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Input Wanted: Writing an Acceptable Use Policy for Mobile Phones in the Workplace
Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:37 AM EDT
According to recent data, 26.6% of homes in the US only have a mobile phone and no landline. This means that for many employees their mobile phone is their only connection to friends and family.
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G+ Intros
Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:41 PM EDT
Are you a Viner who has gotten into G+? Do you want some of your Newsvine friends to follow you? Do you want to know who those strange people are who seem like they know you on G+ but you don't recognize them? Alright, this is the place to meet, greet, and share. You can find me …
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Why Do We Hate People Who Use Modern Technology?
Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:07 PM EDT
As I was sitting in the airport the other day I was thinking about the fact that we seem to hate people who use modern technology, somehow viewing them as antisocial, while viewing people who are using older technology as somehow better. Think about it.
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Suspension & Re-registration: What's the Big Deal?
Sat May 21, 2011 6:10 PM EDT
What's the big deal about re-registering (rereg) when you've been suspended from Newsvine? Let's start with a few basics. When I say "suspended" what do I mean? For various infractions in the Newsvine community a user can be suspended for a day, a week, or a month.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Could It Be a Conspiracy?
Wed May 18, 2011 4:50 PM EDT
When news of DSK's arrest at JFK hit the news, my wife and I turned to each other and said "Conspiracy!" in unison. For both of us the whole circumstance of what happened just seemed a little too engineered to be happenstance.
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Tales from the Salacious Memoirs: Unintended Phonesex with Penny
Thu May 12, 2011 2:00 AM EDT
Warning: This story contains adult material. Those who object should stop reading immediately.
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Is It Over? Newsvine & Me
Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:36 PM EST
Let's see, where should I begin? I joined Newsvine in June 2006, before the influx of people from the New York Times Forums, before the buyout by MSNBC.com. I joined about 2 months after the beta period expired, from what I'm told.
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Of What Use is a Personal Check These Days?
Sat Feb 12, 2011 5:53 PM EST
I'll be honest, I really don't use checks anymore. The last time I got a box of checks was about 4 years ago and I have only used about half of them. I use my check card, cash, and credit cards.
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Worst. Christmas. Ever.
Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:57 PM EST
The Christmas of 2010 can officially go in my record book as my personal worst Christmas ever.
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No, I will not fix your computer....
Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:26 PM EDT
In what seems like a former life I used to be a computer tech. It started off innocently enough with doing my first motherboard replacement when I was 14 and just went downhill from there. Pretty soon I was helping all of my friends' parents with all of their computer problems.
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Don't Let Your PowerPoint Kill Your Presentation
Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:21 PM EDT
Let me be blunt. Most PowerPoints suck. A few of them really suck. Your PowerPoint can kill your presentation and you won't even know that it's happening.
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Best or Worst Movie Trailer & Your Movie Trailer Pet Peeves
Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:44 PM EDT
Movie trailers exist for one simple reason, to get you to see the movie they advertise. Usually around 12-18 months before a movie is scheduled to be released movie studios will release a series of teaser trailers.
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How Many Twitter Identities Do You Have?
Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:13 PM EDT
One of my friends recently consolidated her Twitter identities into one account. Previously she had been using one account for personal stuff and another for business-related stuff. She decided that it was too much work and moved everything into one account.
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In Like a Lion, Out Like......Pfft!
Sun Jun 13, 2010 3:03 AM EDT
Have you ever noticed how some Newsviner's come in with a whirlwind of activity and then just disappear? In my 4 years here I've certainly noticed it more than a few times.
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Should Taxpayers Pay for the BP Oil Spill Cleanup?
Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:06 PM EDT
As a Mississippi Gulf Coast resident the BP oil spill is a local story. One question that often comes up in conversation is whether or not the taxpayers should pay for the cleanup or if it should all be the responsibility of BP.
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Can the Movie Ever be Better than the Book?
Sat Jun 5, 2010 8:54 PM EDT
Earlier today I sat through the first 27 minutes of a terrible movie adaptation of a novel before deciding that it just wasn't worth it. I deleted the movie from my TiVo and regretted having bothered to record it in the first place.
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Why Do We Reward Being Late?
Thu Jun 3, 2010 7:45 PM EDT
As a corporate trainer I schedule a ton of training sessions and in order for things to run smoothly I want those training sessions to start and end on time. I have always been a stickler for punctuality so being late bothers me.
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Sneaking Past Mom & Dad
Mon May 31, 2010 10:10 PM EDT
Did you ever sneak a boyfriend or girlfriend into the house when your parents were away? I noticed my neighbor's teen daughter doing just that the other day and it got me thinking.
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Don't Throw Soap Away: Make Salvage Soap
Sun May 23, 2010 3:12 AM EDT
My dad introduced me to making what he called "salvage soap" when I was a young boy.
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Would a Hotel Run Out of Hot Water? No. So Why Run Out of Bandwidth?
Thu May 13, 2010 8:06 PM EDT
Those who have known me for a while on Newsvine know that I travel pretty frequently, so I spend a lot of time in hotel rooms and therefore have to use a lot of hotel internet access.
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Airlines: The Carry-On Luggage Problem
Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:26 PM EDT
I am a pretty frequent flyer. Although there are many who fly more often than I do, I do tend to get around. If you average it out across the year, I fly about every 3 weeks.
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Fixing Jerky Hulu Video in Firefox
Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:58 PM EDT
I'm a major fan of Hulu.com. As a frequent traveler, not to mention one who despises watching "live" tv because of the inability to pause or rewind it, I have spent many hours keeping up with my favorite television shows with my laptop while on the road.
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Some Musings on the Perfect Hotel Room for the Business Traveler
Tue Apr 6, 2010 9:59 PM EDT
Those of you who have known me across my nearly 4 years on Newsvine know that I travel quite often for business. Most of my travel is compressed into an incredibly short timeframe, usually spanning the beginning of February through the end of June.
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[Review] Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour
Sun Apr 4, 2010 2:04 PM EDT
Alright, I couldn't wait. Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour aired last night in the UK on BBC One and will air on 4/17/10 in the US on BBC America.
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More Information Please: Newsvine Friend Requests
Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:36 PM EDT
I'm sure I'm not the only person on Newsvine who would like to get more information in the "Friend Request" email notifications that we receive. At the moment we only get the fact that the person has added us as a friend. That seems a little insufficient for me.
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