It's nearly 40 years old and one leading research company says the days of the computer mouse are numbered. A Gartner analyst predicts the demise of the computer mouse in the next three to five years. Taking over will be so called gestural computer mechanisms like touch screens and facial recognition devices. More
Recent Survey Shows How Astrology and Birth Order Factor into Careers and Compensation
from Fox Business
Are middle children more likely to program computers or fight fires? Do Scorpios or Capricorns belong to a higher earning bracket? A new survey from CareerBuilder.com looks at profession, compensation and job satisfaction in relation to birth order and astrology sign. The survey of more than 8,700 workers was conducted in the U.S. across a variety of industries.
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What Facility Managers Need to Know About LEED Lighting Control Requirements
from GreenerBuildings
Going green is not just a cliché when it comes to today's commercial building projects. It's becoming a way of life for architects, lighting designers, specifying engineers, electrical contractors and facility managers who are embracing LEED®. So where does a facility manager fit into the LEED equation? More
Online Training Gaining Popularity in the Workplace
from Ottowa Business Journal
Facebooking at work might still be taboo, but tech-savvy executives are finding ways to harness the power of social networking tools to improve communication with employees, according to a recent survey. More
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Product Showcase: LogiSon Acoustic Network
 More than 70 percent of employees say they would be more productive if their workplace was quieter. The LogiSon Acoustic Network increases speech privacy and reduces disruptions by introducing a masking sound that makes conversations and noises more difficult, or impossible, to hear. It’s a cost-effective method of improving overall acoustic comfort. More info
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U.S. States Push Laws to Require Paid Sick Days
from USA Today
About 46 million U.S. workers lack paid sick days, but lawmakers in 12 states—including California, Connecticut, Minnesota and West Virginia—have proposed legislation in the past year that would require businesses to provide them. More
Intelligent Buildings are Green, Too
from Buildings.com
Much interest has emerged throughout the industry surrounding the green application of intelligent building technologies," says Ronald J. Zimmer, president and CEO at Ottawa-based Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA). Because integrated systems improve building performance and streamline facility management, buildings that employ these systems have a reduced impact on the environment. Intelligent building technologies aren't the only way to green your building, but experts agree that they are a good place to start. More
What Makes a Productive Office? Workplace Diversity
from Canada.com
Diversity comes in many forms, and companies demonstrating the best practices realize they have to tap into all aspects of diversity, whether it's related to gender, age, cultural or ethnic background, sexual orientation or disabilities.
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More Workers Feel Pressure to Eat at Desk and Skip Lunch Break
from Herald Sun
It seems the lunch hour has become one of the biggest casualties of the softening job market, with experts suggesting almost 70 percent of workers eat at their desks on a daily basis. Cramming everything into an eight-hour stretch seems to be the main problem for workers with employers piling up the workload in response to tightening budgets. More
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Going the Distance to Save Gas
from The Wall Street Journal
As gasoline hovers around US$4 a gallon, Americans have resorted to all sorts of cheaper ways to get to work, including riding scooters, bicycles and even skateboards. But a band of ultra-runners are embarking on what may be the most strenuous commute of all. Besides saving money, they get to squeeze in more training for races that often far exceed the standard marathon of about 26.2 miles.
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Automated Buildings Need Uninterruptible Power Supply
from SP&T News
In mid-July, an underground fire turned the lights out on block after block in downtown Vancouver. The outage, which affected an estimated 20 percent of the downtown core, according to media reports, lasted for about three days. Many Vancouver-area businesses might not have paid too much attention to the systems that keep their security applications up and running before the blackout, but chances are they will now. More
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Sguig Syncro by Keilhauer
 Sguig is the first task chair designed with Keilhauer's groundbreaking ergonomic research on gender differences related to the biomechanics of sitting. Sguig ergonomically supports BOTH men and women. More |
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It's nearly 40 years old and one leading research company says the days of the computer mouse are numbered. A Gartner analyst predicts the demise of the computer mouse in the next three to five years. Taking over will be so called gestural computer mechanisms like touch screens and facial recognition devices. More
