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While surfing the web, pretend that you are working: It can be a bit embarrassing when you are surfing some non-work related websites at work and the boss walks-in. You try to minimise the browser or hide it behind Microsoft Outlook but the sudden panic makes everything clearer. What you really need here is WordFriendly.net—it’s actually a wrapper website that looks like a copy of Microsoft Word.

The web pages inside Work Friendly look as if you are reading a word document. And there’s a wonderful Boss Key that replaces the web page with a proper word document in a click—handy when you hear the footsteps of your boss.

Listen to music stored on home computer: You have an excellent music collection on the home computer that you would love to listen at work—the simple option is to burn your home MP3 on a DVD or if that sounds lot of effort, try Leaf at leafnetworks.net—it’s a free no-geeky solution to help you access files and folders on the home computer from any other computer. The only requirement is that the source machine (your home computer) should be up and connected to the internet. An alternative solution is SimplifyMedia that works with iTunes and will also maintain the music playlists across computers.

While all the above tricks and workarounds will bring more joy to your life inside the office firewalls, make sure you know how to deal with the associated risks and fallouts.