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ShareApropos of our recent discussions of Twitter and it’s usefulness in the job search, it’s important to remember that, as with Facebook, you have to watch what you say.
Read the following cautionary tale from I’m Not Actually A Geek:
A lucky job applicant tweeted the following:
Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh [...]

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If, like me, you were around in the dot com wild west days, the thing you coveted more than anything else (more than yoga classes or free lunches) was the Herman Miller Aeron chair. It’s pretty much gone down in history as the greatest office chair eva!
But now Gizmodo alerts us to a new challenger [...]

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ShareThe invention of the cell phone gave job seekers one of their most powerful tools. You might do your search and application process over computers and emails, but the cell phone is your primary weapon when it comes to the interviewing stage.
Wielding this weapon in the right way can be very important to your overall [...]

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I’m usually hard on Microsoft on this blog. But nerdy tech circles today are abuzz at the announcement of Live Mesh from Microsoft. Think of Live Mesh as one ring to sync them all, every device and every file… provided you use Windows.
Apparently, this whole system is not quite ready for immediate use, but [...]

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ShareHere’s a real MacGyver office hack for you.
Ever find yourself without a paper clip or stapler handy, but need to quickly and firmly keep a bunch of papers together?
This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to use an origami technique to keep all your papers fastened.
Of course, this technique does require the use of a [...]

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ShareLast week, Lifehacker wrapped up their annual coolest cubicle contest.
The workspace pictured to the left is not the winner of that contest, but this is the workspace I want.
This guy rigged up his workspace atop a treadmill.
Another guy did a similar thing.
The thing about this setup, is you don’t have to set it to run [...]

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ShareNo, this isn’t a career advice article. This is another post from the I-learn-you-learn department.
WebWorkerDaily turned me on to Where’sMyCellPhone. What does it do? Just that. And only that. Helps you find your cell phone.
You go to the site, input your cell number and the service rings your phone.
Why is this useful? Well, if you’re [...]

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From the department of How Come No One Has Ever Thought About This Before.
Just for storing pens alone, this is genius. It’s like those new trashbags with an elastic top so the bags stay in the trash can. This could change my life.
I hereby demand that all keyboard manufacturers include a storage box underneath [...]

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ShareEditor’s note: This is a guest post by Richard Rinyai of TheProfessionalAssistant.net.
Do you have confidential documents that you need to send to your network printer? Do you not want to run back and forth between your desk and the printer to make sure that no one can see what you are printing?
Ok, the last sentence [...]

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ShareIf you’re one of those busy workers who depends on Starbucks to be your office on the go, there’s some important news out today.
Ever since I can remember (the early 2000s at least) the wifi connection at Starbucks was served up by T-Mobile. I never have used Starbucks routinely enough that it made sense to [...]

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