I’ve spent the last few days in holiday rehab, trying to recover from the massive dose of food, gifts, and family dynamics that arrive like clockwork every year at this time. I don’t know about you, but the family dynamics part always seems to take a little extra recovery time–especially this year, since I cut short my holiday visit in order to get back to town in time for a friend’s first child to arrive.When I first hatched this travel plan a couple months ago, I was so nervous about the way it would be received by my family (they take their holidays seriously) that I couldn’t bring myself to tell them over the phone. Instead I took the coward’s way out: I forwarded them a copy of my e-itinerary, hoping that this delivery method would cushion the blow.It seems I’m not the only one using technology to dole out the bad news. According to a new UK poll, four out of five people find that their Blackberrys, phones, and other messaging devices make it easier to tell white lies on average of once a day. Those lied to the most? Bosses. With excuses ranging from “I’m sick” to “Sure, that project’s done,” employees are allegedly using their gadgets with increasing frequency to weasel out of telling their supervisors the truth. I’m not so sure I buy this assertion wholesale. I can recall many an email and text where I took pains to ensure that everything it contained was accurate, since I knew once I clicked the Send button, anything I’d said would be on permanent record. Then again, I did use tech to convey hard news (if not a lie) to the biggest boss of all: my Mom. Are gadgets really compromising the integrity of the average employee? You tell me at techtreks@gmail.com. Technology Industry