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August 31, 2009
Information Workers Want to Be Free
"locked-down computers 'infantilize workers… foster resentment, reduce morale, lock people into inefficient routines, and, worst of all, they kill our incentives to work productively.' "
August 30, 2009
Affixa Basic
"PCs snobbishly assume you want a desktop-based client--not a Web-based one--as your default e-mail client. Affixa bridges the gap between your desktop and services like Gmail and Yahoo Mail. It sets your Web-based e-mail application as the Windows default for quick and easy handling of mailto: links and file attachment. "
Warning: no user reviews as of this posting.
August 27, 2009
How to disable Back button in a web browser
There's not too many places where you'd want to do this, but in the few that make sense, it makes a lot of sense (for example: a form page just prior to submission, to prevent multiple submissions).
IT restrictions hurt productivity
"The restrictions infantilize workers--they foster resentment, reduce morale, lock people into inefficient routines, and, worst of all, they kill our incentives to work productively."
August 26, 2009
Identifying Hoaxes and Urban Legends
"Chain letters are familiar to anyone with an email account, whether they are sent by strangers or well-intentioned friends or family members. Try to verify the information before following any instructions or passing the message along."
August 25, 2009
August 18, 2009
Five ways to keep laptop thieves from jacking your data
"... once your laptop is stolen, in most cases, a burglar can access almost anything on it—that is, unless you take the right precautions with the extremely mobile window into your life. "
August 17, 2009
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