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The worst part of not being a CEO with a multi-million dollar salary, aside from not having a multi-million dollar salary, is not having access to a travel staff that manages my itinerary and travel plans for me. Well, cross that second one off your list. TripChill is a free service that acts li...
Here's what's wrong with your resume: It's too generic. In an effort to appeal to various job listings you found on Monster.com, you're watering down your resume and failing to sell those skills and experiences that make you unique. That's just one of five observations that US News & World Repor...
Yesterday, Amazon took the wraps off the Kindle 2 e-book reader, which offers a slimmer design, a better screen, and longer battery life. The original Kindle was a runaway hit with consumers. Could the Kindle 2 find its way into the briefcases of business users? PC World's Zack Stern thinks so; h...
Good news, Google fans: A new beta of Google Sync automatically synchronizes your online contacts and calendars with your mobile phone. I think the above video pretty much says it all, but if you'd rather read than watch, here's the scoop: For iPhone and Windows Mobile devices, Google Sync a...
This is shaping up to be the year that technology solves all our problems. At home, you can now order pizza through your TIVO, and when you're on a business trip, you can use Taxi Magic to summon a taxi through your iPhone or iPod Touch. Taxi Magic is more than just some simple phone book app tha...
I like free stuff; that's why I hang out around the samples counter at the grocery store. Recently, I discovered that if you've got an external hard drive, you might be able to squeeze an extra 20% or so of extra storage space, depending upon your drive and operating system. Here's how: Many exte...
Welcome to Guy Vs. Guy! In this recurring feature, Rick and Dave square off on the business and technology issues of the day. Today's topic: Netbooks. Do they deserve a place in business users' briefcases, or are they too underpowered to be of any real value? More importantly, are they single-handed...
If you spent last week watching President Obama's stimulus plan take a rollercoaster ride through Congress, there's a good chance you didn't visit Business Hacks as often as you could have (and, let's face it, should have). No worries -- here's a roundup of our most stimulating hacks from the pas...
Gmail is chock full of labels, stars, and green clovers (I just made that last one up), but Google has traditionally given us precious few ways to actually take advantage of those various tags and sorting mechanisms. Not any more: A recent enhacement lets you filter your mail into multiple inboxes....
Today is a happy day: Foxmarks is now available for Internet Explorer and Safari. Regular Business Hacks readers know of my undying love for this Firefox extension, which easily and automatically synchronizes your bookmarks and passwords across two or more PCs. Alas, the IE and Safari versio...
It's Friday - just a few more hours till the start of the weekend. Why not celebrate by going out to dinner? Oh, that's right. The Gilded Truffle is always a madhouse, and making reservations is a pain in the neck. Well no more. OpenTable lets you place free, online reservations with your favorite r...
Ever wish your netbook had just a little more processing power, storage capacity, and battery life? In other words, does it sometimes leave you longing for a real laptop? Fear not: With a few simple tweaks, you can make your netbook run more like a notebook. 1. Improve the battery life A netbo...
Say that you've got two people out on sales calls near Secaucus, and a lucrative lead just popped up in Bayonne. You could call each of them to figure out who is closer, but there's no need: Google Latitude displays everyone's position on Google Maps, and even allows you to communicate via SMS, ...
Everyone knows that there are three common sense rules we should always follow, and yet we break them anyway. That's right, I'm talking about: Always pack your own parachute Never leave the boa constrictor free to wander around when your kids are home alone Always have a current and depe...
Visual-voicemail service YouMail just launched a BlackBerry app that brings iPhone-like voice messaging to most BlackBerry models. In case you're not acquainted with it, visual voicemail (or "VV") rocks. Forget dialing into your voicemail, listening to messages one after another, then trying to r...
