What is a photocopier? Ten pages of Ohio Supreme Court testimony where a Cuyahoga County, Ohio, office worker deliberately tries to muddy the waters in a deposition. Hilarity ensues.
"If you don't know what that means in an office setting, please tell the court you don't know what it means in an office setting to have a photocopying machine."
posted by Cool Papa Bell
on Mar 18, 2011 -
85 comments
The OpenOffice.org Project has unveiled a major restructuring that separates itself from Oracle and that takes responsibility for OpenOffice away from a single company. ... Driving home the changes, OpenOffice.org project is now The Document Foundation while the OpenOffice.org suite has been given the temporary name of LibreOffice.
posted by Joe Beese
on Sep 28, 2010 -
45 comments
Phil Gyford (
mefi's own!) realized last year that after he and his friends spent much of their professional lives freelancing, they were missing out on a key part of business life:
Office Culture. So he invented his own, launching a synergizing solutioneering company site called
Pretend Office complete with stock art. The key component that made the ruse complete was the inter-office @everyone mailing list,
which is also online. Through the mailing list, they create the story of the most painful fictitious office on earth. A personal favorite of mine was
the Christmas Dinner thread, do step through the conversation.
posted by mathowie
on Feb 6, 2010 -
20 comments
Not all of us need, or want, $10,000 worth of Adobe and Microsoft software to be creative. So, here's some alternatives, each available on every major platform:
GIMP, for all your drawing and photo-editing needs. (
Windows and
OSX.)
Inkscape, for vector graphics creation.
Scribus, for incredibly powerful document creation.
FontForge, if you want to make your own fonts.
OpenOffice, the old standby for word processing, spreadsheets, and all those other office needs.
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posted by cthuljew
on Feb 20, 2009 -
189 comments
Never in History Have Generals Revolted Against a War Like They are About IRAQ. "I (insert name), having been appointed a (insert rank) in the U.S. Army under the conditions indicated in this document, do accept such appointment and do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, so help me God."
Unlike the
enlisted folks, officers only swear an allegiance to the Constitution.
posted by augustweed
on Sep 26, 2007 -
50 comments
Steve Carell may be hilarious in
the office, but how much would his jackass behavior
cost in real-life?
clips (youtube)
posted by tylerfulltilt
on Feb 13, 2007 -
47 comments
Beauty in bitmaps- Some artists work in watercolors, some oils, and some with clay. The 'artists' at tacoholic express themselves in the universally accessible medium of really bad MS Paint drawings. Its public so you can submit your own masterworks.
posted by AVandalay
on Aug 18, 2006 -
7 comments
Payback is a B**** Someone played one too many practical jokes and/or pranks on some IT guys who had too much time on their hands. Impressive results ensue.
posted by FlamingBore
on Aug 8, 2006 -
52 comments
"At
Ceiling Scenes, we believe the ceiling has a fundamental right to take part in the
ambiance of any
interior space."
-- From their catalog (.pdf). Personally, I think
tin ceilings are much more nifty, but I can see how these photographic tiles could really brighten up a dull office or
classroom. Too bad they're so cagey about actually telling you how much they cost...
posted by Gator
on Dec 14, 2005 -
20 comments
How do you make a “trusted system”? A planning and organisational system which can be relied upon to contain your events, tasks, projects and thoughts?... One of the biggest obstacles for many people is how to create a system that is always there, at the ready, and
worthy of your trust.
posted by ColdChef
on Apr 11, 2005 -
18 comments
Remember that film which spread like wildfire across the net in
'98 nicknamed "Bad Day at the Office". It showed an angry office worker bashing his computer? Well the computer is back, and
he ain't happy...
posted by claus
on Mar 4, 2005 -
18 comments
Got a Secret? (Discussed briefly previously
here)
The idea behind Frank Warren Artomatic exhibit was simple: distribute 3,000 post cards asking the public to share a secret with him anonymously by reply mail, and sit back and wait for the replies. Some of the post cards are
now on display at the Anne C. Fisher gallery, but if you can't make it to the Georgetown show don't worry, Warren has created a
"Postsecret" blog where you can see some of the most interesting replies. (via
DCist)
posted by indiebass
on Jan 27, 2005 -
13 comments
Ugh... As if working in an office isn't enough. This is
one toy I will NOT be buying for my kid. I get the irony, but man, how depressing would it be to see this under the xmas tree?
posted by mountainmambo
on Dec 16, 2004 -
44 comments
Catch and Release As I find this nearly impossible I have great confidence that the mefites will quickly master this.
It beats working. Fun Flash Friday
posted by geekyguy
on Aug 20, 2004 -
18 comments
The Office as training video? "The staff had just returned from lunch and all the managers were in a training room, sitting in a semi-circle and looking really pleased with themselves. Then one of them blurted out 'Mahna Mahna' at us without warning. We just stared blankly back at them."
posted by rory
on Aug 12, 2004 -
24 comments
Portable Zip Codes "Every year millions of Americans are on the go: People who must relocate for work or other reasons. Those people may have been quite attached to their original homes or an adopted town or city of residence. For them this innovative measure will serve as an umbilical cord to the place they love best."
posted by cmicali
on Apr 2, 2004 -
13 comments
Personal Computing Environments - Herman Miller, eat your heart out. Personal Computing Environments has what has to be the strangest piece of
office furniture ever made. There's no denying the interesting and unique design, but with prices ranging from $4,000 to $9,000 and up and the economy in somewhat dire straits, is there a market for this? I mean, I could almost buy a couple of
these for that kind of dough.
posted by phong3d
on Feb 21, 2003 -
30 comments
