In today’s generation of business, more often than not we see business professionals walking around with backpacks on their way to meetings or conferences. Why is that? I thought backpacks were for students or the occasional crazy professor. Now, it seems that backpacks in the work environment are not only commonplace, but the norm. I offer three suggestions for this recent trend and after reading perhaps you’ll make the switch too.

via Backpacks: The New Briefcase » The StartUp Blog at PartnerUp.

Funny or Die’s Presidential Reunion from Will Ferrell

The most recent Funny or Die original accomplishes something other than being funny or dying: It unites four! generations of legendary SNL cast members in the same room together. Quite a feat. Oh, and it’s really funny.

via The Ghosts of SNL Presidents Past – President obama – Gawker.TV.

The massive earthquake that struck Chile last week might have shifted the Earth’s axis and created shorter days, scientists at NASA say.

The change is negligible, but permanent: Each day should be 1.26 microseconds shorter, according to preliminary calculations. A microsecond is one-millionth of a second.

via Chile quake might have shortened days on Earth – CNN.com.

It doesn’t matter if you go running every morning, or you’re a regular at the gym. If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting – in your car, your office chair, on your sofa at home – you are putting yourself at increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, a variety of cancers and an early death. In other words, irrespective of whether you exercise vigorously, sitting for long periods is bad for you.

via Exercise or Not, Sitting at a Desk All Day Is Bad for You – Fitness – Lifehacker.

The internet has revolutionized nearly every form of media, and music is no exception. This week we look at the five most popular music streaming services to see how people are getting their music fix.

via Five Best Music Streaming Services – streaming music – Lifehacker.

Android’s been around for more than a year, and in that time developers have whipped up some great apps. Whether you’re a new Android owner or a pro looking for new tools, these 10 great and free apps belong in your arsenal.

via Top 10 Android Apps – Android – Lifehacker.

French Skiier Takes a Flagpole to the Nuts – Sports – Gawker.TV.

If you’re going to unplug from the cable company, prepare to exercise some patience when it comes to watching your favorite shows as soon as they air—it can take anywhere from a day to a week for them to appear online. Also, be ready to do some digging around to find who’s streaming special events, sports, and other programming outside of the drama/sitcom variety. Let’s take a look at ways to find certain types of programming without relying on your cable company.

via How Can I Ditch Cable and Watch My TV Shows and Movies Online? – Streaming Television – Lifehacker.

Yesterday, the new Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure act went into effect—but not without controversy. And tonight on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart brilliantly laid out both what’s wrong with American consumers and with credit card companies.

via Jon Stewart Sums Up Everything That is Wrong with America in Under Four Minutes – Comedy Central – Gawker.TV.

Have you ever accidently deleted a file, or removed a crucial part of a document only to realize it no longer makes sense?  Windows 7 is smart enough to protect you from yourself, and here we’ll see how you can restore files in any edition of Windows 7.

via Restore Previous Versions of Files in Every Edition of Windows 7 – the How-To Geek.