The classic party trick goes:
Tape a plastic bag between two pages of a newspaper Conceal the bag as much as you can Get a cup of water Pour water into newspaper/plastic bagIt’s at this point you pray your shoddily-constructed attempt at magic holds its, well, water. More »
If you regularly print A3 or larger sizes, storing the paper can be a nuisance. If you don’t have large enough desk drawers, you can get effective results by combining a couple of wooden magazine holders from IKEA. More »
Ouch! Paper cuts are the bane of anyone who has ever stuffed things in envelopes for a living. But you can avoid the pain with a simple tactic: applying hand cream before you venture into serious paper handling. More »
Australian game development house Nnooo doesn’t rely on any fancy technology when it does level design. Instead, it uses a wall covered in Post-It notes. More »
Hi Team Lifehacker, I try to go as paperless as possible at work, just like in your complete guide to going paperless. The problem is, something in my caveman brain finds it much more difficult to really absorb and analyse text on a screen compared to good old-fashioned paper. I find that with around five pages or more, I really start skipping information and missing important detail. More »
If you find that, no matter how hard you try, your house stays cluttered with all sorts of paperwork, this DIY hanging door organiser will help you keep it all in check. More »
If you’re a woodworker or you just go through a lot of paper, you can save a lot of waste by pressing the sawdust and paper pulp into a brick suitable for a wood burner. More »
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey recently described how working as an emergency dispatcher in New York City inspired Twitter’s model, citing paper sketching as the key behind turning ideas, even non-visual ideas, into moving products. More »
The blogger at Bloomize kept working on her no-clip, no-staple binding method, and came up with a cut-and-fold technique she claims to work better and look neater than her original. Give it a try the next time you’re caught without office supplies. More »
If there’s one prevalent cause of clutter in most office workspaces, it’s paper. Try as you may to eliminate it, the papers are always piling up. Fujitsu’s ScanSnap portable scanner turns your papers to PDFs in one step. More »
