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Keyboard Shortcuts

Posted by Jon Hartley on May 11, 2012 in General tagged with

Keyboard shortcuts not only help you get your work done faster, but help you become more efficient. Here are some Keyboard Shortcuts you might want to check out. If there’s any shortcuts I’ve missed, comment below. The General Shortcuts Let’s start the list with some shortcuts you’re more familiar with: CTRL+C (Copy) CTRL+X (Cut) CTRL+V (Paste) CTRL+Z (Undo) Delete (Delete) Shift+Delete (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) CTRL+Shift while dragging an item (Create a

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3 iPhone Apps to Increase Productivity

Posted by Ahmed on May 4, 2012 in Gadgets, General tagged with ,

I mentioned in a previous post that 2012 is the year of productivity for me. I want to get more done in a day than any previous day in my life. That goes for both time and money. So, how am I going to achieve this? Through doing everything I do daily, differently; that goes for the mobile, too. Over the last few months, I have tried and tested numerous apps to help me do more in a single day and below I’ve listed 3 such apps that I use daily to help me achieve my goal. Toshl I wanted to start to track how much I spend monthly and how I can spend more productively. I started to downl

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Home Office Essentials

Posted by Ahmed on May 1, 2012 in General tagged with

Thinking of starting a home office? Before you do so, there are many things you need to do such as having the space, equipment, safety barriers (if there are children in the home) etc. I have listed many of the items you should have to make your time in the home office more productive. Good, large desk If you are going to be working regularly in the home office, a large desk is a must. I recently replaced my desk with a large desk with no drawers or shelves and my productivity levers shot up! My weekend output was higher than previous ones due to the comfort and space which in turn motivated

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Avengers Assemble Review

Posted by Jon Hartley on April 30, 2012 in Just For Fun, Uncategorized tagged with , , ,

Who thought bringing Marvels, box office smashing; superheroes together on the big screen might have been a bad idea? Well I think you all owe Joss Whedon an Epically huge apology! Not only did Joss Whedon manage to create an environment for the biggest superheros in the Marvel universe, he did it with style!...

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It Could Only Happen in Japan: Robot Wrestling

Posted by Gary Flynn on April 27, 2012 in Future Tech, Gadgets, Just For Fun, Technology tagged with , ,

Japan is the world leader in terms of developing robot technology; this technology takes many forms… Yes its ground breaking, thought provoking, potentially world changing, but I’m introducing you to a bizarre offshoot of this technology; Robot Wrestling!...

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Lickable Wallpaper: Jaffa Cake treat installed in elevator

Posted by Stuart Deavall on April 25, 2012 in Just For Fun, World News tagged with

The boffins at McVitie’s have installed the world’s first lickable wallpaper lift in an office block in London. If you’re a big fan of McVitie’s Jaffa cakes then you may want to pay a visit to the offices in the Communication building in London to sample the tasty treat for yourself....

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What’s your Monkey Name

Posted by Jon Hartley on April 17, 2012 in Just For Fun, Uncategorized tagged with , , ,

The Boffins here at CartridgeMonkey.com have taken a break from offering you ink and toner cartridges at great prices to bring you something that’s a little bit of fun: The what’s your Monkey name game....

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Super Earth’s In Super Numbers

Posted by David on April 12, 2012 in Just For Fun tagged with ,

In recent days it has been announced by team of astronomers from around the globe, that there’s a strong possibility of billions of ‘Super Earth’ like planets in our galaxy alone. So, what are the chances of life on other planets now! The calculations behind this are based on the detections of super earths that we have already found around red dwarf stars in our Milky Way galaxy. The team of astronomers use a 3.6m telescope known as the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher or Harps. Harps detects orbiting planets by detecting the twitch motion on parent stars, caused b

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Design, Customise and Print your own Custom Robots

Posted by Daniel Whittaker on April 10, 2012 in Future Tech, Gadgets tagged with , , ,

MIT (Massachusetts institute of technology) have been granted $10 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to carry out their robotic design and production project. MIT’s goal is to develop a desktop technology that will allow user to design, customise and print their specialised robot. Professor Vijay Kumar, who leads up the team from the University of Pennsylvania states “Our goal is to develop technology that enables anyone to manufacture their own customized robot. This is truly a game changer. It could allow for the rapid design and manufacture of customized goods, and ch

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Top Tips for Fire Prevention in the workplace

Posted by Jon Hartley on March 30, 2012 in How to tagged with , ,

We’ve recently under taken some Fire Safety training here at the Monkey’s HQ although we had some serious fun; we also learned some great information on preventing and fighting a fire. Fire Safety is important for any workplace and should be taken seriously, so here are our top tips on making your workplace a safer place to be:...

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