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.
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.