Accepting Debit/Credit Card Payments on The Go

Accepting credit cards used to be expensive and troublesome for small businesses. Nowadays, it's easier than ever! Before you had to set up a merchant account with your bank that allows you to process card payments and pay a hefty commission charge to the bank for each transaction. You also had to pay a monthly fee to rent the payment terminal.

Is your iPAD on Fire? Is the WiFi on your iPhone 4S Greyed Out?

Long before the release of the iOS7, iPhone and iPad users from all around the world had been reporting problems with their phone's Broadcome Wi-Fi and Bluetooth controller. Some analysts believe that the problems with the WiFi connectivity started with the iOS 6 release.

From a personal experience I'll tell you that all the suggestions that Apple has published in an effort to conceal the real nature of the issue are useless. You can read them all here:

Open plan offices still no good

It’s been said a million times before, but it doesn’t hurt to reiterate. Large open plan offices aren’t such a wise idea, with more drawbacks than benefits. Yet another survey of 42,000 American office workers has been published, and it’s another damnation of the zoo-cage working environment.

Intel's new Haswell Tablet Laptop reviewed

At the start of the year Intel released prototypes for their new device, the Haswell tablet/laptop crossbreed. But it wasn’t until the Future Showcase event in London that people had the chance to get a closer look at their latest device.

The pros and cons of multi-screen displays

Historically, how have we coped with computer tasks becoming more numerous and complex? By arranging them in a bigger visual space, of course. Bang, two screens. Sorted.

Vodafone and 02 to roll out 4G mobile internet

 

August 29th is when battle commences between the UK’s mobile networks to offer the best 4G mobile internet service. Both Vodafone and O2 are launching on the same day in a bid to win over customers who value the faster mobile internet speeds 4G has to offer. For businesses and professionals who need the web while on the move, 4G could make life a lot easier.

Microsoft goes on the attack in battle for tablet supremacy

Microsoft’s Windows 8 tablets are supposed to challenge the dominance of Apple’s iPad. And this time they’re coming out fighting, with two ads that challenge Apple head to head. Here’s the first one, which tries to convince you that Windows has the better numbers in terms of weight, size and being able to do more stuff.

Should we all be working a four day week?

Momentum is gathering behind the idea that Monday to Friday jobs may not be so hot for the company or for society as a whole. This isn’t a new idea. Philosophers from Confucius to Karl Marx and Bertrand Russell have contended that we work too much. Other radical philosophers have argued that we shouldn’t even bother working at all.

Open plan offices bad for focus

Most of us now work in an open plan office, which we’ve come to know as the typical workplace domain. But this may not be the ideal layout, according to one of the world’s most prominent design firms Gesler.

A regular day at the office for Daniel Keatings

 
This is just a normal day at the office for Daniel Keatings, a leading gymnast who is currently sponsored by Opus Energy, a UK energy firm. With the help of the UK energy firm, Daniel is hoping to make the cut for the 2016 Olympics. Opus Energy helps the gymnast out with competition entry fees and travel expenses -- and in return, he stars in these awesome videos.

Flouting summer dress codes in the office

 
In an ideal world, we’d all be able to wear whatever we choose. Dress codes wouldn’t be an issue because we’d all be comfortable with the status of our relationships – work or social, formal or friendly – that we wouldn’t need to dress ‘appropriately’. Hell, who even cares what you or anybody else thinks is appropriate!

Is your office causing you ill health?

According to new research by ergonomic specialists Fellowes, the majority of office workers suffer ill health as a result of their working environment. Seven out of ten office workers said they have suffered headaches, back pain or depression as a direct result of their office.

Very concept of office job confuses Redditor

It’s unclear whether it was a wind-up or not, but one Reddit user posted an astoundingly dense question on the site: “What exactly do people do in office jobs?”

Putting business speak in your office's swear jar

 

Meaningless phrases regularly slip into the wider lexicon through office culture. You know, yawners like, “I’m looking for everyone to give a hundred-and-ten-percent. We need team players who work hard, have good attention to detail…”

Business etiquette from a New York Times grumpster

The New York Times knows a thing or two about style, etiquette and manners. As one of the world’s most prestigious news sources, it has its fair share of pedantic readers itching to spot an error in style or tone. Its letters pages are always full of such immaculate fussiness, and it even calls itself the world's most authoritative newspaper.

Top 5 most annoying office habits

The boss of Yahoo recently banned employees from working from home. This means a reluctant return to the Yahoo office for some of internet giant’s more elusive colleagues. Besides the obvious irony of an a web firm banning working from home when we used to think the internet would enable us all to do just that, it poses the question of what was so bad about office work in the first place. Besides the daily commute, which will figure in most white collar workers’ pet hates, it’s often our co-workers who make the office so unbearable. So if you care enough about your colleagues to make life a little more bearable for them, you can start by not doing any of this stuff.

Google's wacky new office in Israel

Google’s offices more than make up for their site’s minimalist design, as we can see from their new fun factory in Tel Aviv, Israel. Google HQ in Israel occupies seven floors of one of the country’s tallest skyscrapers, Electra Tower, and is fitted out with orange trees, slides that connect the floors, pinball machines, epic murals and even an artificial beach. And as we’ve come to expect, Google’s new pad also contains plenty of bean bags, as well as deck chairs and other places to sit besides plain old chairs. Bar stools, for example, as well as arm chairs, sofas, benches and pretty much everything – all in a variety of designs, from the classical to the fluorescent – fill the building.

How to avoid and treat Repetitive Strain Injuries

Bad backs, stiff necks, creaking joints, painful arms – these aren’t just the occupational hazards of working in an office. They’re symptoms of repetitive strain injuries (RSI), or occupational overuse syndrome. Here is a quick guide to the blights of desk-work, and how to avoid and alleviate them.

Is your office like The Office?

The Office USA is one of our all time favourite shows on television, even with the departure of Steve Carell, the humour and characters leave us rolling around the floor in tears of happiness. And while some of the gags and storylines are really "out there" - sometimes, just sometimes we get a peek of something that reminds us of our 9-5 alter ego. Having said that - have a look yourself and let us know who, if any, reminds you of someone at your office.