Category — Office Supplies

I saw a story on CNN the other day that offered up some sources of distraction for cubicle dwellers, the highlight of which was a website called True Office Confessions. The site is basically a big message board that allows disgruntled office workers to vent their frustrations, or confess unspeakable acts.  Here are a few of my favorite confessions thus far:

“Has anyone ever been typing a memo and tried to type the word “and”, but you slip and type the word “nad”? I do it often and every time I laugh to myself. God, I’m such a loser. ”

“i try to get rid of all my restroom issues at work… might as well s**t on them… they do it to me everyday…. ”

“Thanks to the endless amount of time before the whistle blows, I’m tempted to test the velocity needed to ram a ballpoint pen into my brain via the temple.”

“I hate when people lick their fingers in order to pick up papers from the universally used printer. This woman in my office was searching for something she printed and she started to lick from her elbow to her middle finger tip. She basically licked the entire stack of papers…effing gross!”

I recently discovered Adobe’s new online image-retouching tool, Photoshop Express, and it is a delight. While it doesn’t include most of the heavy duty image-editing tools included in Photoshop, it has everything you need to jazz up your photos. The whole thing is very easy to use and intuitive, you can even access photos from your facebook account for quick retouching.

It appears that today has been marked as RSS Awareness Day among members of the blogging community in an effort to increase the usage of RSS feeds, and related applications. For those who are unfamiliar with RSS (Really Simple Syndication), it essentially aggregates newly posted stories from your favorite blogs into one page so that you don’t have visit each site. To start using it simply register with an RSS reader like Google Reader, and then go to your favorite websites and subscribe to their feeds by clicking on their RSS icon ().

While doing my “wake up ritual” this morning of sipping coffee, snacking on a bagel, and enjoying a few rounds of the ol’ Stumble button, I came across a couple interesting videos on inkjet printers with some compelling information that truly supports my recent interest in smashing the one I have at home. First, a dirty secret about the waste ink reservoir…

The next one is a little more controversial as I haven’t tried to confirm the factuality of its content, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s completely true.

And we all know that there is only one way to finish this post…enjoy.

I must confess that I am one of those impatient jerks who pretends to be ignorant to the limitations of your average shredder, and consequently am not in good standing with the tech-maintenance crew.  Luckily for my co-workers however this supposedly jam proof shredder is now available.  As you load your paper a “sensor gauge acts as a traffic light” and kills the motor if overloaded.

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Here’s just one more reason I wish I had an iPhone. By “jailbraking” your iPhone you can add third party applications such as the Drummer, and spend your afternoon staring at something else than your computer screen.

Interesting fact: last week Los Angeles took the title for tastiest tap water at the 18th Annual Berkeley Spings International Water Tasting. The competition is the world’s largest and longest-running water tasting competition, with over 120 different entries from 19 states and 9 foreign countries. Really?? As a resident of LA, I can’t say I have ever had a glass of tap water and been particularly impressed with its quality. In fact, just the other day I realized that you can buy a water dispenser like the one in most offices, and exchange/refill the tank for only $13 at most grocery stores! I had actually become a bit concerned because I have what is referred to as hard water at my apartment(probably due to old pipes), which makes my skin extremely dry after showering. While there is apparently no convincing evidence of hard water being bad for you, I still feel weird whenever i drink it.  Your thoughts?

Full Article via The Seattle Times

So my office got a very attractive looking new all-in-one laser printer yesterday since the last one mysteriously stopped working the day after a recent company party. To my surprise my company actually dished out the dough for a HP LaserJet CM4703(above), which did a marvelous job of handling some page heavy reports I had been waiting to print. Naturally I felt inclined to test the new machine out a bit, and thought it might be a good idea to print some pictures of myself at a 80’s pop theme party from a couple weeks ago since the Canon printer I have at home is so old it may as well have been a part of my outfit. Anyway, I picked out some pictures of me doing the robot in my acid wash jeans, and matching pink tank-top and headband, and sent them off to the printer. But before I get a chance to make my way to the room the printer is located in, my boss appears at my cube and begins discussing an upcoming project. Pretty soon I have completely forgotten about my pictures, and head off to grab lunch. Upon my return, I am greeted by several people whom I have never met before, all of which have a rather mischievous grin on their face. After discretely examining my appearance I walk into the kitchen and see my pictures taped to the fridge. Great. For the remainder of the day I was greeted by random people doing robot impressions even worse than mine. Although I have not yet discovered the mastermind behind the sabotage, I feel i have secured my invitation to the next company talent competition.

Although I have never felt the urge to clutter my cubicle with random objects/pictures that show everyone at the office how awesome I am, some of these cube decorations look like they might help ease the pain of filling out those dreadful TPS reports. If you are looking for a calm and peaceful environment go with the Zen Cube and watch as your stress disappears faster than free cupcakes in the company kitchen. If you are the crazy scientist type you are sure to find comfort in the chalkboard-cloth-covered cube which eliminates the need for annoying post-its. My pick..the dive-bar themed cube, duh.

Article via Wired

Did you loose your stapler…again? Well don’t worry you don’t need it anymore. This Paper StichLock-Wanko actually “stitches” together up to 4 sheets of paper, and is environmentally friendly as it eliminates the need for the stack of staples piled up in your desk drawer. It doesn’t have quite as much binding power as the traditional stapler, but it’s easier to track down in case someone “borrows” it.