Articles by inksmith


“Why your boss is incompetent” By Inksmith / 17 December 2009 / Tags: incompetency at work, boss is incompetent 0 Comments Before anyone gets up in arms, that's a quote. I'm not saying your boss is incompetent -- New Scientist is. (Well, they're writing about research that suggests it.) Also, this proclamation doesn't really apply to small businesses; instead it's more likely to be accurate in big companies with lots of levels of hierarchy. Be thankful you work in a smaller business! Read Full Post
Snow joke for businesses By Inksmith / 16 December 2009 / Tags: small business, weather, emergency plan, snow 2 Comments Hooray! It's snowing! The white stuff hides all the grime and makes everything magical. As a child, I loved it when it snowed in London and, as an adult who's fortunate enough to have a garden, I love it too. The pear tree's boughs weighed down, snow creating miniature mountain ranges; foxes' footprints in the morning and a cat who, we hope, will take her first steps out into a new world. Read Full Post
I'm a stationery spotter. By Inksmith / 15 December 2009 / Tags: stationery, stationery lover 1 Comments I found a BBC interview with Serena Williams in which she talks about Post-it notes. Apparently she writes them to herself before a match to motivate, er, her. Presumably they say helpful things such as 'You can do this', 'You're the best!', 'Don't start going mental at line judges' and so on. (There's a link to the vid at the end of this – but don't skip to it yet!) Read Full Post
Why are they called 'Manila' envelopes? By Inksmith / 14 December 2009 / Tags: manilla envelopes, C5 envelopes, DL envelopes, office envelopes 0 Comments For a few years now, I've wondered why some envelopes are called Manila (or manilla) ones. Initially I thought it might have been that, like Champagne and Melton Mowbray pork pies, manilla envelopes had to be made in Manila to be 'official'. But, after a bit of digging, I've found out that's not the case. Apparently it's because Manila envelopes were originally made out of Manila hemp. (Though they're not necessarily made from it now.) Read Full Post
Christmas party on, dude? By Inksmith / 09 December 2009 / Tags: christmas party, xmas party, office xmas party, office christmas party 0 Comments With the Christmas party season coming up, we thought it would be apposite to do some research into how small businesses are feeling about hosting parties in these somewhat troubled times. Read Full Post
Victorian envelopes? By Inksmith / 08 December 2009 / Tags: large envelopes, gusset envelopes, postal gusset envelopes 0 Comments Perhaps it's unfortunate, considering one can be so useful, but I've always found the word 'gusset' a little hard to say. It makes me think of Victorian knickers for some reason; there's an aged, somehow frumpy, yet biological, quality to it. It is a shame, because when I'm trying to write about 5 Star's peel and seal manilla gusset envelopes, it's rather hard not to mention it. Read Full Post
Fellowes Copyholders – laid back papers By Inksmith / 07 December 2009 / Tags: office copyholders, Fellowes Copyholders, office document display supplies, Fellowes copyholder suppliers 0 Comments The Fellowes Copyholder sits on your desk – some attach to your monitor – and holds books and paper documents open for you, so they’re easy to read and manipulate. No more trying to prop a book open on your knees as you search for information; no more using staplers as paperweights, hoping to keep documents flat and stop them folding closed. Read Full Post
The Brother QL-570 AKA Speedy P By Inksmith / 04 December 2009 / Tags: Brother label maker, Brother QL-570 printer, label printers, thermal label printer 0 Comments Up to 68 labels per minute. That’s how fast the Brother QL-570 thermal label printer can go. Well, can print. Saying ‘can go’ makes it sound like a car. (Although it is quite small). Read Full Post
The Pilot G2 Gel Pen is mightier than the sword. By Inksmith / 03 December 2009 / Tags: Pilot G2 gel pens, office gel pen suppliers, retractable black pens, Pilot pen supplies, office pen buying 3 Comments The best way to write about a product we stock – apart from wining and dining it and getting it to spill all its secrets - is to look at a fact sheet sent by the manufacturer. It'll give you all sorts of useful information about the product's history, its best features and so on. Read Full Post
Inky Champagne? By Inksmith / 01 December 2009 / Tags: Bic pen supplier, office ball point pen, thick ballpoint pen, disposable ballpoint pens, disposable pen suppliers 0 Comments I'd have expected it from medicines, but not from pens. The Bic Cristal large ball pen comes with a shelf life. Who'd have thought it? With the rate most stationery cupboards empty, I'm surprised any company thought that this was important, but Bic obviously does. Read Full Post

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