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One of the more interesting bits of Windows 7 trivia is the fact that the revised logon screen -- which looks pretty snazzy to begin with -- is customizable. OEMs apparently have the ability to change the background image, but end users do not -- at least not without some registry hacking. But th...
As counter-intuitive as that sounds, the Wall Street Journal ran a story last week contending that coffee shops are pulling the plug on laptop users. I'm not so sure. Personally, I've seen no evidence of a trend towards Wi-Fi equipped coffee shops or restaurants turning away laptop users here in ...
What's better: Five straight days of 9-5 toil, or four 10-hour days followed by a three-day weekend? If you said the latter, now's the time to have a sit-down with your boss. According to a new Scientific American report, the four-day workweek is a money-saver for companies and a health and well-...
Yeah, the economy still sucks. But you know what? Our hacks are still free. And still awesome, as evidenced by this batch of top posts from last week. Here's what you missed -- or what you should read a second time: Get 5GB of Free Online Collaboration Space with Office Live Workspace Five Gre...
Planning your migration to Windows 7? Then you will want to check out the upgrade chart over at Walt Mossberg's All Things Digital. It's a seriously imposing looking chart, with oceans of blue that represent "custom installs" and a seemingly random scattering of friendly green "in-place upgrades"...
If you've got a Palm Pre -- or are on the fence about getting one -- and have been frustrated by the paucity of apps in the official App Catalog (31, if I counted correctly), you'll want to configure your Pre for "homebrew" apps. In just a few minutes, you can have access to almost 100 cool new prog...
Remember Are My Sites Up?, the service that helps IT managers keep tabs on site status? Sure would be great if it could send notifications without racking up SMS charges. Well, now it can: The latest version of the Are My Sites Up iPhone app [iTunes link] supports push. In other words, it deliver...
Remember the Mogo Talk Bluetooth headset, which piggybacks on iPhones and BlackBerrys? Now there's a Mogo Mouse that piggybacks on netbooks. Check it out: So basically it's the uber-popular Mogo Presenter Mouse (which usually rides shotgun in a laptop's ExpressCard or PC Card slot) and a plas...
Since my kids have reached a certain age, I've had to start making sure they stay safe when they're out with friends. I've emphasized that it's not so much the stuff in your pocket that keeps you safe -- cell phone, whistle, emergency money -- but your overall behavior. Where you go, who you hang ...
I use Microsoft OneNote to take notes and keep myself organized throughout the day. In fact, it's almost always running, ready to consume whatever thought wanders across my mind. I recently found a lightweight, crazy-simple alternative, though, which looks perfect for anyone that wants immediate acc...
Good news for users of Dropbox, the uber-popular file syncing, sharing, and backup service: Now you can use it for more than just syncing, sharing, and backup. Specifically, Web Worker Daily offers three ways you can maximize Dropbox as a productivity tool. Here's one of them: Password Synch...
You might not always want an e-mail to go the moment you click Send. You might write an e-mail in advance, but want to synchronize its delivery with a certain event, like when your team launches a new project. Or, your company's corporate culture might frown on late-night e-mail to preserve the ill...
Distributed and remote teams are increasingly popular, but it's hard to keep those kinds of workgroups in sync. If you're in such a group - and you need a better way to manage projects with lots of disconnected people, then I have just the thing for you. Wizehive lets you share files, manage project...
If you're a Gmail-using netbook owner, you may have discovered that Gmail's labels often get in the way of subject lines, "pushing" them so far to the right that they're no longer readable. Thankfully, there's a new Labs feature that solves the problem: the aptly named Remove Labels from Subjects...
If you're thinking seriously about making a move from Windows XP to Windows 7, but have concerns about application compatibility, Microsoft has the answer: XP Mode. This free add-on provides a virtual XP operating system that runs inside Windows 7, effectively giving you the best of both worlds. ...
