There are lots of reasons why you’d want to access your PC remotely, and luckily there are also plenty of ways to do so. Crossloop is one of the simplest (it’s also free), but for those willing to venture further, you’ve got lots of options.
Excuse us while we get technical for a second. This list is divided into four main sections: VNC (Virtual Network Computing), NX, remote desktop and cross-protocol. If those terms mean nothing to you, you might want to skip to the “other” section for the most straightforward applications. That said, let’s begin....
Via- Mashable
More at:http://mashable.com/2007/09/07/remote-access/#more-10013
Friday, September 7, 2007
Gossip At Work Could Benefit Companies?
Companies may actually benefit from observing the ways employees gossip at work, according to a new survey.
As it turns out, gossiping by the water cooler may not be such a bad thing after all.
On the contrary, the way news travels around the office -- both formally and informally -- may help employers determine the best modes for corporate communication at their company, new research shows.
Almost two-thirds, or 64 percent, of office workers say that people in their office gossip about company news at some point, according to a survey by Steelcase, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based office-services firm. And their sources are often pretty good -- 76 percent of respondents report that news they hear from co-workers is accurate always, usually, or some of the time.
According to Chris Congdon, manager of corporate marketing at Steelcase, every workplace has the designated people who help move information along. Congdon labels the office employees who know the scoop as the "hubs," and those who have the ability to grant access to people and information in the office as the "gatekeepers."
Knowing the communication habits of employees, and identifying the "hubs" and the "gatekeepers" of the office, can actually be useful information to managers, Congdon said. "When you know how information travels, you know the key people to tap into to get feedback -- the people who have their finger on the pulse, so to speak."
Not surprisingly, gossip is typically spread by the younger members of an organization -- only 9 percent of workers ages 18 to 24 say they keep company news quiet, compared to 48 percent of workers ages 55 to 64. According to Congden, the shift in the way news travels in the workplace is largely a result of changes in the corporate landscape as more and more baby boomers retire.
"Generation Yers are moving into the workforce in volumes and we are seeing huge changes in how corporate cultures work," Congden said. "This younger generation has very different expectations. They are looking for much more information from their organization and they want their workplace to be more nurturing."
"They are looking to move more rapidly, just like they move information more rapidly," Congden added. As long as managers don't assume that all news will be kept under wraps, the free flow of information can be a positive thing. "Wouldn't it be great if all information traveled at the rate of a rumor?"
According to the survey results, gossip is no longer just exchanged by the water cooler. In the Internet age, 10 percent of employees spread news through e-mail and on instant messenger. And 36 percent of respondents say they exchange information with co-workers in the office kitchen or break room, while 33 percent are bold enough to pass on gossip at a co-worker's desk.
For their part, companies are catching on -- with fewer meetings and more staff-wide e-mails. Eighty percent of respondents said that their company uses a consistent method of delivering news and announcements, with 59 percent who say that e-mail is the most popular mode of formal communication, according to the survey.
Via-INCMag
More at:http://www.inc.com/news/articles/200708/gossip.html
As it turns out, gossiping by the water cooler may not be such a bad thing after all.
On the contrary, the way news travels around the office -- both formally and informally -- may help employers determine the best modes for corporate communication at their company, new research shows.
Almost two-thirds, or 64 percent, of office workers say that people in their office gossip about company news at some point, according to a survey by Steelcase, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based office-services firm. And their sources are often pretty good -- 76 percent of respondents report that news they hear from co-workers is accurate always, usually, or some of the time.
According to Chris Congdon, manager of corporate marketing at Steelcase, every workplace has the designated people who help move information along. Congdon labels the office employees who know the scoop as the "hubs," and those who have the ability to grant access to people and information in the office as the "gatekeepers."
Knowing the communication habits of employees, and identifying the "hubs" and the "gatekeepers" of the office, can actually be useful information to managers, Congdon said. "When you know how information travels, you know the key people to tap into to get feedback -- the people who have their finger on the pulse, so to speak."
