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Only in America do we complain that our bosses are watching us. What everyone needs to understand, is the other side of the coin… Companies are hurting; the economy is down, unemployment is up; public image is everything. Your boss has every right and reason to make sure he/she is getting the most out of his/her employees. In addition, they have every right and reason to want to have the best

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We have been following this story for a while, on both our blogs (this one and Pandora’s Blog). To recap, an employee was fired from her company after it was discovered she was talking to a lawyer about her employer. The problem is, she used her work email to do so. This is just another reason employers should be monitoring employees at work for corporate security... January 18, 2011 Work

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HAPPY CYBER-MONDAY! A relatively new term coined in the last few years is “Cyber Monday.” This is the Monday after the Thanksgiving weekend when millions of people, back at work, go online to do some holiday shopping… It is also probably the single day with the most amount of wasted time at work… Below are a series of articles to celebrate today’s national cyberslacking event, and to remind

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We were mentioned in this article from that talks about the top 10 ways employees waste tme online (at work)… September 30, 2010 The Top Ten Ways Workers Waste Time Online From 24/7 Wall Street It is broadly assumed that American workers with access to computers spend some portion of their day using them for personal communication, gain, or pleasure. The actual wasted time and productivity

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This interesting article that gives advice on how to let employees surf freely online, but making sure to keep them in line… good piece. Remember, a program like The Office Software will allow your employees freedom on the net, while you can make sure they don’t abuse the privileges. How to handle an employee's controversial online behavior From Helium.com In these days of social networking,

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And just imagine how many of them are during work hours! The Office Software (theOS) will let you know how much time your employees are wasting on Facebook and other social networking sites. June 29, 2010 More than 16 billion minutes spent on Facebook per day By Paul Mah, fierceCIO.com More than 400 million active users spend a total of more than 16 billion minutes on social networking site

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This article we found highlights a security firm’s summit, where they stated clearly that banning social media is an exercise in futility. They also said that productivity and keeping people off social networks should not be an IT concern, rather a boss’s problem and an issue of clear guidelines and expectations. Agreed. And The Office Software comes in handy for just that. Rather than totally

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We found this interesting article in the Lowell Sun (Massachusetts) that looks at employers’ legal rights to monitor employees basically anywhere in the work place (except the bathroom) and on any computer… and they don’t really have to tell you! With The Office Software, you can monitor your employees in a legal and visible way, and have them actively participate in keeping workplace

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We found this great article on PCWorld.com that looks at appropriate computer use at work. Though a competitor is mentioned, the article is lengthy, in-depth, and presents a great argument for monitoring employees in the workplace. With The Office Software (theOS), you can block websites you don’t want people on at all or just keep an eye on where people are going and how they are spending your

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This interesting article from a North Dakota newspaper looks at the productivity issue (or lack thereof) that comes up when we look at the allowance of Facebook in the office. A poll on the website asks if Facebook use should be banned at workplaces… 67% say yes! If bosses used a productivity tool like The Office Software (theOS), they could allow Facebook, but prevent abuse. Thus giving them

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Surfing Porn Still Popular At Work -- Think your employees aren’t surfing (or trying to) porn at work? Think again! Statistics show 70% of all Internet porn traffic takes place during the 9-to-5 workday. With a tool like The Office Software, you will be able to keep an eye on your employees and stop a porn addiction before it get serious and hurts everyone involved. Check out this excellent

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Remember last week when Google paid tribute to Pac-Man, who turned 30. Did you know that the Google logo was actually a playable Pac-Man game? I bet your employees did! A study is now showing that almost 5 million hours of company time and over $120 million was wasted on the game… A productivity tool like The Office Software (theOS) can help you curb cyberslacking habits like videogames at work!

TheOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13219028658475106467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158841660465743757.post-80185410107228843882010-05-25T08:08:00.000-07:002010-05-25T08:08:06.024-07:00

We found this article from last week that revisits the employer question: do I allow my employees on Facebook at work? If you have a tool like The Office Software (theOS) in place, you can allow access and curb abuse at the same time – thus finding the all-elusive “happy middle ground” the article talks about… Check it out and then ask us how theOS can work for you! May 20, 2010 A Facebook-Free

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This interesting news story from South Carolina looks at how local companies and schools are monitoring employees. The Office Software (theOS) is a perfect solution for both companies and school systems that want to know how the company/school machines are being used. It shows you what people are doing, and helps you increase productivity and keep people on track by filtering web access and

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This interesting article reveals some good stats, despite being a bit off a profile of a filtering company. Remember, filtering is only going to cause your employees to waste company time by finding ways to circumnavigate the filters so they can look at what they want. A better method is to let them know you are watching… May 10th, 2010 Are Your Employees Watching Porn at Work? By Donna Fenn,

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Vermont Attempting to Monitor State Employee Internet Activity -- Currently making headlines is this ballsy move by the legislators in the state of Vermont who are voting to install monitoring software on state employee computers. They say it’s to prevent looking at porn – then why couldn’t they just use filters. Of course, employees are up in arms – but is it because now they know others will

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This interesting post from TechDirt.com speaks for itself. What do you think about this? Remember, an office productivity tool like The Office Software can let you allow social networking access at work, but keep the cyberslacking to a minimum. You will know if employees are abusing your kindness… Should Managers Care That Employees Are On Facebook And YouTube While At Work? From the

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We found this excellent blog post from a Librarian and wanted to share. She spells it out perfectly!! Don’t blame technology – blame your employees! Employees will always find ways to waste time, whether it’s going to the kitchen, on a coffee run or for a butt brake, they will slack a bit. It just so happens that social networking is today’s preferred vehicle (before social networking it was

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The article here is an interesting look at the legalities of monitoring employees… in Canada! So, all our fellow business owners in the Great White North, read this!! It is your legal right to use office productivity tools like The Office Software (theOS)... April 19, 2010 Employee Fired for Disseminating Inappropriate E-mail at Work By Alix Herber, The Employment Law Post While many employees

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Supreme Court takes up 'sexting' privacy case -- We got wind of this story before, but didn’t post it quite yet – as the controversy here is over ‘sexting’ that occurred on company cell phones – NOT computers. However, this case has now gone all the way to the Supreme Court and may very well impact an employers ability to monitor ALL forms of communication via company-owned electronic devices

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Attorney-Client Privilege Trumps Employer Monitoring -- A case that had been ongoing has been settled and the outcome is clear: When an employee exchanges emails with her attorney through a personal web-based email account using a company computer, that email is attorney-client privileged even though the computer may automatically create a viewable copy of the email's text in temporary internet

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This article is based on a recent survey of IT professionals. Their predictions are based on past experience. The bottom line here is that if you are monitoring your employees’ Internet use with tools like The Office Software (theOS), you can not only cut down on office time spent visiting social networks, but you can also trace the source off a security breach when it occurs. There is no reason

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NJ Supreme Court Hampers Corporate Email Surveillance - We found this VERY IMPORTANT article that every business owner, big or small, should read!! Remember, with a tool like The Office Software (theOS) you won’t need forensic software. Furthermore, it’s easy to tell your employees that the tool is in place, and we’ve even made it so the employee can contribute to their own monitoring – with the

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We found this very cool article from CareerBuilder.com (on CNN.com) that looks at the pros and cons of social networking at work. While it can be a positive thing, and certainly companies are trying to use it to their advantage in their own brand building, it is probably the thing that can be most easily abused (the privilege to visit MySpace, Facebook, Twitter et. al. at work). That's why

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Pandora Corp. To Business Owners: Don’t Fight the “Madness”Nearly $2 Billion is expected to be lost in worker productivity during March Madness. But Pandora Corp., makers of The Office Software (theOS), says it might be okay. Co-founder Manuel Coats explains… A recent study predicts employers will lose about $1.8 Billion from March Madness this year. With at least 58 million employees holding

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