It has been a long-drawn discussion whether all of these advances in technology has made us fat, particularly office junkies who spend a good part of our lives hacking away at keyboards and staring at monitor screens. Perhaps the only movement you’d do is to walk towards the coffee dispenser to drown vats of sugar-laden [...]

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Now this is absolutely a killer home office set-up I found on Digg. This is Stefan Didak‘s home office. Now my home office rig seems so… so pitiful compared to this rig. It makes me cry. Anyway, you can view the gallery here and his FAQ (yes he has for this rig!) here.

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Starting a small business may force you to beg and borrow rather than invest immediately on high-end stuff. And there’s a good reason for that. You really have to manage you cash flow first. But what if you workers will be sitting on worn-out chairs? Sooner or later, they’ll be complaining about bad backs. Discomfort, [...]

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Nothing sustains businesses more than satisfied customers. And BW Online has chosen their picks on who are the best in satisfying their clients. And here they are: USAA FOUR SEASONS HOTELS AND RESORTS CADILLAC NORDSTROM WEGMANS FOOD MARKETS EDWARD JONES LEXUS UPS ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR STARBUCKS THE RITZ-CARLTON AMICA INSURANCE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES WASHINGTON MUTUAL CABELA’S RAYMOND [...]

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Now as a follow-up to my previous post on the topic. I originally meant it as a cursory look at earning with Adsense, but since the post got a decent number of hits (thanks to David and our sister blog, Blogging Pro), I’m now making a follow-up. You’re writing on your blog and you’ve got [...]

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Here’s a nice Photoshop tutorial on creating a Web 2.0 style logo. I think the person’s using Photoshop CS2 here.

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Google Apps for Your Domain is the collection of Google applications (already in circulation) that you can freely post on your domain. Much like this one: It really helps small organizations provide Google services for all its users. So far, it features: Custom Start Page Gmail Google Talk Google Calendar Google Page Creator Now news [...]

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There’s a lot of things to sell over the Web like products, services, and ideas. In essence, to sell these things, you got to have a good grounding on some marketing basics. Forget about SEOs and blogging tools for a minute and let’s get back to some old school marketing basics -which by my view [...]

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Some critical decisions don’t need to be made immediately. And when you’re faced with one and you have the luxury of time, then don’t do anything, especially if your gut and that little voice inside your head are telling you different things. It’s, most of the the time, best to take your mind off it [...]

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Everything seems to be negotiated nowadays. Even something as trivial as keeping control of the TV remote is negotiation. But negotiating for price can be a bit different. Here are some pointers on negotiation ranging from my experience from corporate deals to haggling in a flea market.

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Here’s something for a quick laugh. Ever wonder how your job is making you age disgracefully? You might want to check out this cool Flash-based “aging” progam. It’s Age-o-matic from Careerbuilder.com. It lets you load a picture. You set some details about work environment with quips like “If my job was an animal, it would [...]

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Disgruntled employees are proven to be management headache. While most won’t probably bring a gun along with his lunch bag and start a shooting spree during the mid-day crunch, they’re still liable to hurt your company even in small doses. Retaliation may come in many forms from the petty stuff like the theft of every [...]

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Losing count of what you have and what you spend can be a dangerous thing. I’ve come across people who have made the fatal mistake of overspending or, worse, spending money that they don’t have and won’t probably earn in a long time. But here’s one advice to help you not to get into that [...]

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E-mailing is a skill that doesn’t only entail knowing how to actually send e-mails or use BCCs. E-mailing is a communication skill, which means you got to know what to writer and how to write it. Here are a few tips on writing power e-mails: Check your address – You can’t expect to be credible [...]

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He calls you “Four Eyes.” for Never mind if you’re already a ranking supervisor and he does it in front of other people. You know it’s unprofessional but he’s the man who calls the shots. But name-calling pisses you off. And there’s no way you should stand down. Here’s what you could do to manage [...]

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