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21 Power Tips for the Productivity Suite

If you haven't looked at Google Docs recently, now's a good time to check in with it.
The office suite, which works entirely within a browser window, has slowly but steadily continued to evolve into a highly usable set of free tools.

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A Super G3 High-speed Fax along with networkable Ethernet means every aspect of your business can run as efficiently as possible.
Thanks to Dual Color Gamut Processing Technology your copies will maintain the integrity of the original while you produce remarkable scans with 4800 dpi. With computer-less printing capabilities via compatible memory cards, PictBridge and optional Bluetooth your images are easy to view with a 2.5 inch LCD. Its versatile feature set also makes for a top-of-the-line photo lab so all of your printing needs are met in one machine that can virtually fit anywhere whether youre on a PC or Mac.

The revised productivity suite brings interface tweaks, modest but useful desktop innovations, and integration with minimalist Web apps.

With the release of the Office 2010 beta, the general public finally gets to check out how Microsoft plans to deliver on its promises for the next edition of its flagship productivity suite--namely, close integration with lightweight Web versions of core apps (Excel and PowerPoint Web are the first to debut for consumers via Windows Live, with Word and OneNote available only in the business-oriented SharePoint 2010 server beta), better multimedia support, a subtle interface refresh, and a slew of features designed to make document creation and sharing easier.

New research reveals office gossip is latest weapon in the quest for career advancement

Ears will be justifiably burning across UK offices today as results from a new study commissioned by diet Coke reveals that gossiping about office politics, other colleagues and the boss is now a staple skill being deployed by career-minded Brits in order to get ahead. And it's girls who are leading the way.

Shock statistics from the TUC reveal that one in five people are attacked or abused at work every year in the UK. So whos in danger and what can be done to make them feel safe?

A Government Ministers career was hanging in the balance last night after he admitted bombarding a young female aide with suggestive phone messages. Ivan Lewis, a 41-year-old Health Minister, issued a statement apologising for sending dozens of mobile phone text messages to Susie Mason, a 24-year-old assistant who worked in his private office in Whitehall. After complaining to her bosses, Ms Mason was moved to a different job before resigning from the Civil Service to join an accountancy firm. He was obviously attracted to Susie, but his behaviour went well beyond acceptable office boundaries, a Whitehall source said. more...

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama warned the elderly on Saturday that Republican rival John McCain would put their retirement income in danger. more...

Slower demand, an economic downturn and cheaper oil may prompt OPEC to trim supplies, but few expect the cartel to change its output targets when it meets next week. Oil prices fell to a fresh five-month low on Friday on flagging demand in the United States and other consumer nations, extending crude's losses to 8 percent this week Oil prices sank to a five-month low Friday as a jump in the U.S. unemployment rate signaled to traders that Americans might keep paring back their energy use to save money. Investors are waiting to see if OPEC decides to restrict oil output at its meeting next week in Vienna. Investors are waiting to see if OPEC decides to restrict oil output at its meeting next week in Vienna. The Labor Department said the economy lost jobs in August for the eighth consecutive month -- and at a faster-than-expected pace. The unemployment rate spiked to 6.1 percent from 5.7 percent in July, above the 5.8 percent rate that analysts forecast. "There's been a terrific amount of growing concern about the outlook for demand globally," said John Kilduff, senior vice president of risk management at MF Global LLC. "Today's employment report emboldened that concern." Light, sweet crude for October delivery fell $1.66 to settle at $106.23 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange -- its lowest settlement since early April. During the session, it fell as low as $105.13. Since surging to a record $147.27 a barrel on July 11, crude has tumbled by over $40, or more than 27 percent. What could possibly stanch the drop is a cutback in production. Investors are waiting to see if OPEC decides to restrict oil output at its meeting next week in Vienna in response to the two-month plunge in prices.

Go with honour before you're ousted, Gordon': Charles Clarke plunges the knife into Brown Charles Clarke plunged the knife into Gordon Brown today saying he should 'stand down with honour'. In the most devastating attack yet from a Labour heavyweight, he urged the Cabinet to oust the Prime Minister if Labour's fortunes did not improve and he refused to fall on his sword.

The number of women in top jobs is falling dramatically, it has been revealed. They are hitting a 'reinforced concrete ceiling' which is blocking their promotion, said equality watchdogs. Fewer are reaching positions of power in high-profile professions such as politics, the judiciary and policing than was happening just a year ago...