editor's blog

Sitting at a computer all day can help any office worker pack on the pounds.  Nerd diet formulas will help logically minded workers swallow the burden of dieting for good. 

Geeks carry the burden of pulling programming all-nighters and require food that’s at arms length from the workstation.  As a result, the term ‘geek food’ was developed to describe the typically high fat, caffeinated, microwavable food consumed and enjoyed by computer nerds globally.

Although his resignation from Microsoft has been rumored for some time, Bill Gates computing days may have come to an end, at least within in the Microsoft machine.  The speculation suggesting that Bill may be ready to jump the Microsoft ship begs the question: what will he do afterwards? 

While clean machines weren’t the stars of last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, sanitation was on the minds of attendees.  A healthy hand-washing isn’t enough, say geeks, when it comes to staying germ-free at trade shows.

As energy prices continue to skyrocket, is it possible employees may be hired simply for their latent body heat? Two recent examples where people make good heating investments - a Swedish office building heated by human bodies and a body fueled British funeral chapel – may be just the beginning of a future body heat wave.

Expect tumbleweed in your office this year, as telecommuting threatens to turn your workplace into a ghost town. Telecommuting, or the act of working from home with the aid of e-links to the office, is becoming a popular tool for offices looking to make their workers happy. 

Loose lips in the workplace may be the foreman’s flaw, as stats reveal that poor managerial communication leads to increased office gossip.

If dodging responsibility sums up your office fitness plan, then creating your own employment exercise program is good strategy. The boss may not appreciate your idea of installing a chin-up bar in your cubicle, but these Top 10 Employment Exercises will help you stay fit as you desk-sit.

37 year old window cleaner Alcides Moreno survived a 47-storey fall  last month, but has little to recall about the fall. Mr. Moreno met the ground after traveling 500 feet (150 meters) through the New York City skyline, and suffered painful major injuries to his spine, brain, legs, arm and hips.

Office warfare has begun – and your cubicle may become the front lines. While your office may not seem like the ideal stage for Workplace War III, studies are increasingly showing there’s real risks associated with going to work. While cases of office bullying and cyber threats abound, more frightening types of office conflict are on the rise. So hold onto your riot helmets as we take a tour of the state of war at work, and provide some advice to protect your cube… along with some ideas for easy-to-make office supply weapons to defend against interoffice invaders!