Reading and ripping:

• Arriving Late, Can BlackBerry Hook Japan's Mobile Market?
  Why the popular handheld might get lost in translation overseas
• Employees Forsake Dreaded Email For the Beloved Phone
  New trends in workplace communication
• Following an Electronic Voice Through the Back Roads of Kansas
  SWAK, GPS!
• Hoping to Be a Model, I.B.M. Will Put Its Patent Filings Online
  "I.B.M., the nation's largest patent holder, will publish its patent filings on the Web for public review as part of a new policy."
• Managers Rate Themselves High, But Workers Prove Tough Critics
  Seeing yourself through rose-colored glasses
• Therapy That Keeps On the Sunny Side of Life
  "Rising Number of Therapists Focus on the Positive Instead Of Bad Parents, Other Demons"
• With 'Reality Visors,' Officers Try New Tack To Face Mentally Ill
  "In Sensitivity Classes, Police Get Taste of Schizophrenia; Asking, 'Have You Eaten?'"
• Yahoo to Close for Holidays
  To cut costs, employees must take vacation days