Understanding Paper Weight and Brightness
Paper Weight Paper Brightness The brighter the paper, the more vivid and crisp your letters, images and colours appear. The brightness of a piece of paper is typically expressed on a scale from 1 to...
View ArticleHow to Tell What Pen is Right for You
With so many different choices of pens on the market today, it is hard to know which type of pen can most benefit you. It seems so simple – just go to a store and buy a pen. But then when you take a...
View ArticleDecluttering Your Digital Workspace
A cluttered space makes a cluttered mind. To free up your focus, it’s important to regularly tidy your physical environment. But even the cleanest workspaces can fall victim to another sort of chaos:...
View ArticleHow to Combat The Winter Blues
The winter blues go by another name: seasonal affective disorder (SAD). While only two to three percent of Canadians will experience severe depression during the winter months, another 15 percent will...
View ArticleHand Sanitizer Prevents Cold and Flu
At this time of year, you can’t avoid them: the co-workers with sniffly noses, fellow commuters with chest coughs or the spouse with a stomach bug. Cold and flu season is here. Though you can’t avoid...
View ArticleHow to give back this holiday season
It’s the season of giving. But between work, family, friends and holiday parties, you might not have much time or energy left to give. The good news? Giving back doesn’t have to be an overwhelming...
View ArticleHow to Prevent Burnout & Minimize Mental Fatigue
We recently came across a blog post covering mental fatigue and how it can lead to burnouts at the workplace. While mental fatigue is normal to some extent, it is important to not let it reach extreme...
View ArticleIt’s a Leap Year. What Does That Mean?
This year, we’ll have an extra day of February — the 29th. We get this extra day every four years, during a leap year. Like daylight savings time, you might think the leap year is a confusing...
View ArticleHow to Balance Exercise, Work and Family
For majority of adults, incorporating any sort of exercise routine that will yield desirable results is often challenging. Most of a regular day is spent at work, and with the overwhelming popularity...
View ArticleBenefits of Hand Sanitizers and Dispensers
Hand sanitizers and soap dispensers are increasingly making their way into public, work and home settings. If you’re still not sold on the idea take a look at some of the benefits of using this option...
View ArticleWhy are ergonomics important at the workplace?
You’ve heard about the benefits of an ergonomic workstation. But you might have asked yourself, what exactly does that mean. Ergonomics is a design-oriented science. An ergonomic object — be it a...
View ArticleThe Importance of Drinking Water
Most of us consume a variety of beverages throughout the day; we usually start each morning with coffee, consume sports drinks after exercise, or indulge in some of our favourite soda drinks from time...
View ArticleHow to choose the right printer for your office
How do we know which printer is right for our needs? Whether you’re working from home, have a small business or need a printer for personal reasons, the decision is not an easy one. That is why we’ve...
View ArticleOn the Road A Lot? Here is How You Can Stay Active
Certain jobs require people to travel often. Staying active on these business (or personal) trips can be challenging. Unfamiliar facilities, busy schedules, etc. Fortunately, we came across a great...
View ArticleIt’s World Backup Day! Everything You Need to Know About Data Backup
Image Source: http://www.worldbackupday.com/en/ Happy World Backup Day! Never heard of it? Don’t worry, you’re probably not alone. World backup day is slowly gaining popularity. There is no surprise of...
View ArticleWhy you should personalize your workspace
For most of us, work is a second home. We’re there at least forty hours each week, often in a very small space that we call ‘our own’. Whether your space is a cubicle, an open-concept desk or an...
View ArticleHealth and Happiness Matter at the Workplace
Organizations are catching onto the fact that healthy and happy employees are more productive! According to a recent study done by the popular fitness tracker brand Fitbit, 80% of CEOs see corporate...
View ArticleWhat does Earth Day mean to you?
Earth Day Canada is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2016. Most of us usually take the day to turn off or reduce all of our electronics and energy consumption appliances in order to reduce energy...
View ArticleHappy National Get Fit Don’t Sit Day!
Our friends south of the border are celebrating the National Get Fit Don’t Sit Day today. As strong advocates of workplace wellness we would like to celebrate with them! The American Diabetes...
View ArticleHow to get your creative juices flowing
We’ve all been there: stuck in a creative rut. And the more pressure we put on ourselves — whether for work or hobby — the tougher it is to get those creative juices flowing. When your imagination gas...
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