How to fake a hard day at the office
I came across this little guide and thought that you all might be able to use it. So if you really have to be on the golf course right after lunch try these suggestions.
A beginner’s guide to making it look like you’re working when you’re not.
| Technology | The Trick | Slacker Application |
| E-Mail Timers | Set e-mail timers so that messages send when you’re out of the office. (In most MS Outlook programs, click "options" in your message and fill in the "Do not deliver before" window.) | Go to bed early, but make team members think you’re burning the midnight oil by timing messages to send at 3 a.m. |
| RIM BlackBerry Handheld | Reconfigure the gadget so that e-mails look just like regular office messages. To remove the "sent from my BlackBerry" message, click your desktop icon, select Redirector Settings, choose the General tab, and delete the autosignature. | Leave work early to avoid traffic, but send a few BlackBerry messages from the road to cover your tracks. |
| GoToMyPc.Com | Download software to your office PC that allows you to control your work computer screen over the Internet from anywhere. You can even operate your mouse remotely. Costs $19.95 a month. | Log on to your work computer during vacations, and open up today’s newspaper on the screen. Colleagues will think you just stepped away for a moment. |
| Instant Messaging | Crack the settings in your Instant Messenger program and disable the "idle" feature, which tells coworkers if you’re online. (In AOL Instant Messager programs, go to "preferences," then "privacy.") | Perfect for three-hour lunches and mid-afternoon pedicures. |
| Yahoo By Phone | For $4.95 a month you can call in and have your e-mails read aloud to you by a computerized voice named Jenni. | Forward your office e-mail to a Yahoo address. When you travel out of e-mail reach, you can call in to make sure you’re not missing anything urgent. |
| Call Forwarding | Available for a few dollars a month from most phone and cellphone companies, this feature allows you to forward your desk phone to another phone. | You can take the afternoon off for a massage, and still pick up your work calls in real time. |
January 19th, 2005 at 5:51 pm
how do AOL users delay the display change generated by logging off? I know some users who do this, but I do not know how.
August 8th, 2005 at 3:19 pm
Awesome use of the Blackberry signature change!
I actually changed it to the same signature as my outlook… no one will know:)
Thanks again!