OpenOffice.org Portable 3.1

OpenOffice.org Portable 3.1
http://portableapps.com/

Packing a number of office applications can be an onerous undertaking, but
this portable version of OpenOffice makes this task a bit easier.
Essentially, users can use this open platform program with any storage
device (such as a USB drive) to take their materials wherever they need to
go. This open source office suite includes an email client, an instant
messaging client, a PDF reader, and so on. This version is compatible with
computers running Windows 2000 and newer. [KMG]

via / from / thanks to:

The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2009.
http://scout.wisc.edu/

Convenient

Now you can carry your favorite computer programs along with all of your
bookmarks, settings, email and more with you. Use them on any Windows
computer. All without leaving any personal data behind.

Open

PortableApps.com provides a truly open platform that works with any
hardware you like (USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive, etc). The
entire platform is open source built around an open format that any
hardware or software provider can use.

Free

The PortableApps.com Suite and Platform is free. It contains no spyware.
There are no advertisements. It isn't a limited or trial version. There is
no additional hardware or software to buy. You don't even have to give out
your email address. It's 100% free to use, free to copy and free to share.

Employers grappling with social network use

Employers grappling with social network use

[excerpt]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10360849-235.html

Social networking is on the rise, both on and off the job, leaving
companies uncertain how to monitor their use by employees, reports new
survey.

More than 50 percent of companies questioned said they have no policy to
address the use of social networking by employees outside the workplace,
according to a survey released Wednesday by the Society of Corporate
Compliance and Ethics and the Health Care Compliance Association.

Typically, companies shy away from restricting an employee's actions off
the job. But businesses are concerned about employees who use social
networking and reveal private details or post inappropriate pictures that
could embarrass the company.