iPad Mini: More of the Same – But That’s Not a Problem

The iPad Mini was announced earlier this month by Apple. Naturally, people were pretty excited about the features that would be included in the product. Apple have pretty much always delivered with innovation and small touches that make a big difference.

So, the iPad Mini came out, and everyone was pretty sure that it was just a smaller version of the iPad 2, which was released last year. To be honest, they were right, but why is this a problem?

Great Halloween Activities in Office

Halloween has quickly become the second most popular holiday in America. It’s rubbing off on people in the UK too, who are keen to get in on all of the Halloween traditions the season offers.

Decorations, costumes and sweets are the main staples of the time and, although Halloween is only one day, the few weeks leading up to the night can be just as fun as going out on All Hallows Eve itself.

This year the day falls on a Wednesday, right in the middle of the working week. Chances are parties will be held the weekend before, or after – to coincide with Guy Fawkes night – but there’s no reason not to celebrate it at work. Several ideas you can implement are:

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The Importance of Ergonomics

Most of you out there will be reading this at a computer screen, slouched in some form with one hand on your mouse and the other propping up your head. It’s comfy, right? It’s not great for you though.

Work stations have always been a problem since the traditional ‘desktop’ layout came to be commonplace. The fact is, the work stations that we use just aren’t designed around us and our bodies needs. Give it long enough and you’ll start feeling some tweaks and aches in your lower back and wrists. Leave it too long, it could develop into full blown musculoskeletal disorders. Not a great thing.

3 Things You Need for a Successful Start-Up

Kevin Systrom - Creator of mobile-hit Instagram

Start-ups are all the rage nowadays. From shows like Dragon’s Den, The Apprentice and all the success stories we’ve heard about mobile start-ups like Twitter, Instagram (recently bought for more than $700million) and Angry Birds, we all know that if you get a great idea then you can make a fortune almost overnight and take off in big ways. All it takes is an idea and a bit of hard work right? Not quite. Here are 3 essential things that every start-up CEO needs.