Not surprisingly, gossip is typically spread by the younger members of an organization -- only 9 percent of workers ages 18 to 24 say they keep company news quiet, compared to 48 percent of workers ages 55 to 64. According to Congden, the shift in the way news travels in the workplace is largely a result of changes in the corporate landscape as more and more baby boomers retire.
"Generation Yers are moving into the workforce in volumes and we are seeing huge changes in how corporate cultures work," Congden said. "This younger generation has very different expectations. They are looking for much more information from their organization and they want their workplace to be more nurturing."
"They are looking to move more rapidly, just like they move information more rapidly," Congden added. As long as managers don't assume that all news will be kept under wraps, the free flow of information can be a positive thing. "Wouldn't it be great if all information traveled at the rate of a rumor?"
According to the survey results, gossip is no longer just exchanged by the water cooler. In the Internet age, 10 percent of employees spread news through e-mail and on instant messenger. And 36 percent of respondents say they exchange information with co-workers in the office kitchen or break room, while 33 percent are bold enough to pass on gossip at a co-worker's desk.
For their part, companies are catching on -- with fewer meetings and more staff-wide e-mails. Eighty percent of respondents said that their company uses a consistent method of delivering news and announcements, with 59 percent who say that e-mail is the most popular mode of formal communication, according to the survey.
Via-INCMag
More at:http://www.inc.com/news/articles/200708/gossip.html
How does a poor African-American girl from Mississippi,"Oprah Winfrey" Achieved This?
How does a poor African-American girl from Mississippi, dressed in overalls made from potato sacks, become the most powerful celebrity in the world and a billionaire to boot?
She talked her way out of the ghetto, it seems.
Oprah Winfrey, who was born Oprah in 1954 (a biblical name that was mispronounced ‘Oprah’), suffered a sad childhood corroded by extreme poverty, sexual abuse and a stillbirth aged 14. She somehow survived, empathy intact, to become host of America’s favourite talk-show, as well as succeeding as an actress, producer, publisher and charity worker.
Via stints on radio and a Nashville television station, Winfrey’s chatty charms brought her to Chicago in 1984 to host WSL-TV’s ailing talk show AM Chicago. Within months of her arrival the show had rocketed to top position in the Chicago ratings charts and soon became The Oprah Winfrey Show in an expanded hour-long format.
Going national in 1986, the programme rapidly became a forum for Winfrey to tackle issues close to her heart. Here was a rare thing: a talk-show host who could genuinely relate to human problems like fluctuating weight, drug addiction and miscarriage because she, too, had endured them – and overcome them. Winfrey has that rare appeal to the everyman (and even more so to the everywoman).
In 2000 Winfrey founded O, The Oprah Magazine, which has become one of today’s leading women’s mags, and has also set up film company Harpo. Oprah made her name as an actress in Spielberg’s The Colour Purple in 1985 and 13 years later starred in Harpo’s production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Beloved by Toni Morrison.
Her online ‘Book Club’ has become the largest book club in the world with 700,000 members, putting even Richard and Judy in the shade. And the presenter-cum-producer-cum-actor-cum-publisher still finds time to do plenty of charity work, including for the Angel Network, which has raised more than $35m for non-profit organisations around the world.
Her achievements are staggering, especially given the impediments of an abusive background and being a black female in a white male-dominated world. Her eponymous talk show has the highest ratings in US television history and Oprah was Forbes African American of the 20th century, the world’s only black female billionaire for three years running and the greatest black philanthropist in history according to Business Week.
Keep talking Oprah!
Three Great Oprah Moments
1988: After dieting for four months a slimmed-down Oprah appeared on stage dragging 67 pounds of fat on a wagon.
1993: she interviewed Michael Jackson for 90 minutes. In the fourth most watched TV event in American history and the most watched interview ever Jackson spoke for the first time about his changing skin tone and plastic surgery.
2005: In the first episode of the 19th season all 276 members of the audience received a free Pontiac car as part of a publicity stunt. However, many had to sell or forfeit their prize when it transpired that they had to pay as much as $7k tax.
