Normally, every time one of our workers finishes a task, he or she takes a 15 minute brain break or does some other Web 2.0 activity that benefits the organization. Some of us prefer Twitter, reading what new trends are out there. Others like to do a little Facebook to see what our friends – and foes – are up to. Reddit is also a definite favorite.

While some at HR might think this is not productive behavior, those of us in the trenches, including the petty officers, know how this kind of activity can be extremely beneficial to the organization. Where does HR think we get our best ideas from? A Ouija board? Anyway, I digress.

So IT installed the latest version of Websense yesterday. Imagine our seething anger when we couldn’t access Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, ImgUr, Blogspot, Tumblr… Great, let’s turn the dial back ten years and have a Web 1.0 only company policy.

This is what happens with the uncreatives, the troglodytes decide what you can or cannot do on line. And we’re not talking inappropriate usage here people, I know it, you know it and the American people know it. Youtube is a bitching source for ideas, for how-to videos and tutorials. Facebook is where we do our best industrial spying, really! FUUUUUUUUUUUUU…

What, even fuuuuu.deviantart.com is blocked?!

Opened to the public on in January 2007 by Josh Buckley (Joshimitsu), the website grew very quickly its launch, and gained a lot of recognition from its fans. Menewsha is a new place to hang out, share your Pixel Art, play Games and customize your Avatar. Warning! Menewsha can be addictive! Games include Chopper Challenge, Snake, Tetris, Harbor Fishing and classics like Asteroids and Space Invaders.

Forums include sections about books, media, roleplaying, word games, avatar chat, art and so much more.

Menewsha has established quite an online presence including Facebook pages, Myspace pages, twitter feeds and much more. Current users are mostly from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia with a new influx from the Philippines, Malaysia and the Puerto Rico.

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Here are the top ten mistakes made by professionals who use their personal computers for presentations. Embarrassment guaranteed.

10. Clear your desktop! Maybe you should have removed that raunchy PowerPoint file with its self-explanatory name. Do you really want the world to see a file called “bigbutts.ppt” right there next to the task bar. Sure dad sent it to you …

9. Menu bars. Sure you’ve scrubbed your favorite browser’s cache … but you’ve stared at Firefox so long you forgot about your “personal menu bar” with all those shortcuts to gambling sites. Ouch.

8. Eject DVDs. Always.

7. Cheesy background images. Yes, that picture of your cat means a lot to you. Sure “pussy whiskers” brings you joy and happiness. But nobody else cares.

6. Clutter. So your computer is clean. No nasty files, no unprofessional histories. Are people going to take you seriously when your desk is cluttered with 25 or more icons, shortcuts, drives and folders? The virtual desktop says as much about you as your personal appearance. When it comes to presentations, be NEAT. Super-neat. That also means no Family Guy icons.

5. Shut all unnecessary software down, restart the computer afresh. You’ve crammed all night for that crucial presentation. You fired up all kinds of software and of course… you have a Mac: meaning you restart your computer once a month. Do you really want to start the presentation, watch in horror as your browser crashes only to reveal your latest iTunes purchases? Do you really want the world to know you secretly enjoy Lady Gaga? Work that poker face dude.

4. Are your licenses in order? Nothing says illegal copying like starting up an Office Suite licensed to the New York City Department of Education when you’re a Web Designer from Albuquerque New Mexico.

3. Log out. Log out. Log out. So you have multiple Facebook and Gmail accounts, don’t leave lesser accounts active in the background. Odds are you forgot about it and the next time you log into Gmail, it’s not yourname@gmail.com but bigbuttlover@gmail.com …

2. Stickers and decals. They’re great for political bloggers. Gives you that extra “cred”. Do you really want to explain why there’s a McCain Palin sticker on your laptop when you give your next presentation at MoveOn.org?

1. Erase your browser’s memory! So the presentation is just flying by, when someone asks you if you’ve been to Reddit’s iPhone section lately. You’re so happy you’ve connected with another Redditor you just start typing in the url, and the browser’s memory decides to offers up Reddit.com/r/boobies – Sure it’s autosuggest…