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Net Gains (Jul 14, 98) |
CEO Express (http://www.ceoexpress.com) is
the start off point for busy executives who would like to tap
useful business related sites on the Internet, but don't know
where to find them. CEO Express is based upon the popular 80/20
Rule - that 80% of the useful information on Internet comes from
20% of the available websites. CEO Express, sifts through this
chaotic array of information and critically select the links that
you need on your desktop everyday. Links to news, magazines, search
engines, law, legislature, banking & finance, statistics,
company research, reference sites, office tools, airlines - this
site is exhaustive with hundreds of useful links all on one page.
If that site was too heavy for you, spend
some time at Don's Boss Page (http://www.donsbosspage.com/), which
has been on the Net since January 1996. And if you have an Internet
connection at work, and work on a multimedia PC, this site is
a must-visit. What is this Don's Boss Page all about you ask ?
Well, it's a page for employees who enjoy surfing the Internet
and hate any distractions - like work. The homepage has a big
picture of a spreadsheet that fills your computer screen, so if
you're surfing this site, anyone passing by will think you're
busy working. If you're surfing other sites on office time, a
"Panic Button" or the "Personal Protector"
allows you to immediately switch to this page so as to appear
as if you're working hard, while in reality, you're hardly working.
Another useful page at this site is Sound
Busy, an audio-enhanced page that's perfect for cubicle and office
dwellers alike. Kick back and go to sleep on the job (or surf)
- and rest assured that the convincing sound effects will make
it sound like you're busy typing while you enjoy. The site also
offers a variety of wacky e-cards that'll brighten any co-worker's
day. Surfing through the site will also arm you with ways and
means to avoid being caught web-handed!
Another great timepass site is Jokewallpaper
(http://www.jokewallpaper.com) - another hilarious site. The site
originally started out offering funny wallpapers for your computer,
but also offers mainstream humour. The site has a nice range of
downloadable wallpapers with humorous themes - parodies on situations
and people. Now the problem with visiting such a site on a regular
basis (to get the latest wallpaper), means that your Netscape
browser has the URL (www.jokewallpaper.com) in it's recently visited
site list. Worse still, if your company is tracking the URLs you
visit, the name does not leave much to the imagination. So what
the website creator did is register a new domain name that sounds
more business like, and something your boss would be happy with
you visiting - Corporate Excellence is the alternate name (http://www.corporate-excellence.com/).
All it does is point to the same site, but with a very saintly
URL to drive away any doubts or suspicions your boss may have.