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With rising fuel costs adding to the worries of the average employee, it’s no surprise that telecommuting is becoming more and more popular, and, as a result, is discussed more widely.  Here are some news articles from the past two weeks that discuss this trend:
There’s a case to be made for telecommuting by Lee E. Miller from The Star Ledger
Most office workers fear backlash of telecommuting,but see trend increasing from MarketWatch
Executives expect telecommuting numbers to increase from Occupational Health and Safety
Telework ‘with a new twist’ making a huge comeback in Canada from ITBusiness.ca
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How’s that 60-hour workweek going?  If you’re actually have a reply to this question, this means that you work 60-hours per week.  How do you know if your diligence is healthy or if you’re just being a workaholic?
I’ve collected a list of some articles on workaholism, in case you suspect you have it:

How I started taming my workaholic tendencies by Penelope Trunk
Are you obsessed with your job? from CNN
Workaholic Test from JSearch.com
When hard work becomes overwork from the New York Times
Do you recognize the 5 signs of workaholism from yours truly at Pimp Your Work

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This week I’ve collected some articles in the blogosphere which talk about microblogging and the different microblogging platforms. While many people enjoy these services, others feel like they’re just a distraction and add to their information overload.  But, like any other online tool, microblogging platforms can have many benefits if used properly.  The question is, how do you do that?
Twitter in the Office: Fast, Aware, Open Teams from Newly Corporate
Eight Ways Twitter is Useful Professionally at Web Worker Daily
Twitter vs. Pownce – Which Microblogging Platform is Good for You? by KrisKrug.com
Plurk: Like Twitter, in good and bad ways from WebWare
Finally, …read more

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Ever feel like you’re not noticed enough in the workplace?  If that’s the case, you need to make your mark and leave yourself indispensable – your job may just depend on it.
Here are some articles that have stories and ideas on what standing out in the workplace means, as well as tips on how to achieve it:
 5 Unusual Things to Do on Your First Week at the Job from NewlyCorporate
 Build Your Professional Persona from AskMen
Where is the place for irreplaceableness in the work environment? from Consumerism Commentary
10 WAys to make yourself indispensable at work from AllBusiness
Stand out at work and …read more

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Previously, we featured this strange Han Solo in carbonite office desk.  Also, former Pimp Your Work blogger Tris Hussey told us not to worry about our messy desks.  But what does the rest of the blogosphere have to say about the office desk?
Organizing Your Workspace @ The David Allen Company, where David Allen even lists the things he has in his office
What your desk says about you @ AskMen
10 Tips for keeping your desk neat and tidy @ LifeClever
The Benefits of a Clean Desk and a Tidy Office @ How to be an Original
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Whether you refer to them as Millennials or Gen Y, they are undoubtedly making big changes in how the workplace, and work itself, is perceived. As a member of Generation Y myself, I can’t help but pay attention to what we’re doing collectively and individually. Here’s a list of some articles that I found thought provoking, interesting, and some of them even insulting:
What Gen Y Really Wants by Penelope Trunk, published by Time Magazine
Gen Y Myths Debunked by Sarah Pierce over at Entrepreneur.com
Attracting the twentysomething worker from CNN Money
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Gee, I forgot to roundup the “better” (read: not as terrible as usual) posts from Pimp Your Work last April.  So this month we’re gonna roundup both the April and May posts.

 Dealing with humor in the workplace
What motivates you
How to be a lean, mean instant messaging machine
How to use Twitter productively
Disconnecting from the Internet might make you more productive
The only thing you should fear is regret
The 9-hour workweek series
Free MindManager templates

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First off, I’d like to mention that I edited the ‘About Pimp Your Work‘ page. Hopefully, the new page is a better reflection of what this blog is all about. Please let me know what you think of the edited page, and I’ll consider your comments/ suggestions. After all, this blog is for YOU.
While editing the ‘About’ page, I realized that I’d also written several productivity articles for other blogs, but never got the chance to share them here. So this week’s Pimping Bookmarks is a collection of productivity and workplace articles I’ve written that …read more

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Mobile working is now a reality.  Thanks to wireless internet, ultra-portable laptops, and other feats of mobile technology, it’s possible to work wherever you want. Here are some helpful articles on mobile working:
Leo at Zen Habits wrote about 36 great tips for keeping travel as simple as possible
5 Great Choices for free online data storage from WiseBread
4 Ways to Keep Your Wi-fi Sessions Secure from Web Worker Daily
Online Apps vs. Desktop Apps from Location Independent
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Computers are an integral part of office life.  Whether you love them or hate them, you’ll need to learn how to work with them.  Here are some helpful articles to smoothen the process:
5 Ways to Make your computer Work for you and Not the Other Way Around and How to Tell When Your Hard Drive is Going to Fail from Lifehack
Top 12 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer from Dumb Little Man
Speed Up Windows Shutdown from Lifehacker
Encrypt your communications for added security and Mac vs. PC Speed: It Doesn’t Matter from Web Worker Daily
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