Poor old HTC would appear to be in a bit of internal turmoil, despite the stacks of praise heaped upon its recent HTC One model. Several high-profile staff have left the mobile maker, with one taking to Twitter to urge his mates still left at the business to walk out. Read More >>
Featured comment by N3rd:
"Yes we do need Word.
For anyone who has to work with confidential data, Google Docs (or anything Google for that matter) is never an option." More »
You have a lot of work to do. You're on a deadline. You're stressing out because people are constantly dropping by your desk saying hi, how you're doing because you're in a computer lab. You need to block everybody out. What do you do? Slap on some headphones and tape this sign onto your back. That should do the trick. You can work without any interruption now. Read More >>
Ever wondered how a key opens a lock? Wonder no more. If this is not one of the best animated GIFs I've ever seen, I don't what is. First, because it's taught me something new. And then, because it's so satisfying to see it work. Aaaaaah. Oh yes. [soup—Thanks Karl!] Read More >>
The truly lazy are often the most creative. Like this developer, who was caught outsourcing his entire job to China so that he could spend his time at work... not working. Read More >>
Featured comment by mljonfoot:
"HAHA! This is awesome. Maybe I should outsource my 15,000km walk from Beijing to London that will be life-streamed over social media and live-streamed..." More »
So, you've got your fancy pants on. You're heading to the holiday party, and you're intent on impressing your bosses, in-laws, or significant other's friends with your worldliness and savoir-faire. Then you get too drunk, break stuff, offend people, get fired and/or dumped, and effectively ruin your life. Read More >>
If you read a bunch of websites that do not relate to your work whatsoever while you're at work, well, here's the one chrome extension worth downloading: Panic Button. It quickly hides all of your open tabs in Chrome and lets you open them up all later. Like, when your boss isn't around. Read More >>
Featured comment by Cantab:
"This.
I keep Mail on the desktop to the right of my browser one. Three fingered swipe takes me across and it is much less obvious than a click or a k..." More »
Confession: I am both an insomniac and a procrastinator. I don't fall asleep and I wait until the last possible moment to get something done. So I've pulled more all-nighters than anyone I know. Is this smart? No. Is this healthy? No. Has it taken years off of my life? Probably. Read More >>
That cup of tea you drink in the morning, you might want to swap it for a cup of coffee. Apparently the black and silky bean-based beverage has the ability to stop the pain of the athlete and office worker alike -- pop a coffee 90 minutes before you slump in front of your desk to nuke that office drone's pain. Read More >>
The NY Times has an interesting trend piece about how big companies—especially Silicon Valley ones—are beginning to institute policies which encourage people to step back from the streams of information coming at them from their various gadgets and focus on what really matters (as far as work goes, at least). Read More >>
Forbes has a very on-point list of the top 5 social media mistakes to stop making at work. A lot of it is pure common sense, but we still think a mini-tute bears repeating! Here are our reasons for why you really ought to heed Clay's (and Pirc's) advice. Read More >>
Hacking is a tiring occupation: all that time at a keyboard, staring at a screen, makes for a tired cyber criminal. Now, analysis of the frequency of malicious emails suggests that, over the last year, hackers have been taking more and more time off at weekends. Slackers. Read More >>
Featured comment by BritishAcademic:
"Possibly a sign of hacking becoming institutionalized. Anybody doing it on behalf of corporations or governments will keep pretty standard working hou..." More »
This has to be one of the weirdest of those annoying personal injury claims I’ve ever heard. Having been hit on the head by a light fitting that came away from the wall while mid-session with a male friend in a motel room, an Australian woman has managed to win compensation from her employer. Apparently, because she was away from home for work she can claim, even though the act wasn’t exactly work related. Read More >>
LG have been showing off a Revolution that runs a virtual Android machine. So what? So, that means you can run a work phone as a virtual device on your personal phone — and junk your crappy second handset. Read More >>
Featured comment by markcgrant:
"Nice idea, but makes me think wouldn't it be better to build a OS version that has the ability to split the phone with a business and personal launche..." More »
Some of Volkswagen's staff in Germany are now forced to take things a little easier in the evenings, with the company switching off its email servers 30 minutes before home time so they can eat dinner in peace. Read More >>