Via-http://www.ubops.com/
She talked her way out of the ghetto, it seems.
Oprah Winfrey, who was born Oprah in 1954 (a biblical name that was mispronounced ‘Oprah’), suffered a sad childhood corroded by extreme poverty, sexual abuse and a stillbirth aged 14. She somehow survived, empathy intact, to become host of America’s favourite talk-show, as well as succeeding as an actress, producer, publisher and charity worker.
Via stints on radio and a Nashville television station, Winfrey’s chatty charms brought her to Chicago in 1984 to host WSL-TV’s ailing talk show AM Chicago. Within months of her arrival the show had rocketed to top position in the Chicago ratings charts and soon became The Oprah Winfrey Show in an expanded hour-long format.
Going national in 1986, the programme rapidly became a forum for Winfrey to tackle issues close to her heart. Here was a rare thing: a talk-show host who could genuinely relate to human problems like fluctuating weight, drug addiction and miscarriage because she, too, had endured them – and overcome them. Winfrey has that rare appeal to the everyman (and even more so to the everywoman).
In 2000 Winfrey founded O, The Oprah Magazine, which has become one of today’s leading women’s mags, and has also set up film company Harpo. Oprah made her name as an actress in Spielberg’s The Colour Purple in 1985 and 13 years later starred in Harpo’s production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Beloved by Toni Morrison.
Her online ‘Book Club’ has become the largest book club in the world with 700,000 members, putting even Richard and Judy in the shade. And the presenter-cum-producer-cum-actor-cum-publisher still finds time to do plenty of charity work, including for the Angel Network, which has raised more than $35m for non-profit organisations around the world.
Her achievements are staggering, especially given the impediments of an abusive background and being a black female in a white male-dominated world. Her eponymous talk show has the highest ratings in US television history and Oprah was Forbes African American of the 20th century, the world’s only black female billionaire for three years running and the greatest black philanthropist in history according to Business Week.
Keep talking Oprah!
Three Great Oprah Moments
1988: After dieting for four months a slimmed-down Oprah appeared on stage dragging 67 pounds of fat on a wagon.
1993: she interviewed Michael Jackson for 90 minutes. In the fourth most watched TV event in American history and the most watched interview ever Jackson spoke for the first time about his changing skin tone and plastic surgery.
2005: In the first episode of the 19th season all 276 members of the audience received a free Pontiac car as part of a publicity stunt. However, many had to sell or forfeit their prize when it transpired that they had to pay as much as $7k tax.
Via-http://www.ubops.com/
Premium Suppliers is a directory of Chinese suppliers who have achieved international certification for systems and/or products.
Premium Suppliers was born out of frustration with other current product and supplier databases that are currently available. It is almost impossible to find any certified suppliers and products without spending hours of searching. So they have made our database of Premium Suppliers starting and ending with certified products and suppliers. No more weeding through the endless lists of unqualified factories. Now you can find all the best suppliers at your finger tips.Premium Suppliers is a directory of Chinese suppliers who have achieved international certification for systems and/or products. This means, for example, if you want to find a supplier making your product with ISO certification or UL safety certification then this would be the best place to find it. Once a suitable supplier is found the first question most buyers will have is: Is this a reputable supplier? Since there are real, unedited supplier reviews written by real buyers there are great references either for or against using a particular supplier. This advice can save buyers thousands of dollars in samples, freight etc. and months of time trying to qualify suppliers. It is also a great forum for suppliers who have spent thousands of dollars getting their facilities or products certified, but are not able to reach the buyers who are looking for them.
More at:http://www.premiumsuppliers.com/
More at:http://www.premiumsuppliers.com/
SportsFananza creates one forum for the sports fan to voice their opinion about sports
SportsFananza creates one forum for the sports fan to voice their opinion about sports. Sports fans across the country can discuss an upcoming game, the team the hate or an important upcoming rivalry game. Also, SportsFananza allows any user to post text messages anytime. For example, a sports fan could be at the game and sending a text message to the site voicing how horrible their team is playing.
