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I know for a fact that Dave would sooner give up one of his cats than sacrifice his second monitor -- and he really likes his cats. That's because a second monitor can seriously amp your productivity. Consider: Outlook running full-screen in one monitor, your Web browser in another. How handy wou...
It's the rare Outlook user who hasn't had cause to pound his/her head on the desk while waiting for the program to hurry the hell up already. Good news: There are many ways to goose the program. In fact, Lifehacker has rounded up 9 ways to make Outlook run faster. Here's my pick of the litter: ...
E-mail is the bane of my existence; since I spend at least 60 percent of my day sending e-mail, that leaves only about a quarter of my day -- factoring out lunch and other distractions -- to actually accomplish something related to my job description of "writer." That's why I'm always on the lookout...
Sometimes it seems like you can never find any Internets when you need them. If you're out of the office, though, and you need to get connected, here are a few handy suggestions for how to find some free Wi-Fi. 1. The Usual Suspects. You stand a good chance of finding free Wi-Fi at local libr...
Like Bill Gates, our own Dave Johnson erroneously predicted that tablet PCs would take over the world. (They also championed voice recognition, snicker, snicker.) Of course, there are times when a pen-operated touchscreen comes in handy, like when you want to sketch something, scribble notes in y...
In case you didn't notice, I was on vacation last week, leaving you in the capable hands of Mr. Dave "I Still Don't 'Get' Twitter" Johnson. What's that? You were on vacation too? What a coincidence! Well, no worries, here's a recap of what we both missed: Save Google Reader Entries as PDFs ...
How are you surviving the jobpocalypse? If you're in the market for a new position, then you might be interested in Indeed.com's list of best and worst cities to look for a job. Indeed's chart shows the ratio of job postings to unemployed people for the 50 most populous cities in the US. The ...
We all use Microsoft Office (most of us, anyway), but there are surprisingly few tools available to help us make better use of the various add-ins we occasionally install. Do you run an attachment remover? Anti-virus? Office Live? Well, do you know how to turn them on or off? Do you even know how to...
We've been extolling the virtues of Windows 7 for a while now, and it sounds like a lot of you want to use Windows 7 in the office when the new OS breaks in October. But what about at home? Microsoft has confirmed a "family pack" that will net you three copies of Windows 7 Premium for $149. Cnet ...
Did you know that Microsoft has integrated a Mathematica-style equation generator in Windows 7? It's one of the many little secret goodies waiting in the box that don't get a lot of play right now. Of course, you'll need a tablet or touch device to be able to draw the mathematical formulas, but if y...
How does the government prosecute corporate cases that happened over a span of years? By poring over e-mails preserved, essentially forever, on servers across the Internet. Face it: Everything you say, write, or do online is going to be discoverable long after dogs achieve sentience and enslave us. ...
Android users might sometimes feel like they're missing out on some document editing love, but things are starting to look up. A few months ago, we told you that Documents to Go is now available, and now we've gotten wind that not only is ThinkFree Mobile also available, but Documents to Go has been...
Even though I'm no fan of Twitter, I'll admit that many companies are relying on the micro-blogging service to communicate with customers. But Twitter, by its very nature, is bound to cause some friction with lumbering, old-school corporate policies. Whether you're tweeting or a manager in charge of...
Tired of watching your laptop run out of juice too soon? I feel your pain. Rather than buying an extended battery or carrying a portable generator around with you though, there are a few simple and relatively painless things you can do to significantly extend your laptop's battery life. Here are fiv...
When I realize that the worst drudgery I will be able to tell my kids about is the fact that the browser's Back button was hard to reach, I hang my head in shame. Even so, it's handy to find ways to simplify common tasks in Windows. LiveEdge lets you assign keyboard shortcuts to eight positions arou...
