which means it does not fall on a fixed calendar date. As established by […]
Having been caught red-handed pocketing a valuable ceremonial ballpoint pen on video, Czech prez Václav Klaus is now being inundated with offers of writing implements from Czechs showing faux concern. A Facebook page with over 5,000 fans urges to send pens, pencils and other writing instruments to the presidential office on May 2 “as he […]
As April Fools’ Day impends, thoughts turn to practical jokes. The office – home of work ethic, hierarchy and organisation – is like virgin powder snow to the prankster who on this day is given a green light to disrupt the social order. Office pranks typically involve undermining office norms. Hole punches are superglued to […]
Every occasional stapler user knows the crushing despair evoked when trying to staple something only to discover your stapler has run out of staples. In matters as important as this, the Dull Men’s Club is a step ahead of the rest of us. To counter Empty Stapler Syndrone they have designated two days each year […]
As a species, we’re not that keen on being blown up. But many of us do quite like watching explosions. Boing Boing informs us that a certain Tesla 500 likes to blow up old microwaves, partly, we are told, to harvest some of their parts but also, surely, to revel in the aesthetics of destruction. […]
Another office worker goes violent on stationery as everyday Paper-pushing toil becomes too much for a mentalist divorced from job satisfaction. Filing seems to be an issue. The CCTV-captured tantrum begins with our hero hitting a colleague over the head with a ring binder, seemingly unprovoked. He then throws his computer monitor across a desk […]
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 […]
Need some healthier lunch inspiration? Feeling the pinch on your bank account, and your time? Rising prices seem to be affecting everything, from groceries to energy. As a result, people are left looking for ways to cut back on expenses wherever possible. One expense that can quickly add up is lunch for work. To make […]
Setting up a small office, or already have one and need to make it more functional? Being a small team ourselves, we thought we’d share our list of the top 10 must-have items for your small office – some practical, some often overlooked, but all essential! Coat stand If you’ve ever walked into an office […]
4: Power on your mouse 5: Pair (if using Bluetooth) 6: Test 7: Adjust your settings (Optional) 8: Enjoy your wireless mouse Troubleshooting tips By following these steps, you should be able to set up your wireless computer mouse successfully. If you have any questions our team of experts is always on hand to help. […]
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