Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald reports that drug tests are finding favour in the white-collar sector. While workplace tests are formally legislated in the mining and transport industries, more and more offices are showing an interest in testing employees for alcohol and other drugs. “In one case a fatigued office worker put an electric stapler through […]
A recent survey of UK office workers has shown widespread frustration at the use of management speak. Three-quarters of the 2,000 polled were annoyed by their line managers using vacuous workplace jargon such as “push the envelope”. “Think outside the box”, “blue sky thinking” and “hit the ground running” were deemed the worst offending phrases […]
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge* The Royal Wedding was the UK’s fastest search in 2011, according to the Google Zeitgeist 2011. The anticipated arrivals of iPhone 5 and iPad 2 aroused curiosity, as did the deal-of-the-day website, Groupon. Viral sensation, Rebecca Black, who topped the global Google Zeitgeist 2011, came ninth in the UK. […]
Rebecca Black and friends* Google Zeitgeist 2011, the search engine’s list of its fastest rising queries, has recently been published. The global list is topped by 13-year-old Rebecca Black (pictured above), who was catapulted into fame when the video for her song, “Friday” went viral. The deaths of Steve Jobs and Jackass’ Ryan Dunn prompted […]
There’s still time to get office supplies delivered to your door before Christmas. Products available for next day delivery will be delivered tomorrow if they are ordered before 5:00pm today. But please check delivery info on individual products to avoid disappointment. Orders can be placed via our website 24/7 over the Christmas period, as per […]
Featuring, among others, staplers, hole punches and glue. Yeah, yeah, very good animation. Excellent exposé of the role office supplies can play in music. Now, who else wants to hit him? Join the queue. I’m really not a violent man at heart but seriously it would be hard to resist if the opportunity presented itself. […]
Four in 10 UK office workers have done something at the Christmas party they would later regret, according to a new poll commissioned by Monster, the career specialists. A quarter of those polled said they had done something “mildly regrettable” and a further 16 percent admitted to behaviour so reprehensible that it damaged their reputation […]
A survey for TGI Fridays has revealed how various office workers let loose their inhibitions at the Christmas party. According to the poll of 2,000, 23 percent will end up snogging a colleague at the Xmas bash and one in ten will tell a workmate exactly what they think of them. The poll revealed an […]
Audio equipment company Behringer have unveiled the loudest “the loudest iPad®, iPod® and iPhone® dock you’ve ever heard” to help launch 50 new EUROSOUND products. The $30,000 beast measures an absurd eight feet wide by four feet tall, bangs out a 10,000 Watts of power and weighs about the same as a smaller breed of […]
For some reason, a news story we did on chicken glasses last May has been one of our most popular pages in the last few weeks. In the spirit of this mania for fowl eyewear, here are a couple of apposite videos. The first one is a 1947 newsreel about the use of chicken glasses […]
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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