Let's face it: as literary enthusiasts, it's hard to sneak in a few pages during work without running the risk of looking like a total slacker. And unless your favorite pasttime involves writing XML and Java code, you probably have a hard time dorking around on the web at work and getting away with it. Until now: a new online application called "Read at Work" cleverly dresses up famous literature in a Microsoft Windows environment and PowerPoint presentations so you can get your lit fix at work and look productive to nosey passerby.
And though I'll admit that Fitzgerald probably didn't mean for his fiction to be read in bullets and bar graphs, I'd argue that we're not meant to be shackled inhumanely to cubicles...so it's as fair a trade as we'll get until retirement.Go ahead, replace your Java code with a java cup, tell your boss you'll "be right on it," and check out www.readatwork.com.
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Chris is currently at the office, pretending to do work while actually writing this article for Gather instead. When not slacking off, he works in digital media.
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Thanks for a great article.
That said, how long before companies get wise and find a way to disable the capability? Or if they can? I haven't been in an office from 9-to-5 for awhile, but weren't some companies blocking the ability to play games, etc.?
Chris, maybe you would know...
Read it now!