If you like watching things get destroyed, SSI Shredding Systems’ Shred of the Month may be up your street. SSI’s industrial shredders make light work of anything from aluminium cans and medical waste to couches, filing cabinets and tree stumps. SSI have provided a movie gallery of industrial shredders in action. Watch a filing cabinet […]
A golden retriever who sweeps the streets while walking has become an online star in China after being photographed sweeping the streets of he was photographed using a sweeping brush to sweep up while walking in Changchun, Jilin Province. The dog slaloms a zigzag course along the pavement, occasionally seeking approval from his owner, Xu […]
Projector manufacturers InFocus recently held a competition, “What Not to Present”, to uncover the worst in presentation skills via the medium of PowerPoint. Have a look at the whole panoply of obfuscation. Dim the lights, speak in tongues, sow the sweet seed of confusion. Via Boing Boing
Crafted from wood and natural bristles, the Pratonzolo is a grassy desk organiser which can lend a bit a bit of colour green and order to a monotone plastic-cluttered desk. The Pratonzolo is designed by Max Battaglia and Matteo Mocchi of the design studios Givingshape and BBMds for Italian company Stylemylife. This desk tidy will […]
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 […]
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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