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- Computer demolition
- What is it about electronic equipment that brings out our destructive nature? As these pictures show, some users think annihilating computers is just plain fun. by Bill Detwiler
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Computer, Productivity, Bill Detwiler, computer destruction, off topic, geekend, humor
- Image galleries 2008-05-23
- April Fool's Day pranks prove some corporations have a sense of humor
- If you let this April Fool's Day pass without pulling some kind of gags, then shame on you. Some industry giants yesterday proved that they actually had a sense of humor with the hijinks they took part in. Qualcomm "announced" a new wireless phone it called HandSolo....
- Tags: Humor, Robots, E-mail Providers, Telecom & Utilities, Digital Music, Cellular Phones, Digital Media, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
- So this guy walks into a bar...
- A few years ago, I managed a couple of health care publications. These were newsletters geared toward people with specific chronic illnesses. We offered the latest scientific research, personal stories, and coping strategies. I was contacted by a medical doctor/stand-up comedian (wait, it gets scarier) who wanted to write a...
- Tags: Humor, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2007-12-17
- World of Warcraft: But I play with real people
- One of the most universal experiences in all MMORPGs is social interaction in the form of guilds. Forming associations and alliances with other players is a major part of the overall online game experience. And, as with almost any human interaction, we can use these associations to find humor and...
- Tags: Game, Humor, Felicia Obviously, Games, Personal Technology, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2007-12-07
- 10 ways to use humor on the job
- Do you want to distinguish yourself in the workplace and be able to function more effectively there? Consider using humor. Whether you use it during a presentation, on the telephone, or in personal interactions, humor can break the ice and set the tone for your audience. Communications expert Calvin ...
- Tags: Job, Humor, Recruitment & Selection, Blogging, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet
- Download resources 2007-10-10
- 10 ways to use humor on the job
- Do you want to distinguish yourself in the workplace and be able to function more effectively there? Consider using humor. Whether you use it during a presentation, on the telephone, or in personal interactions, humor can break the ice and set the tone for your audience. Below are a few...
- Tags: Job, Humor, Help Desk, Telecom & Utilities, E-mail, It Operations, Online Communications, Calvin Sun
- Blog posts 2007-10-10
- 10 things you can do to make your presentations more effective
- To advance and succeed in your career, you need more than just technical skills. You also need to be able to present your ideas clearly and persuasively. Here are some suggestions that may help you in that regard. They assume you are in front of a group, using the ubiquitous...
- Tags: Humor, Audience, Presentation, Calvin Sun
- Blog posts 2007-09-04
- The most irritating Internet words
- If you use common words Internet words in the course of carrying out your job, let it be known that you could be driving some people crazy. At least those who were polled in a recent survey by British pollsters YouGov. The group questioned 2,091 adults about what Internet words...
- Tags: toni bowers, Humor, Communication
- Blog posts 2007-06-25
- Pavlov's dog and the hypnotherapist
- OK, now I've heard it all. I do a lot of web surfing to find articles and ideas for professional and personal self-improvement that I can pass along to you. Sometimes I'll run across an idea that strikes me as pretty cool. But other times I come across something like...
- Tags: toni bowers, Success, Personal Development, Humor, Career Development
- Blog posts 2007-06-20
- How to annoy people in e-mail
- I came across this the other day and it made me laugh. I thought I'd share it for a Friday break:1. Make up fake acronyms. Online veterans like to use abbreviations like IMHO in my humble opinion to show that they're "hep" to the lingo. Make up your own that...
- Tags: toni bowers, Morale, Humor
- Blog posts 2007-06-15
- Real-life resume blunders
- How bad of a mistake can you make on your resume? Here are some reallife examples from Dribbleglass.com: I am very detail-oreinted. My intensity and focus are at inordinately high levels, and my ability to complete projects on time is unspeakable. Thank you for your consideration. Hope to hear from you shorty! Enclosed is...
- Tags: resume, Job Candidates, Humor, Career Development
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- Keep your private life private, thank you very much
- One of the most uncomfortable work experiences I've ever had happened a few years ago while I sat in my boss's office waiting for a meeting. For reasons known only to him and God, my boss had the habit of listening to his voice messages on speakerphone. It was bad...
- Tags: Office, Job Satisfaction, Humor, Co-workers
- Blog posts 2007-06-04
- How to please your IT department
- 1. When you call us to have your computer moved, be sure to leave it buried under half a ton of postcards, baby pictures, stuffed animals, dried flowers, bowling trophies and children's art. We don't have a life, and we find it deeply moving to catch a fleeting glimpse of...
- Tags: Workplace Strategy, Workplace, Humor, Career
- Blog posts 2007-05-24
- Site offers tricks for getting an interview
- So I came across this site (HowtoWriteAResume.org, no less) that boasts some tricks for getting past the resume stage and getting your foot in the interviewers door. Most of the tips refer to those who are sending out paper resumes -- choose a color other than white or beige for...
- Tags: toni bowers, Interviews, Humor, Hiring, Career Development, Career
- Blog posts 2007-05-14
- Coping with rude callers, part I: using humor
- A few years ago, while in Center City Philadelphia, I needed to make a telephone call. Some friends were arriving at the airport later that day, and I wanted to confirm their arrival time and gate. I didnt have my cell phone with me, but fortunately was near...
- Tags: support, Helpdesk, Help, General, Customer Relations
- Blog posts 2007-05-14
- Earworms, revisited
- In one of my previous blog posts, I opened a big ole can of worms, earworms that is. Earworms, as you probably know, are those songs that get caught in our heads (usually very insipid, annoying ones) that you cant seem to get rid of. TechRepublic members responded to that...
- Tags: toni bowers, publishing gal, Morale, Humor, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-19
- All in favor of workday naps, say Aye!
- The Better Sleep Council, through a stress and sleep survey, found that 65% of Americans are losing sleep due to stress. And a recent poll by the National Sleep Foundation found that over 80% of American adults link inadequate sleep with impaired daytime performance. Thats a sobering, though not surprising,...
- Tags: Company Culture, Company Perks, General, Humor, Morale, Performance, publishing gal, toni bowers
- Blog posts 2007-03-20
- The less you know, the more you make: A Mathematical Proof
- It's widely held that ignorance rises to the executive level, with a concurrent rise in pay; but, until now, we've had only adnecotal evidence of such. Well, finally, a formal proof is to be had.1) Axiom - Knowledge is Power2) Axiom - Time is Money3) Power = Work /...
- Tags: deepsand, knowledge
- Discussion threads 2007-02-24
- Do your career a favor: Stop the jargon!
- In his latest blog, Dont Be a Powerless Leader, leadership coach Don Blohowiak says "Any intentional attempt to lead comes across as a sales message and thus, especially among young people, triggers skepticism and defenses." Im telling you, that sentence so resonated with me, I almost swooned. Somebody has finally...
- Tags: Career, Career Development, Communication, Company Culture, Humor, jargon, Leadership, Management, publishing gal, toni bowers
- Blog posts 2007-02-23
- What can you discern from body language in an interview?
- Weve all heard different interpretations of body language--how someones unconscious movements can offer a glimpse into the way they are feeling or interacting with you. I recently came across a list, prepared by the American Career Counseling Center of New York City, that gives many of the most common gestures...
- Tags: Career, Career Development, Communication, gesture, Hiring, Humor, Interviews
- Blog posts 2007-02-12
