Error 404--Not Found

From RFC 2068 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1:

10.4.5 404 Not Found

The server has not found anything matching the Request-URI. No indication is given of whether the condition is temporary or permanent.

If the server does not wish to make this information available to the client, the status code 403 (Forbidden) can be used instead. The 410 (Gone) status code SHOULD be used if the server knows, through some internally configurable mechanism, that an old resource is permanently unavailable and has no forwarding address.

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By Toni Kistner
Net.Worker, 05/21/01

Turn It Off, How to Unplug from the Anytime-Anywhere Office Without Disconnecting Your Career by Gil Gordon ($12.00, Three Rivers Press, 2001)

The idea for writing Turn It Off came to Gil Gordon on the way home from taking his son to a night game at Yankee Stadium. In the stands, a nearby fan - still donning a business suit and winged tipped shoes-spent the entire nine innings with his cell phone glued to his ear making deals-oblivious to how he ruined the outing for Gordon, his son, and everyone else around who were there to relax and have fun.

Technology, Gordon argues - specifically, advances in mobile devices and residential broadband-is responsible for eroding the boundaries between the office and home, and has allowed cell phone boors to proliferate. But even if you don't disturb anyone, say, by checking your e-mail at all hours, or by taking your notebook with you on vacation, you're still in danger of letting your work life overrun your personal life.

Gordon's goal was to write a manual to help workers take back their free time, and create solid boundaries between their work and personal lives. The veteran telework consultant doesn't claim that every worker who relies on a cell phone or text pager is in need of an intervention. In fact, many always connected workers may feel less anxiety because they always know what's going on. But since Gordon realizes the challenge may lie in determining whether you have a problem, he devotes a chunk of the book to aiding readers in self discovery. If it turns out you have a problem, Gordon offers a step by step approach on how to overcome it.

Especially useful are latter sections devoted to managing other people's expectations. It's understood that if you've always been available 24 - 7 for your boss and colleagues and clients, changing that behavior by curtailing your "on" time could lead to a backlash and even career problems if not handled carefully.

GOOD for all stripes of remote and mobile workers

BETTER for those who need some help learning how to say no to the boss

BEST for type-A personalities who are prone to overwork and burnout

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Toni Kistner is managing editor of Net.Worker. Contact her at tkistner@nww.com.

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