Sports fans can post videos about trade rumors, upcoming drafts of players, free agency or player personnel moves made by a team's front office. Using SportsFananza.com is simple and membership is free. Once you register, you can upload and post videos discusses any sports issue on your mind for other fans, players or team management to view. You can also browse, comment and respond to other fan videos.
More at:http://www.sportsfananza.com/
Sports fans can post videos about trade rumors, upcoming drafts of players, free agency or player personnel moves made by a team's front office. Using SportsFananza.com is simple and membership is free. Once you register, you can upload and post videos discusses any sports issue on your mind for other fans, players or team management to view. You can also browse, comment and respond to other fan videos.
More at:http://www.sportsfananza.com/
FreeRateSearch.com is the first online mortgage search engine that allows home shoppers to instantly compare mortgage rates from multiple lenders
Their model is completely different than current online mortgage shopping sites that baits consumers to turn over their personal information to be sold to multiple lenders just to learn what rates are available. Even then, they don’t know whether the rate they are quoted by the loan officer is the best available rate. Since we search lender rate sheets, shoppers can be assured they are seeing what a broker would see. At FreeRateSearch.com, we don't believe consumers really want to talk to five lenders. They just want to find the best rates, and now they can do that in moments.FreeRateSearch.com allows consumers to find the best rate for their next mortgage. It’s like seeing the dealer invoice for your next mortgage. FreeRateSearch.com monitors rates for both conforming (prime credit) and non-prime loan programs from numerous lenders, and searches thousands of program variables to provide custom quotes for consumers to compare. Rates are updated daily.
More at:http://www.freeratesearch.com/
More at:http://www.freeratesearch.com/
First-Move.net takes the dating game and turns it on its head
First-Move.net takes the dating game and turns it on its head. Instead of sitting in front of your PC searching for the latest virtual (or not) partner the site allows you to create a profile but then keeps it secret from the public. Registered members can then purchase personalized 'dating cards' and hand them out to people they meet in real life. The dating cards contains a username and pass key which allows the recipient of the card access to the members profile. The cards are made from high quality plastic (credit card) style and are a stylish why to break the ice, especially for those with luck of confidence.It’s unique; anything that helps someone 'break the ice' as they say has got to be good. Better than handing out a mobile number on a screwed up post-it note that's for sure.
More at:http://www.first-move.net/
More at:http://www.first-move.net/
Focusrent.com is a marketplace exclusively dedicated to renting
Focusrent.com is a marketplace exclusively dedicated to renting. On Focusrent.com you can rent what you need, where you need and in a very easy and quick way.You’ll find a listing of ads entered by qualifies companies which operate in renting market. You can choose among more than 100 categories of items, without paying any commission or fee and without doing any registration. Viewing the listings, in fact, is completely free. Furthermore, ads are ordered according to the distance from your city, so that you can firstly view those of companies which are closer you and, this way, can better meet your needs. After having chosen the ads which appears interesting, you can contact the company, ask for more detailed information on line or leave you records in order to be contacted by the company.
More at:http://www.focusrent.com/
More at:http://www.focusrent.com/
Boys To Men Gifts has taken gift giving to a new level with their on-line experiences
Boys To Men Gifts has taken gift giving to a new level with their on-line experiences, offering the gift buyer more options for the male that has everything, like driving a Ferrari 360 Spider for the weekend or a Personal Chef to cook all his meals for the week.This site helps both the gift giver and receiver by importing unique gifts from around the world, and making it possible to purchase experiences on-line, offering clients creative male gift solutions for all ages of the male gender. They have realized that teens were among the most difficult to find gifts for, and that dressing up clothes for boys were hard to find. Men are also getting bored of the same unimaginative gifts every year. Boystomengifts.com has addressed these problems and has many more creative ideas from unusual baby shower to corporate gifts.
More at:http://www.boystomengifts.com/
More at:http://www.boystomengifts.com/
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