Security

A paper shredder is one of those things you don’t need until you do. Then you have a stack of bank statements, old tax returns, and junk mail with your address on it, and you either shred it or risk someone going through your trash. But not all shredders are the same. Some handle 6 sheets at a time and overheat after 2 minutes. Others chew through 16 sheets continuously for half an hour. We tested 6 paper shredders for home offices, from basic cross-cut models to high-security micro-cut machines, and evaluated shred quality, speed, noise, and reliability. ...

If you work in a shared office, a coffee shop, or an open-plan workspace, you’ve experienced the feeling of someone reading over your shoulder. Maybe it’s a client’s confidential info visible on your screen, a colleague glancing at a Slack message they weren’t meant to see, or a stranger at the airport scrolling through a presentation you were supposed to keep internal. Monitor privacy screens solve this by narrowing the viewing angle so only the person sitting directly in front of the screen can see it clearly. Anyone at an angle beyond 30 degrees sees a dark, unreadable screen. ...