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By JULES ALLEN
Published August 15, 2005

Beating the boss

http-tunnel.com/html/solutions/http_tunnel/client.asp

I have a client who is paranoid about employees doing almost anything on the Web. A woman in one organization complained she couldn't research her sister's cancer because the word "breast" was blocked at the firewall. Thankfully, I've had my own geeky work-around for this problem, and now you can, too. Here's a service for Windows computers that allows you to "tunnel" out of the hole your employer's network is in. Details of the free and paid versions are here, as well as a list of supported applications.

colorblender.com/

Unsure what colors complement, say, pure red in real life or on the Web? Then this site is for you. Toward the bottom of the page are sliders. By dragging them around, you'll approximate the color you're trying to match. The rest is copy and paste simplicity. There are even Pantone color suggestions that are close to your chosen hues. So you can decorate your Web site and your house from the same tool. Better living though technology.

www.GoogleItYouMoron.com/

Where, on the way to capitalistic salvation, did we lose the collective ability to think through the simplest of things? The next time somebody asks you something painful such as "What's the address for Microsoft tech support?" send him to this site instead of thinking for him. There's even a nice link generator, which will whisk your dumb chum away to Google itself after a few seconds of slapping his ego around a bit.

www.stackopolis.com/play/

Once there has been a monster hit like Tetris, it seems the whole world is eager to repeat this success. I don't think this game is it, but it's still entertaining. The idea is to rearrange slabs of concrete to match the stacking count of the graphic in the bottom left. The audio is professional, the action is fast and, before you know it, you'll be hooked.

www.groeg.de/puzzles/rocket.html

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members.aol.com/morganbolt/

Sure, you can make a necklace out of paper clips and farm animals from erasers and pushpins. But what's the fun in pilfering office supplies if they don't impress one's co-workers? Fritter away the morning by following the instructions on this site and make a compressed, air-powered rocket out of paper. You might even be able to lodge one in the suspended ceiling if you're really good. Or just take the simple routeat the second address and flick rubber bands at everybody until lunch.

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