TGIF! You’ve managed to survive another grueling workweek, so it’s only fitting that you get to sit back, relax, and read some of the best posts that the blogosphere has to offer. We’ve rounded up five articles from around the web for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!

Saman Sadeghi doesn’t like it when people steal his bandwidth. He also doesn’t like it when people steal his pictures. That’s why he has put together a guide for creating an .htaccess file to prevent hotlinking. With a few minor tweaks, no one will be able to hotlink to your blog’s photos ever again.

Tamara Berry is a freelancer, but she doesn’t work from home. She’s working out the practical implications of an office outside of the home, paying for that extra office space and all the other related expenses. You need furniture, parking, and more, but do the pros outweigh the cons?

Shaun Low is totally into social media and social networking. He’s discovered a number of ways to integrate Twitter into your blog. You can help your readers “tweet” your blog posts, share your Twitter updates in the form of a blog post, or even update your Twitter status right from within your blog.

Coach Stan discusses the complications of dealing with the media. All too often, people interviewed by the press get shoved into a corner and then they don’t know what to say. Even so, Stan says that you should never say “No Comment”. This is in line with a book written by Ian Taylor & George Olds. What do you think of “no comment”?

John Biehler is working his way through some interesting photographic accessories, trying out a fisheye lens with the Kodak Zi6. The Zi6 is a pocket camcorder like the Flip and Vado, but popping on that fisheye lens produces a whole new kind of experience. Check out John’s sample video to see what it can do.