Recession Budget Cuts Around the Office

16 04 2009

DUE  TO BUDGET CUTS, THIS IS YOUR NEW CUBICLE


















EFFECTIVE  AUGUST 1, 2008

NEW OFFICE  POLICY

Dress Code:

1) You are  advised to come to work dressed according to your  salary.

2) If we see you wearing Prada  shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we will assume you are doing  well financially
and therefore do not need a  raise.

3) If you dress poorly, you need to  learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer  clothes, and
therefore you do not need a  raise.

4) If you dress just right, you are  right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a  raise.

Sick Days:
We will no  longer accept a doctor’s statement as proof of sickness. If you  are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come  to work.

Personal Days:
Each employee  will receive 104 personal days a year.
They are  called Saturdays & Sundays.

Bathroom  Breaks:
Entirely too much time is being spent  in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time  limit in the
stalls. At the end of three  minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet  paper roll will retract, the stall door will open, and  a picture will be taken. After your second offense,  your picture will be posted on the company bulletin  board under the ‘Chronic Offenders’ category. Anyone  caught smiling in the picture will be sectioned under the  company’s mental health policy.

Lunch  Break: (Love this one)

* Skinny people get  30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more, so  that they can look healthy.

* Normal size  people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to  maintain their average figure.

* Chubby  people get 5 minutes for lunch, because  that’s all the  time needed to drink a  Slim-Fast.

Thank  you for your loyalty to our company. We are  here to  provide a positive employment experience.  Therefore, all questions, comments, concerns,  complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations,  insinuations, allegations, accusations,  contemplations, consternation and input should be  directed elsewhere.

-The  Management





Are Your Facebook Pictures Magically Disappearing?

2 03 2009

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Having problems with your photos on Facebook? You’re not alone.  It seems that some users are reporting their images are randomly disappearing in their Facebook albums. Old images, newly uploaded images both seem to be affected. Upon uploading and tagging a new image, saving it and then, “Hey where’d my picture go!?”

The odd part about the missing images isn’t just that the images are missing, but rather the image is missing and all associated meta-data is still intact.  The photo is still tagged, your captions are there, but the photo is missing. Is Facebook having issues with their backend? I have reached out to some Facebook staffers to get the scoop on the issue, but I havnt gotten any concrete answers yet. If you are plagued by the same problems, let us know in the comments.





Motorola Recycles Water Bottles and Releases an iPhone Competitor

7 01 2009

Motorola RecylesBelieve it or not that guy has the coolest phone ever… almost.  Motorola just announced their newest phone to come out of CES 2009, the MotoRenew.  The Renew is made from recycled water bottles, so hurry up and buy a case of Poland Spring because you might be able to drink your way to a new phone.  If you are a T-Mobile customer, then you are in luck since they are the only US carrier that will be selling the Renew.

On another note, it looks like Motorola will be releasing an iPhone competitor, the MotoSurf and will operate on 3G networks.  It will be available in several regions including Latin America and Asia.  So, will the MotoSurf be made of recycled water bottles or from Pee-Wee Herman’s giant tin foil ball? Whatever it’s made of, just make sure to tell em’ that Large Marge sent ya’.

[via taipeitimes.com]





My New Pozish, BlackberryNews Staff Writer

7 01 2009

It’s been a little while since I’ve posted here, but with good reason… I promise.  The reason is legit, not me just being lazy, getting wrapped up in the holiday cheer or dancing the night away celebrating the new year.  Truth be told, it really is a boring story.  So here it goes, and don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Now, for anyone that knows me, I had been with Verizon Wireless for quite some time, about 12 years to be exact.  Unfortunately, they just couldn’t entice me anymore with their phone lineup so I made the switch to AT&T and purchased a BlackBerry Bold in the beginning of December.  In an effort to attain some extra information on my newly purchased Bold I stopped off at my regular BlackBerry community at BlackBerryForums.com.  While browsing through the site I noticed they were looking for writers to help expand their news arm BlackBerryNews.com.  On a whim, I decided to submit some posts from this very blog just for kicks.  Twenty minutes of my life I thought I’d never get back.  About a month later, on the 8th day of Hanukkah I get an e-mail from the owner of BlackBerryNews offering me a freelance writing position for the site.  Out of the pool of applicants only two were selected, myself and another fellow, a good guy, Shaun.  

So there you have it folks, I am now officially a writer for BlackBerryNews.com and can be contacted at .  If you would like to view my contributions so far you can do so here.





BlackBerry Media Sync for Mac Preview is Finally Available

19 12 2008

Our buddies over at RIM finally heard the crowds and released a preview release of Blackberry Media Sync for Mac.  The download comes in at just over 13 megs and will only run on Leopard.  For those of you using the Missing Sync or Pocketmac, RIM has this to say:

After installing the Preview Version of BlackBerry® Media Sync, other software previously used to synchronize data with your Mac®, such as PocketMac® for BlackBerry® devices or Missing Sync, will no longer be able to connect to your device and will not work until BlackBerry® Media Sync is uninstalled.

Grab a copy and then check out the screenshot below.

Blackberry Media Sync for Mac