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Category: Workplace

  • Small moves and social objects

    The combination of something a little different, perseverance and hard work does pay off. Today Hugh MacLeod and Stormhoek Wine have that payoff in the form of the Blue Monster Reserve Label wine created by Stormhoek exclusively for Microsoft. The…

  • The escalating ban-Facebook hype

    Yet another survey is out saying that Facebook damages business, this time to the tune of £130 million a day. That’s equivalent to about £3.8 billion a month. Or over £45 billion a year. Such extrapolated numbers are even less…

  • Unions call for workplace guidelines for Facebook

    The TUC, the organization representing trade unions in the UK, adds its voice to the big debate on what to do about Facebook and employee use. In a practical approach to an issue that some companies see as a problem…

  • When saying sorry won’t be enough

    Ars Technica reports that Microsoft’s anti-piracy service, Windows Genuine Advantage, suffered a global outage on Friday: Late last night we started receiving reports from readers experiencing problems with Windows Genuine Advantage authentication. Users of both Windows XP and Windows Vista…

  • Don’t just ban Facebook, provide guidance

    More businesses are restricting employees’ access to Facebook due to concerns about productivity and security. CNET News quotes research by security company Sophos which says that 43 percent of workers polled said their employer blocks Facebook access completely. There’s been…