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March 15th, 2007

The beauty of the 'Boss button'

Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:36 pm

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CBS Sportsline has streaming video thing down for this year's March Madness. No hiccups. Quick wait times and almost TV-like video. 

But all the best part is the 'Boss button,' which brings up a mock spreadsheet whenever someone walks by. Pretty comical even though it's probably not that terribly effective. 

 

March Madness is a major productivity killer and CBS Sportsline is  making sure you whittle away as much time as possible. 

This gallery shows what happens when you hit the Boss button.

 

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Sometimes "The Boss" is the worst offender but...
I once worked for a very large international company in which no boss button was ever needed. Why? because the biggest sports fanatic was the company VP. (The highest ranking company officer that actu... (Read the rest)
Posted by: DMoore89031 Posted on: 03/16/07 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Re: The beauty of the 'Boss button'  none none | 03/15/07
As old as computers.  dave.leigh@... | 03/15/07
Um....  James T. Kirk | 03/16/07
Shhhhhhh...  jasonp@... | 03/16/07
Real professional, huh?  techboy_z | 03/16/07
You seem a bit uptight  Badgered | 03/16/07
Lighten up dude!!  shawkins | 03/16/07
I remember those  CobraA1 | 03/16/07
Sometimes "The Boss" is the worst offender but...  DMoore89031 | 03/16/07

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