Working from home is widely seen as the ideal job situation. The thought behind this is that not only are you getting paid, but you get to work in a relaxed environment and enjoy greater freedom than if you were at the office. However, is that true? Is working from home the paradise it’s made out to be? I think the answer to this is yes and no.

You might be saying “What, why wouldn’t you want to work from home?” On the surface it may seem like a silly position to say you’d rather go into the office, but once examined closer there are some very good reasons to think this way. Below I’ve outlined three pros and cons that I’ve experienced when I’ve worked at home:

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PayPerPost (one way you can grow blog traffic) is at again, this time promising some big news that will be released in the next few weeks. The question is: What could it be? A new mind control device? The answer to cold fusion? Perhaps a new race of super beings that are the next step in human evolution? Who knows, however I do have my own theory which I shall now subject you too: I think they are expanding their network. This is a little vague, but I think they could do it in one of the following ways:

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So I decided I’d try and get myself out of 2003 by upgrading my Microsoft Office Professional suite to the 2007 version. However, I really wanted to try it out first before I committed to upgrading. The question is: Where do I find it? Surprisingly enough, Microsoft actually offers a free 60 day trial for the different 2007 Office components. Better still, these trials provide full functionality as opposed to the watered down versions you sometimes get with trial software. I was a little surprised because I don’t remember Microsoft offering free trials of their previous office versions (I could be wrong though, it’s been awhile since I bought one).

Here’s the link to the download page: Microsoft Office 2007 Free Trial. I’m going to download it and give it a test run, I’ll post my thoughts at the end of the trial run.