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Tech Tips for Looking Busy at Work

by Switched Staff on July 10, 2007 at 04:21 PM

As we coast into summer, the warm weather is going to make it near impossible to want to get any work done. So with that in mind, we've compiled six surefire ways to appear busy on the job, even though you're really surfing the Web, nursing a hangover or skipping work completely to hit the beach.

Tech Tricks for Slacking at Work

Get a BlackBerry

This may seem like a no-brainer, but BlackBerrys let you send and receive e-mail in real time, so no one is the wiser as to your actual location (poolside). Just make sure you revise your signature in your BlackBerry to list something like your work address -- the last thing you want is the default "Sent Via BlackBerry From Cingular Wireless" at the bottom of your mobile e-mails.

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Tags: employment, features, fun, job, office, relax, slack, work

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regina lewisJun 4th 2007 11:34AM

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Good call. Works like a charm.

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idsalemJul 11th 2007 4:52AM

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coool idea but i think that remember that the world say im un over or veryyy busy to recyclin the system its hot hot thinkin about this first technology can be happy with naturel computer thinking method of how creating some energy in nature mode
coooool my idea yes

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maxJul 11th 2007 9:44AM

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Using a blackberry to indicate you're busy at work? Jeez, who wrote this ad.....my guess is .........BLACKBERRY!

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