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Speaking of printed calendars (check out Dave's recent post on reusing calendars from years past), Microsoft shows Outlook users some love with the Calendar Printing Assistant for Outlook 2007. This free download offers a variety of templates for creating hard copies of your calendar -- always a ...
A few weeks ago, a buddy of mine was struck down by the worst calamity imaginable. No, his local Cold Stone Creamery didn't close. Rather, his Outlook PST file got corrupted, meaning he couldn't access his e-mail. Any of it. As you know, losing an e-mail store -- which contains years of contact i...
Not every small business advocate is on board with President-Elect Obama's stimulus plans. The benefits to small businesses are still unclear, which is one reason why a refund on business taxes has made its way into the plan, according to the Associated Press. The American Small Business League (...
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not watching you. Or so my dog tells me. If you share my pet's concern for data security, you'll want to start encrypting your stuff. You could always refer to Rick's guide to How to Encrypt Everything, but honestly, that strikes me as a lot of work...
I spent last week trying in vain to reach email consensus on a thorny issue, but after two days, most folks still hadn't even bothered to reply to my e-mail. I suspect that it just required too much mental energy to craft a response -- if the message simply contained buttons to agree or disagree, I ...
The freebie version of Quickoffice's MobileFiles [iTunes link] lets you access and transfer files between your PC and iPhone. A recently released Pro version [iTunes link] adds one pivotal capability: Excel spreadsheet editing. Here's a rundown of MobileFiles Pro's spreadsheet features: View ...
Pop quiz, hotshot: You need to collaborate with some co-workers. Perhaps you're trying to establish the agenda for your monthly meeting, or maybe you need to assemble a list of questions to ask a guest speaker. What do you do? What do you do? E-mail? Bah. Digging through mail threads is for sucke...
Good news for the Think Different crowd: Google Picasa is now available for Macintosh. It's nearly identical to the mega-popular Windows version, offering the same friendly tools for organizing, editing, and sharing photos. And like its Windows counterpart, it's a freebie. Need I say more? If you...
Mallika Chopra, daughter of Deepok Chopra, is an accomplished author and Founder of Intent.com, an interactive social media wellness network that is bringing like-minded people together to share content, resources and connections to better their lives. A gifted entrepreneur, Mallika speaks of these ...
Business Hacks regulars know of our love for Launchy, the keyboard-driven program launcher. Firefox just gained a similar tool in the form of Site Launcher, which affords hotkey launching for your favorite Web sites. Basically, you invoke a keyboard command to bring up the Site Launcher overlay (...
Remember QuickBooks? In the early 19th Century, everyone used it -- or a program like it -- to manage time and expenses. I'm here to tell you to remove your Bowler hat, set down your buggy whip, and take a look at TimeXchange, a Web-based time and expense reporting tool that lives in the cloud, just...
So you just got an e-mail from a new hire in your department. Instead of switching over to your contact list, creating a new record, and manually entering (or copying and pasting) all the info, here's a shortcut: In the e-mail message proper, right-click the sender's name, and then choose Add to ...
We haven't seen any figures yet on how well comedy clubs are doing this recession. As the economy rumbles, more people may want to take refuge in a house of laughter. One thing is clear, though. Comedians are losing a vital source of material this month.Here is a recap of George W. Bush's best...
Welcome to the first official business day of the new year. If today includes replacing old, expired calendars around the office, wait! This year, instead of buying new ones, you could re-use old calendars. After all, there are only 14 possible calendars -- seven possible starting positions for Janu...
LinkedIn is one of the few booming Silicon Valley startups this recession. Traffic has doubled in recent months as professionals are getting laid off. Many use the social network to find new job opportunities. According to a USA TODAY article, "Bad news for workers is good news for LinkedIn":...
