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A while back we unboxed the Verizon MiFi 2200, a portable 3G modem card that doubles as a Wi-Fi router. Now that I've spent some time with it, I'm ready to render a verdict. It's awesome. Perfect, no, but an incredibly practical tool for travelers -- especially those who travel in groups. Here...
Online ads are deceptively casual. But just because you're replying to an ad via e-mail, it doesn't mean you shouldn't bring your A-game and respond with all the sincerity, professionalism, and enthusiasm that you'd pack into a face-to-face meeting. Here are some tips for getting a call back when ...
Looking for a great travel deal? Aren't we all. Voyij is a new travel site that has some awesome deals for folks with flexible calendars. Voyij only asks for your departure city and a general timeframe for when you plan to leave. Then it searches all the major travel sites for deals, and pres...
If you run a small or medium-size business, security software can cost you a small or medium-size fortune. Fortunately, there's OpenDNS, a free service that helps protect your PCs from outside attacks. At the same time, it blocks inappropriate content so your employees can't visit productivity-drain...
If the promise of a 3- or 4-day weekend kept you otherwise occupied last week, we can forgive that. Of course, it didn't stop us from cranking out more fantastic hacks. Here's a look at some of the best of what you may have missed: Manage Tasks in Google Calendar Post a Multimedia Portfolio, F...
You're smart. (That's obvious; you tend to agree with me in the ongoing Guy Vs. Guy debates, right?) And because you're smart, you no doubt have a routine backup solution for your PCs. But do you go to the next step and store a copy of your data off-site? If your data is too voluminous for an onlin...
Google Docs is great for storing your files in the cloud and interactively collaborating with others, but you've got to admit that using the browser-based editor is akin to working in Notepad. No problem -- as you can see in the video, now you can use OfficSync to work on Google doc files in Microso...
Someone -- it might have been Paul Simon -- said something about no one being an island. That's especially true at work, where collaboration is king. Writeboard lets you and your co-workers collaborate on documents. It's fast, easy, and, most importantly, free. Getting started with WriteBoard...
"Chrome" is one of those words that really starts to look weird after you see it a few times. See if you don't agree by the end of this post. Or possibly even this paragraph: Google just took the wraps off Chrome 2, the latest version of its upstart Web browser. Well, what do you think? Is it lookin...
If you need to sort, filter, and manipulate your Excel 2007 data but you don't know how to take advantage of Filters, I have just the thing for you. Watch this two-minute long Business Hacks exclusive video (try it in full screen mode for best results) to learn how to learn how to use Filters to tak...
What's the best OS for a netbook? Windows 7? XP? Presto or some other Linux variant? The answer may just be, "none of the above." Intel-backed Moblin is an operating system built expressly for netbooks, and from what I've seen so far, it's a winner. See for yourself in this video: Of cour...
Few things in life are more frustrating than finding a file you want to do something with is "locked" by some program. Most of the time, you can't figure out what the real culprit actually is, leaving you locked out, burning daylight. File & Folder Unlocker makes it a snap to unlock any file so ...
Landing in Cleveland for that big conference and discovering that you left your toiletries bag at home is inconvenient. Finding that you left your cell phone charger right next to it is catastrophic. PackWhiz is an online packing list generator that helps you avoid those kinds of unfortunate surpris...
An e-mail discussion can stretch on for days and days, sometimes even weeks. When it's over, you may decide to file the last message for future reference -- something I often do. Just one problem: The subject line no longer reflects the content of the e-mail. Suppose, for example, you started off...
If you're loving the Windows 7 Release Candidate as much as I am, you're probably wishing for a way to take it for a test drive on your netbook. After all, rumor has it 7 runs like a gazelle even on those underpowered portables. Just one problem: The Windows 7 ISO file you downloaded is meant to ...
