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It's been almost two years since Google added the "View as slideshow" option to Gmail, which let you view attached PowerPoint presentations right in your browser. Last week, Google updated its PowerPoint support: Now you can zoom in and out of slides, shuffle their order, select text for copying and...
Spring! If your winter was as long and grueling as ours, you were probably out soaking up some desperately missed sun last week -- and missing out on some mighty fine hacks. Here's a recap of what you missed: Find the Best Gas Price with BillShrink Steer Clear of Malicious Web Sites with AVG L...
If you use Google Analytics to tracks Web site traffic, you already know how awesome it is. Unfortunately, all that traffic data is tucked away in your Web browser. Now though, Polaris puts Google Analytics in a persistent window on your desktop. Polaris gives you the same information you'd o...
Launching a new product? Designing some software? Helping Amy Poehler build a community playground? No matter what kind of project you're planning, Microsoft Project is, without a doubt, the gold standard for managing it. I've got a free alternative: Gantter is like Project Lite and it runs in a Web...
Someday, all software will be free -- at least, that's the somewhat improbable mantra of freewaregenius, a site that continuously serves up information about all manner of free software. Freewaregenius reviews and links to business software, productivity apps, games, utilities... you name it. You...
Invoices. White gold. Food on the table. Major pain in the neck. Billing Boss is a Web service that creates, tracks, and sends invoices. It offers unlimited invoicing and supports online payments via PayPal and other services. Most amazing of all, it's free. Not "free unless you have more than fi...
I admit that I am something of a klutz. I frequently have overlapping windows open on my busy desktop and, while trying to reduce the confusion, accidentally click the close box on a Web browser or some other window, losing whatever was in there. NoClose is a simple, free utility that disables the...
Where is that conversation about the Jackson account? Wait... the boss wants your comments on her PowerPoint deck. Oh, hang on... HR needs your intern's performance review. It's all in e-mail, so you're starting and stopping searches like a psychotic, touch-typing bunny. Instead, try the ultimate O...
Ubuntu is arguably the most popular Linux OS on the planet, so when a new version hits the streets, it's fairly big news. And here it is: Ubuntu 9.04, also known as Jaunty Jackalope, made its official debut today. If you're an Ubuntu and/or Linux fan, that may be all you need to hear, in whic...
Welcome to Guy Vs. Guy! In this recurring feature, Rick and Dave square off on the business and technology issues of the day. This week's topic: instant messaging. Sure, it's a handy and convenient way to communicate, but it's an inherently productivity-disrupting technology. Should you use it any...
Everyone knows that a bloated Outlook is a slow Outlook. You can improve your performance -- as well as make your attached files easier to find -- by saving them in a folder on your hard drive instead of in your inbox. Kopf Outlook Attachment Remover can automatically clean up your Outlook attachmen...
Instant-messaging software is so 20th-century. These days, the IM action happens on the Web, as evidenced by browser-based services like Meebo and the IM capabilities offered by Google and Yahoo. Now Microsoft is getting in on the act: As of today, you can send and receive instant messages in you...
Everyone knows how you can use Babel Fish and Google Translate to convert text from English to Dutch or Polish to English. But did you know there's a translator built right into Microsoft Office? Watch our Business Hacks exclusive video (try it in full screen mode for best results) to learn how ...
Looking for a spreadsheet that'll help you calculate P&L? How about an earnings report for a publicly traded company? The Web is chock full of documents like these, but finding them isn't always easy. Savvy Google users know how to filter Google searches by document type. For example, if you ...
The Wall Street Journal is one of last holdouts in the "everything is free" digital age. In a time when even the New York Times is available without charge on the Web, the venerable WSJ still requires a subscription for access to much of its content. Well, for reasons I can't quite wrap my head arou...
