"In its fourth quarter earnings report released last week, Apple Computer revealed that 2/3 of its on-hand cash – some $54 billion — is squirreled away outside the boundaries of the United States, presumably to avoid paying its fair share of taxes. In the meantime, reports Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM), a Hong Kong-based group, Apple’s major manufacturing contractors routinely subject employees to forced overtime, wage theft and no breaks — and even unprotected exposure to toxins."

"Procrastination has nothing to do with disciplining yourself or 'just doing it' This is the most common misconception about procrastination and will instead achieve exactly the opposite of what you want. Let me explain:"

"The police officer's profile page on social networking site Facebook contained a message apparently written by Pc Ward at 2017 BST on 1 April. It stated: 'Rob Ward can't wait to bash some long haired hippys up @ the G20.'"

"Giving your house a weekly clean could be enough to give you asthma, according to research." - Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

"100 sources where you can find free stock images: and don’t worry — they’re all legal!"

"I just can't get enought Encouragement Kitten!"

"Keep an eye out for other people who have been sick at work and use the 'I must have gotten it from Jim in Accounting.' excuse."

Wiki meets GraphViz.

"The wallpapers listed below are sorted by the number of people who have added each one to their favorites list. Most popular desktops are on top."

COMPUTER SAYS YES!

"A South African man has been fined $140 for taking a week off work, telling his employers he was pregnant."

The Maxtor hard disk drive jumper configuration guide.

Just in case.

Someone asks about podcasting uni lectures on /.

Tips and thoughts on noting hobbies, etc, on ones CV from lifehacker.com commentors.

An Ask Slashdot post regarding burning movies to DVD.

The antithesis of those annoying motivational posters you can often find in the workplace.

Electronic signature input devices.

Every summer, vast numbers of parents are plunged into a childcare crisis - their kids are on holiday, and they're not. What a shame they can't take their children to the office ... well, would it really be so bad if they did? We decided to find out.

"The Cloud by Monica Forster is a portable room that can be used as a relaxing workplace retreat, a unique meeting place, for meditation, or as an ideal escape for creative brainstorming." A snip at $5,900.

How to make me happy.

Web 2.0 and the business intranet.

Questions to think about for interviews.