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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Shirker ethic

Remote access to your office PC -- eg from a handheld in the coffee shop -- and similar facilities can enable office workers to pretend to be working when they are slacking. The Wall Street Journal has a big piece about things like printing documents remotely, changing what's on your desktop screen, using timers to send e-mail while you are asleep, and forwarding phone calls -- effectively a How To :-) [Thanks to Newsscan for the link.]

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