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If you thought the browser wars consisted solely of Internet Explorer versus Firefox, with little guys like Opera and Flock nipping at their heels, think again: Google just entered the browser fray with Google Chrome. I've just installed it and will have more to say in the days to come. First i...
A while back we posted seven ways to be productive with Evernote, the information-management service that's been so popular with Business Hacks readers. Over at the Cranking Widgets Blog, they've rounded up five inventive, slightly unusual ways to put Evernote to good use, including: PDF WarehouseÂ...
Calling all Outlook users: When you receive a file attachment in an e-mail, do you instinctively double-click it to open the file in its native application? As it happens, there are three ways to open and/or save an Outlook attachment: You can double-click the file like always, which is fine if ...
It's the Friday before a holiday weekend, so let's let our hair down, shall we? Over at CyberNet, they've rounded up a handful of office-prank photos (most of which involve covering someone's desk in, say, wrapping paper or tinfoil). Which got me to wondering: Have you ever pulled a prank at the off...
So Twitter is not for everyone, and I'm still not sure where I stand on the whole micro-blogging thing myself. (Though the Summize search function has at least made it possible to see what everyone's up to.) But if you're going to partake in the latest tech craze, you might as well get something b...
If you're a QuickBooks Online subscriber, you can now access your data via your BlackBerry or iPhone. The accounting service just unveiled new mobile-friendly Web interfaces for the two devices. After you sign into your account, you can access eight different categories of data, including Who O...
Need an easy way to turn a Word document into a PDF? How about a bitmap image into a JPEG? Maybe a WMV file into an iPhone-compatible video? Head to Zamzar, a Web-based service that converts just about any file type into just about any other file type. To use Zamzar, you simply browse your...
We here at Biz Hacks appreciated Amazon's foray into the e-reading world, but thought that--for the price--the Kindle should be oh so much more. But the recent $50 price drop, combined with a new Amazon rewards offer (warning: Credit Card application required!), means that shoppers can now get a K...
If, like me, you're in mourning because Jott is no longer free, take heart: Dial2Do lets you send e-mail and text messages using only your voice, just like Jott, and it doesn't cost a dime (for now, anyway). As with Jott, you simply call the special Dial2Do number, say what you want to do ("text,...
Copier on the fritz? Photocopier turns your flatbed or sheetfed scanner into a surrogate copier. This nifty little program automatically detects your scanner and printer, then presents a simple, attractive interface for makin' copies. The freeware version of Photocopier offers only basic copy opt...
The iPhone has no trouble syncing with Outlook's calendar and contact manager, but it doesn't do tasks -- a major letdown for anyone who relies heavily on their to-do list. Enter Chapura KeyTasks, which makes simple work of syncing Outlook tasks to an iPhone (or iPod touch). After installing the...
eCalc is a free Web-based calculator that can handle everything from basic addition and subtraction to logarithms, cosines, and unit conversions. Not online? There's a new desktop version of eCalc for Windows that's also free, though it's just the basic calculator -- you'll need to the hit the W...
Widexplorer takes an interesting tack on Web searches, presenting results from many popular search engines in a wide, scrolling format. (The above screenshot doesn't do it justice; you have to try it yourself.) For example, a search for "iPhone" returns a Google pane, a Cuil pane to the rig...
Squeaky laser printer? Gummed-up inkjet? Non-functioning multi-function? If you're experiencing some kind of printer problem and don't want to spend a small fortune on a repair call, head to Fixyourownprinter.com. Just type in the make and model number of your printer. The site will provide lin...
If you've been eyeballing mini-notebooks like the Acer Aspire One, Asus Eee PC, and HP 2133, have I got a site for you. Liliputing lists all current and upcoming mini notebooks (a.k.a. netbooks, ultraportables, and "liliputers"), making it easy to compare and contrast the different models. I...
