Web Worker Daily compiled this list of 10 franchise establishments where web workers can do their thing. The list involves cafes (Starbucks, Cosi, Panera Bread) and bookstores (Barnes and Noble, Borders Books). These are practically cozy enough establishments where you can hang out, bring out your laptop, and work. It’s quite interesting that for web [...]

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It’s pretty amusing how sometimes in a gathering, people gauge the prestige of your career in terms of that little identifier attached to your name and how much you make. And most of the time, it also comes with the title. If you’re a lawyer or a doctor or a Ph.D. or a CEO, chances [...]

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In my previous look into workplace quirks, Microsoft is one of those who expressed that meetings is one of those work hours leeches that workers have to deal with. I know some workers who also think likewise.
Are meetings really that detrimental to productivity?

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This has been a debate that has raged in the workplace for so long. From experience, many workplaces today are shifting toward a results-oriented approach to working. The I-don’t-care-how-you-do-it-just-do-it mentality is amazingly (alarmingly?) becoming the fad. It’s supposed to support worker creativity.
While I, myself, enjoy such an approach to working as a worker, I try [...]

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Here’s an article by The Associated Press that’s republished in many journals and papers – Schools banning iPods to beat cheaters.
So kids have it much better nowadays and even the adventure of cheating in exams have gone hi-tech. But is banning gadgets from school a stop-gap solution?

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There are a variety of reasons that you might want to change your name.
You could be getting married.
Or divorced.
Or, you could be like former professional wrestler Jim Helwig, and decided that you truly are “The Ultimate Warrior” and you life won’t be complete unless you can sign your checks that way.
Whatever your reason for doing [...]

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I remember this article on Network World some time ago – Telecommute. Kill a career?
Three months as a problogger, I start to reflect about it. Prior to this blogging gig, I was building a career as a marketing manager for an IT firm and I also served as a web content consultant. Now I’m a [...]

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Every relationship has its problems. There are two ways to deal with these problems. One way, it to bottle them up until you explode. That’s not a good idea, but the one people choose a surprising number of times. The second option, is to talk about your problems, and try to [...]

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The grand game of numbers and statistics. Of market shares and user choice. So who’s the top dog in the browser battle? Still, Internet Explorer, baby. With around 4/5 of share in the US, Firefox has a long way to climb to take the title of King of Browser Hill with around 14%.
But being a [...]

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In so many words, this is where commercialization clashes with Web 2.0.
Viacom, the mother company of TV networks such as MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon, has filed a lawsuit amounting to $1B against Google, the now mother company of video website, YouTube with grounds of copyright infringement.

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Anyone can answer any of these questions, please leave a comment:

Why do banks charge a fee on “insufficient funds” when they know there is not enough?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Why do they use sterilised needles for death by [...]

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In relation with the use of StumbleUpon, I’m starting this series on good web finds – sites that you might find interesting and educational just like what I did with YouTube. But there’s a whole lot of unchartered territory out there and I thought I’d expand it to
First raid captive – Visuwords. There are [...]

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We’ve always had the notion that we save on bulk. Sure, buying bulk really drives cost per quantity down but are we really saving in the long-run? Here’s my two-cents:
Buying bulk is quite advisable for many consumable goods that you often use. You can really save on many items in the month’s groceries if you [...]

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