British office workers struggle to find important files they thought they had saved on their work computer, according to a new poll. The Iron Mountain-commissioned YouGov research finds that 58 percent of office workers have had difficulty locating such files. With some 60 percent of company data now being kept on PCs and laptops, looking […]
The Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude, has announced plans to centralise the procurement of stationery by Government departments. This follows a recommendation in Philip Green’s Efficiency Review that Government could wield its buying power more effectively. Poor value contracts in the past have meant wide disparieties in prices paid for the same office products, for […]
Nazis tried to teach dogs to talk and speak, claims a new book. In Amazing Dogs: A Cabinet of Canine Curiosities, Dr Jan Bondeson asserts, “There were some very strange experiments going on in wartime Germany, with regard to dog-human communication.” The Germans expected great things of their canine charges and Adolf Hitler, himself a […]
Designer James Tobin has created a ceramic (body), rubber and metal (“hands”) clock that resembles a bar chart, with the progression of hours and minutes indicated by length of two corresponding bars. Writes Tobin, “The unrelenting tick-tock and minute by minute progression is replaced by absolute silence and a slow consistent linear motion.” Watch a […]
Trendhunter recently drew our attention to two USB sticks with lockable data access. The LOT-IT Secure Flash Drive is an encrypted flash drive that works like a combination padlock. A pin is required to unlock the data and encryption and authentication are handled on the drive itself, rather than by hacker-accessible software. Perhaps even more […]
The Daily Infographic recently posted a Medical Billing and Coding visualisation of the ways in which sitting – at one’s desk or at home – can be detrimental to one’s health. The Infographic, entitled “Sitting Down Is Killing You,” is slightly alarmist and is loaded with the message that sitting causes, rather than is correlated […]
Perhaps no living person is more globally recognisable than Barack Obama so it is not surprising then that the current US President should be the subject of so much fine artwork. A scout around ebay for artistic depictions of Obama restores one faith (if one ever lost it!) in humankind’s ability to create work after […]
Technology megabrands such as Apple, Facebook and Twitter cause activity in the brains of devotees similar to that of religious people stimulated by religious imagery, according to some neuroscientists. The BBC documentary, Secrets of the Superbrands, explored why such brands could harness so much popularity and hold over people’s lives. In the first episode, an […]
A Chinese farmer was in the news recently for making his charge of chickens wear glasses. Zhang Xiaolong from Fuijan Province thinks his roosters are behaving far less aggressively now they are bespectacled. The glasses prevent the birds from looking one another in the eye, seeing red, and pecking each other violently in a feathery […]
Lakeysha Beard is escorted off train after speaking on her phone for 16 hours Last week a US woman was arrested and charged with disorderly contact after nattering on her phone for 16 hours in the quiet carriage of a train. The Oakland, California, to Salem, Oregon, train was stopped short of its destination so […]
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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