| How you know you've stumped a co-worker
 Ever had a co-worker perform a disappearing act in the middle of an e-mail exchange? Career blogger Toni Bowers says that it could be classic avoidance behavior. How do you handle co-workers who don't respond to e-mails or voice mails?
What's happening at work?Geekend Picks of the Week A visit from St. Geek
Chip Camden offers a techy take on the classic holiday poem, "Twas the Night Before Christmas."  More tech gifts and accessories
Still shopping? Here are some new products for consideration: Creative Zen accessories that include travel speakers; Philips GoGear: Luxe, Spark, and Raga; Philips iPod speaker docks for 2009; and Coveroos custom fashion for phones.
 Create a holiday music library in iTunes
Here's a step-by-step tutorial on creating a completely separate holiday music library.
Images: Free online games for the whole family
Our sister site Crave UK has handpicked five free Flash games that will delight and even amaze. These aren't any old Flash games: they're some of the best available online and will appeal to almost everyone.  Office and computer pranks
Annoyed that you're stuck at work while others are enjoying nice long vacations for the holidays? Well, get it out of your system by viewing this gallery of office pranks. Of course, we don't really think you should pull any of these. That would be wrong. (But if you do, take pictures!)
 Geek Trivia: Works of speculative friction
What iconic science fiction film was retroactively acknowledged to have been based on the works of Harlan Ellison, despite the fact that Ellison did no direct work on the movie, and the film does not share a title, plot, or characters with any story Ellison ever wrote? The Quibble of the Week for Dec. 16, 2008
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