Choosing a paper shredder

When you are at the office or at home, you often have the problem of how to destroy your private and sensitive documents. The easiest way to do that is using a paper shredders, a mechanical device that is used to cut paper into small unreadable pieces.

But there are a lot of different paper shredders, with different features and prices. How you can choose the right one for your needs?

The most important features of a paper shredder are typically:

• Size and shape of pieces the device produces
• Security level

For size and shape, normally paper shredder produce two different outputs:

• Strips (strip cut)
• Fine particles (cross cut)

There are numerous different standards, for different levels of security:

• Level P-1 = ≤12 mm wide strips of any length 
• Level P-2 = ≤6 mm wide strips of any length 
• Level P-3 = ≤2 mm wide strips of any length or ≤320 mm² particles (of any width) 
• Level P-4 = ≤160 mm² particles with width ≤ 6 mm
• Level P-5 = ≤30 mm² particles with width ≤ 2 mm 
• Level P-6 = ≤10 mm² particles with width ≤ 1 mm 
• Level P-7 = ≤5 mm² particles with width ≤ 1 mm

For the correct choice, you have to consider how many documents you have to destroy at anyone time.

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How to choose paper for your printer or photocopier

When you buy paper for your printer or photocopier, it may seem like a simple task – just buy the cheapest one! Maybe this isn't the best way, because you should know exactly what you plan to print on the paper.

Here are some of the main differences of printing papers available and how to choose the right one for your needs.

Firstly, papers are classified by weight.

• 25 gr – light paper, used for copybooks or simple notebooks.
• 60-90 gr – common paper, used for office printers and photocopiers.
• 90-150 gr – special paper, used for flyers, presentations, etc.
• 150 gr and more – heavy paper, used for folders and business cards.

Secondly, papers are classified for coating:

• Normal paper: is the most common paper available, widely used in offices and for photocopiers
• Coated paper: this paper is particularly good for printing colours, because it doesn't absorb ink too much and colours are more easily seen.
• Special papers: these are different papers, commonly coloured, more expensive than normal papers.
• Colours copier papers: for use in colour copiers or printers.

Thirdly, papers are classified for brightness:

• Brightness A level: this is the paper with higher quality and guarantees an excellent result with all uses.
• Brightness B level: good quality paper, good for printers and photocopiers.
• Brightness C level: medium quality, better for black and white printing.
• Recycled paper: this paper is very frindly to the environment.

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A brief history of the paperclip

At one time, right after the industrial revolution, people used iron pins to hold sheets of paper together. However, this system had obvious limitations: firstly the sheets had to be punched, and secondly the pins rusted over time, spoiling the paper.

Johan Vaaler paperclip

 As soon as new technology made it possible to produce steel, much more versatile than iron, at lower costs factories began to produce a lot of new items, including paperclips. Historically, the first patent to the inventor of the paper clip is attributed to Norwegian Johan Vaaler who in 1899 invented a square clip very similar to that still used today. Also in 1899 William Middlebrook was the first to file a patent for the machine that allowed the industrial production of paperclips.

The use of paperclips are tied curious historical episodes. In Norway, during the Nazi occupation, Norwegians, referring to the invention of Vaaler, began as a protest to wear paperclips on the lapels of their jackets.

The paperclip, in modern times, has become one of those objects designed so that it has become a recognizable symbol even in computing: Microsoft Office for years has been accompanied by Clippy, the virtual assistant paperclip. In addition, each time you send or receive an email, a paper clip icon reminds you of the presence of an attachment.

The paperclip even today, despite having continuous evolution, has remained in form and materials very similar to the first units in circulation and continues even in today's digital age, to help people to keep sheets of paper together just like 100 years ago.

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