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Every year, a new study seems to come out claiming that either IMing is a productivity timesuck or that it's actually a useful, relatively non-intrusive tool. Recently, the scientific pendulum has swung to the "useful" side, as a recent study found that "workers who used instant messaging on the job...
Indispensable Outlook plug-in Xobni just released version 1.4, adding integration with social-networking service LinkedIn. Users will now see a contact's LinkedIn profile data (job title, company, and photo), assuming he/she has any, in their Xobni sidebar. Clicking the accompanying LinkedIn log...
When you create a presentation with Web-based software, it's highly desirable to be able to export that presentation in PowerPoint format. Google Docs inherited that capability back in April; now Zoho Show can export to PowerPoint as well. And not just PowerPoint: Show can also export to PPS, PDF...
If you've been waiting on an invitation for Evernote, which spent months as a private beta, wait no more: The information-management service is now officially a public beta. Here's the official scoop: Evernote, a Web service with full-featured desktop and mobile clients designed to allow users to e...
If you've ever tried to use a laptop while wedged into a coach seat, you know it's a contortion-filled nightmare. The Aviator Laptop Stand promises both neck relief and easier operation of your PC. The stand not only angles the laptop upward for a more comfortable typing angle, but also hangs ove...
The other day I showed you how to remove e-mail and Web hyperlinks from text copied and pasted into a Word document. Okay, but what about formatting? What if you want to rid pasted text of weird line spacing, italics, and the like? Turns out there's an easy shortcut for that as well. Once you pas...
Ok, so I just took that word from the comments section of a Huffington Post article by Linda Stone, but I like it. What the commenter--and Stone herself--believes is that list makers (like you and me) often have trouble delineating the differences between big intentions and the crap that piles up ...
The mobile version of Google Maps has been "location aware" since last November, meaning it could pinpoint your location using either your phone's built-in GPS or cell-tower triangulation. Alas, Palm Centro users couldn't enjoy the location love; they had to input their positions manually (the horro...
Remember Spiceworks, the amazingly powerful free network-management tool? Version 3.0 of this SMB gem just dropped, bringing with it a host of new and improved features. Highlights include: Faster performance and network scanning. Improved device detection (so you get fewer "unknowns"). Exch...
When you copy text from an e-mail, Web page, or another source into a Word document, any URLs or e-mail addresses contained within that text usually wind up hyperlinked. Word offers no clear-cut method of removing those links. You can right-click one and choose Remove Hyperlink, but that's a pretty...
Remember RedRoller, the site that compares shipping rates from various carriers? It was free while in beta, but now the service charges a monthly fee (which probably defeats any savings you might get from choosing one carrier over another). Fortunately, another shipping-rate comparison site has ...
Now that hundreds of you have signed up for the Evernote beta, many of you are no doubt wondering, "How can I put this thing to good use?" Lifehack.org offers 7 ways to work with Evernote, including this: Share information unobtrusively: Instead of being "that guy" who sends every last scrap ...
New Web service Alerts.com sends gas-price updates, traffic alerts, baseball scores, and more to your cell phone or inbox. The free service currently offers about a dozen alert choices, including a "free form" alert that lets you send yourself a reminder or any other tidbit of information at a d...
DiskAid is a freeware utility that allows you to use your iPhone (or iPod touch) as a portable hard drive. All you do is install the program (it's available for both Windows and Mac), then connect your device. DiskAid automatically detects it and provides a familiar tree-like interface for c...
Much as I'm enjoying Firefox 3's zippier performance, Smart Location Bar, and other newfangled features, I'm shocked to discover that many of my favorite extensions aren't yet compatible. Indeed, for me this upgrade was also a downgrade, and I'm now wishing I'd waited. Here are the add-ons I nee...
