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Lost in hubbub about Gmail Lab's silly new Mail Googles feature - which asks you to perform a series of math problems before sending late night messages on the weekend - is a real add-on that doesn't require you to be tipsy to appreciate. It's the Forgotten Attachment Detector, which prompts you t...
If you took my advice (and you always do, right?) and dumped Microsoft Office in favor of OpenOffice 3.0, here's a cool way to juice it up: The Writer's Tools extension for OpenOffice lets you back up documents, look up and translate words and phrases, manage text snippets, keep tabs on document sta...
Most Firefox users (smart ones, anyway) use Foxmarks to keep their bookmarks in sync across multiple PCs. Thanks to a new update, the program is even better: Foxmarks now syncs Firefox passwords as well. This new feature, which is disabled by default (hit the settings to enable it), relies on 256...
TeamViewer is a free service that lets you share your desktop and connect to remote PCs. It's a lot like CrossLoop, a favorite of mine, but with a few more bells and whistles -- most notably, Mac compatibility and unattended-PC support. Let's say Bob, your top salesperson, is in Atlanta, abou...
Sure, we talk up Google Docs around here all the time, but how many of you really know how to use the service and make the most of it? For newcomers and neophytes, Digital Inspiration offers How to Do Stuff with Google Docs -- an excellent primer that covers topics ranging from bulk-uploading Office...
Well, it's official: The next version of Windows, originally code-named "Windows 7," will be called Windows 7. Now, I know what you're thinking: "They can call it 'Windows Poopy-Pants' for all I care, as long as it boots fast, runs faster, and doesn't make a lot of unnecessary and confusing chang...
Calling all mobile workers and IT administrators: WinAdmin [iTunes link] provides remote access to one or more PCs, using your iPhone as the gateway. And not just access to files and folders, either, but total control of the desktop. And not just one desktop, but multiple desktops connected concurre...
The folks at InsideCRM must be serious BlackBerry users, because they've compiled a rather exhaustive collection of tips and tricks: The Power User's BlackBerry Guide: 121 CrackBerry Tips, Hacks and Resources. (Yes, they even refer to it as 'CrackBerry' right in the title.) Here's a chunk from the T...
As we found out earlier this week, a large majority of you are on Facebook and LinkedIn (or both) and a good chunk of you are Twitterers. A couple of you mentioned in the comments that you use LinkedIn for business and Facebook for friends and family, but I'm finding that while that's mainly true,...
A while back we showed you how to synchronize your Outlook and Google calendars using Google's free tool. Unfortunately, it limits you to one calendar, and it doesn't support contact syncing. Third-party utility gSyncit lets you sync multiple calendars as well as contacts. Specifically, gSyncit c...
Problem: It's winter. Your hands are cold. But you need to tap out an e-mail or text message on your phone. Solution: Freehands gloves, which have flip-back tips that expose your thumbs and index fingers for easy tap-typing. Ingenious! Unlike other gloves with "hinged" fingertips, Freehands have ...
Man, are you guys networked. Of our Business Hacks readership (or at least the subset who figured out how to vote in the poll), 78% of you are on LinkedIn, 70% of you use Facebook, and 26% of you Tweet. Good to know. That means that a whole lot of you will find the following tip useful: Facebook ...
If you use IMAP to pull mail from your Gmail account (and as we've noted before, you should), you'll want to check out the new Advanced IMAP Controls. Available in Google Labs (meaning technically it's an experimental feature), this handy addition lets you specify which Gmail folders you want ...
If you're a BlackBerry Curve or Pearl owner who's feeling envious of the slick new BlackBerry Storm interface, here's good news: For just 7 bucks, you can skin your device to look just like the Storm. The aptly named BlackBerry Storm Theme does a great job recreating the new model's icons, an...
Last week you learned how to use Twitter for marketing and PR. Today, learn to use the service for things like tracking packages, adding appointments to your calendar, and conducting polls. Digital Inspiration shows you how in Twitter Guide: How to Do Things with Twitter. Here's an excerpt: Q: I ju...
