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Be honest: Have you ever texted while driving? Ever snuck a peek at your e-mail while approaching a traffic light? Well, to be blunt, that's insane. And now you can prove it to yourself: Play the New York Times "Gauging Your Distraction" game. You play with your PC's keyboard -- while driving dow...
I was on the bus last week without my laptop, but I needed to make a few changes to a Word file and send it to a co-worker. Even with my trusty iPhone, that has been something of a challenge. But last week, Quickoffice released an important update that lets you edit e-mail attachments on your iPh...
I love a good DIY project, and here's a killer one for thrifty business users: a cardboard stand that turns your phone into a document scanner. Actually, the stand was built with the iPhone in mind, but I see no reason it wouldn't work with any camera-equipped phone (or, for that matter, camera-e...
I've yet to find the Bluetooth Headset I can wear comfortably for more than 20 minutes at a time. But where am I supposed to stick the thing when I'm not using it? In a pocket? A briefcase? Those aren't exactly practical locations. Enter bluDANGLE, a clip-on lanyard that keeps your headset close ...
Do you have one of those rooms that the router's Wi-Fi signal just can't seem to reach? Of course you do; we all have one of those. (We also have a conference room that someone thought was a great idea to paint peach, but that's a different problem). Well fear not, because I've got a slew of tips fo...
Looking for photos, video, text, or music for a multimedia project, but don't have the budget to license anything? No worries: The Internet Archive has a library of free, open source, and Creative Commons content ready to be used. The Internet Archive is home to a treasure trove of content. T...
Have you ever wished that Outlook would include an e-mail's original attachments when you click Reply All? That's the sole purpose behind Reply All with Attachments, a free Outlook plug-in. Once installed, the plug-in adds a Custom Actions button to the Outlook 2007 ribbon. Click it to reveal the...
We already know that texting while operating a moving train can lead to tragedy. You don't have much control over situations like that, but you can damn well put down the phone when you're behind the wheel. Need some motivation? A new study shows that you're 23 times more likely to crash your ca...
Looking for a modern way to announce yourself to the world? A business card that says, "I'm living firmly in the 21st Century?" You might think that an augmented reality business card is the right way to go, but baby steps, people. Baby steps. We'll get there. In the meantime, you might want to embe...
When you no longer want to receive a mailing list, what do you do? If you're like a lot of people, you just mark it as spam and get on with your day. After all, unsubscribing properly can be a pain in the neck. No problem: Gmail will now unsubscribe you from your mailing lists so you don't have to. ...
Want to bone up on your presentation skills? Free iPhone app 60 Presentation Tips [iTunes link] puts helpful advice in the palm of your hand. The app relies on publisher Six Voices' Tapstack format, meaning each tip is presented on a virtual card. You swipe your finger to flip from one card to th...
Let's hear it for Sarah Palin, who pulled off the ultimate business hack by quitting her job so she could "fight even harder" for, um, something. Around these parts, we fight hard to keep our jobs. And, of course, to serve up the best business-boosting tips and tricks we can find. Here's a sampling ...
I can count on one hand the number of 166 year old electrical gadgets still in use in the modern office. Chief among them, though, is the fax machine, invented in 1843, around the same time as the dirigible. Why, exactly, are we still using it? (Faxes, that is. Dirigibles are cool.) In last week'...
Ah, the soap opera that is the Palm Pre. Shortly after it debuted, I told you five really important things about the Pre you should know before buying one. One of those things? Flaky Exchange Server support. Well, thankfully, you can now cross that one off the list. The latest update to th...
A few days ago we told you about ways to use LinkedIn more effectively as a business tool. Now let's turn our attention to Facebook, which has roughly 8 gajillion more users. And while it certainly wasn't designed with business matters in mind, you may be able to tap Facebook for marketing, custo...
