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Does the left side not work for you when it comes to Gmail Chat? You can move it to the right side.
1. Login to Gmail.
2. Click the Settings link in the upper-right corner.
3. Click the Labs link.
4. Scroll down to where it says right side chat. Click Enable.
5. Scroll to the bottom and click Save [...]

This week was the first time I had to turn the heat on. All last winter the pilot light on the furnace kept going out. Last week was no different. I was determined to not deal with this problem anymore. It’s not like I haven’t tried hard to solve it. We’ve had a furnace guy [...]

Ever hear the saying ‘There is plenty of room at the top’? Well that statement holds true when searching for jobs. You know those low level jobs you’ve been applying for just to get by until you find something else? Well, there are tons of other people applying for them as well. Companies can find [...]

PS2 owners seem very upset that they can’t buy the new Beatles Rock Band for their beloved system. Even with the PS2 in so many homes, EA decided not to make a version of the game for the slowly dying system. Does this mark the end of the PS2? Will the Madden or Guitar Hero [...]

Have you ever looked around the IT department at your work? It’s filled with some personalities isn’t it? There are always a few that you are scared to talk to. You may be afraid they will bite your pinky off if you ask the wrong thing. I can say the same thing about myself. I [...]

I was recently contacted by a consulting firm. I was then given a quick interview and asked for my social security number when I was offered the job. Reluctantly I gave it. Afterwards I wondered ‘Was this an online scam’. After a minor panic attack, I spent the weekend researching the person that had been calling [...]

I was reading 12 Words You Can Never Say in the Office at Businessweek. They seem to have some expert panel (sarcasm) come up with terms they think are outdated in technology. Obviously, these people don’t work with Technology.
1. Intranet - Um still used, and based on the description used in the article, they don’t [...]

Did you know that Nearly half of hiring managers out there use social networking sites to screen job candidates? That means that you are at times making a first impression based on what is visible in your online profiles. Even if you have security setup on your accounts, there is always something people can see. [...]

Lately I have been trying to determine whether to banish the PS2 to the basement. I decided that I can’t bring myself to do it yet because I have invested so much into it. I have all the Rock Band gear. The drums, 2 guitars and a microphone. I also have a headset, network card [...]

Ask somebody to join Twitter and they will likely look at you like you have a spider crawling out of your nose. Chances are, they signed up for an account and never used it again. It’s because they are ‘Twitter challenged’. They may even tell you “Twitter is for twits”, mocking the people that use [...]