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• Tech stocking stuffers for the kiddies (Digital Life on Today Show)

• 9 Extra Nerdy film locations that you need to visit in your lifetime (Wired)

• Time to look ahead – Top 12 Technology trends for 2012 (Tech News World)

• Need help with your holiday shopping? How to buy an E-Reader (PC Mag)

• Barnes and Nobel announces new Nook tablet for only $249 (CNN Money)

• Just for fun: 9 Equations That All Geeks Should (or at least pretend to) Know (Wired)

• “My Secret Folder” keeps your iPhone personal information safe (Tech News World)

• 25 Apps to make you more productive (PC Mag)

• Holiday Alert! Apps to make your upcoming holiday season a little easier (PC Mag)

From Telecommute Connecticut:

“A cost-benefit analysis is often a primary driver of the telecommuting process, because the company wants to achieve cost savings over costs associated with the traditional workplace setting. Most often, cost savings are attributable to increased productivity, decreased staffing needs and reduced office space requirements.”

To gather data on the costs and benefits with allow your employees to telecommute, click on this link to answer questions that may help you.

If you are interested in setting up telecommuting opportunities for your business, please contact your Now IT Works account manager today.

• Netflix can’t make up its mind; drops Qwikster spin-off company (Wired)

• iPhone 4S pre-orders top 1 million sales on first day (MSNBC)

• The FCC wants all cell phones to have GPS by 2018 (Geekologie)

• Bjork’s is releasing the first ever app-album, on sale Tuesday through the Apple App Store (CNN Tech)

• Microsoft says Windows 8 “boots super fast” (MSNBC)

• Wired Giveaway – Win an iTunes download of the Beatles Greatest Hits (Wired)

• Amazon is considering a Netflix-like book rental service (CNN Tech)

• Mobile apps for back to school – from doing homework to relaxing (PC Mag)

• Did you know your cell phone is more likely to work in a hurricane than an earthquake? (CNN Money)

• Make sure your laptop battery is fully charged! Track Hurricane Irene online here (MSNBC Tech)

• For New England business owners – here are some safety tips for your business (Patch)

For Now IT Works customers, please check your email for the important announcement regarding protecting your business technology this weekend. And to all our readers, please stay safe!

• A month after launch, Google + has some believing that it has real staying power (Wired)

• New technology that can’t end well – a CarZor Razor that fits in your wallet (Geekologie)

• As the beginning of the school year rapidly approaches, here is a great video to help you save money on back to school computing (CNN Tech)

• For the geeks out there – here are the Top 10 Favorite Geek Movie Quotes – enjoy! (Huffington Post)

• Google displaying warnings for users with Malware infections (CNN Money)

• You may not need any of these tech tools but isn’t it good to know they exist? (CNN Tech)

• Fake Apple store pops up in China (Geeks are Sexy)

• Here is a list that may come in handy for me in particular! A tech checklist for new baby (Today – Digital Life)

• Time poses this interesting question – is a bookless library still a library?

• Have you joined Google + yet? CNN Tech discusses some of the growing pains thus far…

• A possibly unnecessary technology creation – a wearable LED television, thanks to Geekologie.

• There is a new TED app available – receiving high praise thus far from Tech News World

Hope everyone is having a great start to the week!

• Thinking about switching your cell phone service to Verizon? Hurry up, as they will be ending unlimited data plans soon (CNN Money)

• DropBox breach in security – left user accounts open for 4 hours on Sunday (Wired)

• Firefox 5 is now available for download… (PC Mag)

• …and here’s 5 good reasons to download it (PC World)

Happy Tuesday everyone – enjoy the nice weather!