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A new poll conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation shows a quarter of small businesses fear for their survival. Since many entrepreneurs go under no matter the economic conditions, that first figure is no surprise. But another finding of the survey, report...
Need a logo to adorn your new enterprise? If you're handy with Photoshop, Paint.NET, or any other program that supports PSD files, check out the selection of free-to-download logos at LogoInstant. The site currently offers about 25 attractive, professional-looking logos (with more being added dai...
We've served up literally hundreds of handy hacks this year, so picking our five favorites was no mean feat. But we did it. See if our picks match your own: Clear hyperlinks from pasted text Copying Web text into a Word document usually leads to unwanted results, like funky formatting and/or h...
The BizFeed blog shows you how to turn off Outlook's new-mail alerts, thereby boosting your productivity in the process. Wait, what? Turn off mail alerts? Why would anyone want to do that? Well, think about it: New mail arrives all day, every day, and by default Outlook alerts you to each and eve...
Regular BizHacks readers know that we lurve OpenOffice 'round these parts. We also love flash drives. Now, thanks to PortableApps.com, we can enjoy both at the same time. The new OpenOffice Portable packages the eponymous office suite into a portable, flash drive-friendly app. OpenOffice Portable...
It's time to seriously rethink the old adage about free lunches. I mean, 10 punches on my China Queen card and my next visit to the buffet is free. But even better than that, today's SMBs can operate without spending a penny on software, as evidenced by the following freebies -- our picks for the...
Do you text like a teenager, or do you find the whole idea of text messaging pointless? That's the subject of today's Business Hacks poll -- be sure to cast your vote! I find there's a definite generation gap when it comes to texting. I use it occasionally, but mostly for non-business purposes (l...
Let's face it: 2008 sucked. The economy crumbled. Gas prices got scary. Pushing Daises got canceled (curse you, ABC, curse you). On the other hand, it wasn't all bad. We elected a shiny new president. Gas eventually got affordable again. The Shield went out in style. And Web developers produced s...
Before you sell, donate, or otherwise retire your current cell phone, you should be sure to wipe the memory. Otherwise your contacts and other data could end up in the hands of a stranger -- not a pleasant thought, right? PC Magazine has tips on deleting cell-phone data, starting with a visit to you...
Store all the files you want, and then some, with Livedrive, a new online-storage service that gives you unlimited space free of charge (for now). That's pretty impressive considering that ADrive tops out at 50GB and Windows Live SkyDrive at 25GB. Livedrive lets you store and share files like tho...
Some of my friends still carry around a pocket voice recorder. What is this, 1992? Whether you're recording conversations, personal notes, or plot points for your screenplay, let your iPhone do the recording for you. (A second-gen iPod Touch works too, if you have a headset with integrated microphon...
Matt Miller is the CTO of Cybercoders, one of the premiere recruiting and job search firms in the U.S. with clients as diverse as Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Nokia, and American Express. With hiring a quality workforce a priority for every entrepreneur, Matt gives us some insight into the rapid growth o...
Please join me in welcoming the newest member of the Business Hacks team: Dave Johnson, a tech-industry veteran with 20 years of writing (and several million pizzas) under his belt. During those two decades, Dave Johnson has written for countless magazines, covering technology ranging from the C...
Do-it-yourself site Instructables shows you how to build a GPS mount that fits in your car's cupholder. Why would you want to? Some states have laws prohibiting windshield mounts, and some drivers don't like having their nav systems up on top of their dashboards. All you need for this project is ...
According at an analysis by breakingviews.com (available for viewing without a subscription on the New York Times' website), the market has concluded that Steve Jobs is worth $20 billion to Apple. To reach this conclusion, revenue streams were tallied from Apple's Macintosh, iphone, ipod and so...
