A Lexmark study has found that Londoners do not recycle as much as others in the UK, with a tenth admitting to not doing it at all. Overall, however, the figures are encouraging, with over a quarter of Britons “recycling regularly.” Reusable ink cartridges have seen a boost in sales as more people seek to […]
Make It Cheaper, the business price comparison service, has estimated that heating offices and leaving computers and other electrical equipment of stand-by could have cost UK businesses as much as £110 million over the 11-day Christmas period. According to Make It Cheaper’s calculations, the average office consumes energy at the rate of 10 kilowatt hours […]
As we take our first tentative steps into the ‘Teens, we can get a handle on at least some of the images that will accompany us throughout the coming year from Xmas sales of 2010 calendars. HMV and calendar-makers Danila have compiled their calendar chart for 2010 and it features January-through-December pics of newcomers as […]
A company called TreadDesk Inc has released a new line of treadmill desks designed to allow office workers to exercise while completing reports, filling in spreadsheets or writing letters of resignation because they feel like rats in a maze. TreadDesks combine treadmills with an adjustable height desk. The push of a button raises the desk […]
Boxing Day is so called because in Anglo-Saxon tradition, seasonal gifts to be given to the poor and socially inferior were kept in a "Christmas Box" which was opened on 26th December. The stricken, disenfranchised masses were happy at this small, annual gesture and defaulted to slope-shouldered, misery-inflected deference to their betters for the rest […]
VAT will return to its former level of 17.5% in the New Year. It was reduced to 15% on 1 December 2008 to stimulate consumer spending as the economy faced recession. According to a BBC-commissioned ComRes poll of 1,002 British adults back in November, almost a third (32 percent) said their spending would decrease their […]
Office supplies may not strike a festive chord in everyone’s hearts and someone being given a stapler by Santa is not a scene straight out of It’s a Wonderful Life. But it is an observation shared by all of us at Paperstone that people genuinely like being given stationery as a gift. Why? Because, no […]
Over the next year, Apple will add 180,000 apps to the circa 120,000 it has already, according to to IDC predictions. In addition to Apple’s 300,000, IDC analysts also predict that Google will quadruple its Android applications to about 100,000. And this in the context of an explosion in mobile internet access. The number of […]
Google have published their annual “Zeitgeist” lists of the fastest rising (and falling) terms keyed into its omnipresent search engine. Given the cultural pervasiveness of Google, “Zeitgeist” isn’t really a misnomer for what these lists represent. Not surprisingly, Michael Jackson tops the fastest risers. Facebook is 2nd. Twitter, Windows 7 and Lady Gaga are also […]
Over half of office workers say they have had an embarrassing experience at an office party, according to a survey of 1,091 workers commissioned by online gift retailer, Prezzybox.com. Seventy-six percent have been subjected to Secret Santa. Twenty-one percent of employers confessed to giving staff free promotional items or wholesale stock as a Christmas gift […]
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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