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Search engine optimization (SEO) is hugely important these days, but most small businesses are fairly clueless about how to make their sites look as good as possible to the spiders of the web. An extremely cheap (actually, free) way to see if your site is up to snuff is to go to HubSpot's websiteg...
So you're standing in the aisles of your local big-box store, about to spring for a color laser printer, when you stop and think: "I wonder if can get this cheaper somewhere else." Frucall gives you price comparisons on your cell phone: Just call the service (888-DO-FRUCALL) and enter the product's...
Suffering from e-mail overload? A couple weeks back, we showed you how one Microsoft exec manages his inbox. If you liked the idea but not the approach, Lifehacker's Gina Trapani offers this alternative: a "trusted trio" of folders you can use to empty out your inbox. You'll have to read the entire ...
Just in case you thought big brother had gone on sabbatical, a shocking new report came out this week that highlights how unprivate your corporate email account is. According to an article in CNET about a new report by Proofpoint, more than 40% of large companies have hired folks to read through e...
Whether you work in a home office or a giant faceless corporation, nothing beats a whiteboard for sketching ideas, outlining projects, and the like. Web Worker Daily offers eight tips on making the most of a whiteboard, starting with these two: Daily task list. If you prefer to do your task mana...
Our first batch of Evernote beta invitations barely lasted 24 hours. Thankfully, the company was generous enough to give us 100 more! If you're still interested in taking the whiz-bang information-capture service for a spin, just drop us a line at bizhacks@gmail.com. As before, we promise not to us...
If you're a caffeine junkie and a coffee snob, you'll often find yourself gritting your teeth while drinking subpar java from the office pot. To make sure you've got fresh coffee whenever you want it, you might try investing in a single-serve coffee brewer like a Senseo. As Web Worker Daily points...
The next time you cross more than a few time zones, try going without food to minimize the effects of jet lag. Researchers believe that fasting can help you adjust to time differences more quickly. Of course, this theory has been tested only on mice, so your mileage may vary. (Personally, I'd rat...
GPS heavyweight Garmin has an interesting offer for BlackBerry owners: For a one-time fee of $99.99, you get a lifetime GPS subscription. Normally you have to pay $9.99 per month, meaning that after you hit the 10-month mark, the savings start and never stop. This offer applies to BlackBerry mode...
Got a little time to kill while waiting around the airport? Why not read a magazine? Digital-mag publisher Zinio now offers 20 titles you can access on your iPhone (or iPod touch), and they're all free of charge. The selections include Kiplinger's, Men's Health, PC Magazine, and U.S. News & ...
Back in February, Google unveiled Google Sites, a free service enabling users to whip together secure, team-friendly Web sites. Unfortunately, it was available only to Google Apps users. But as of yesterday, Google Sites is now available to everyone. Here's an overview: Similar to Google Docs, bu...
Printer won't print? Lost the manual for your cell phone? Head to FixYa, a site that offers free tech support and troubleshooting. Getting started is a snap: Just type the name of the troublesome product or a brief description of your problem, then click Search. You can also browse lists of...
TechTutor.TV offers more than 400 free video tutorials for a wide range of applications, including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Microsoft Word and Excel 2007, and even Paint.NET. Each video teaches you how to perform a specific task, such as creating custom lists in Excel or creating a layer...
Ever wish you could add a USB printer to your office network? How about a USB hard drive? Maybe even a scanner or webcam? Iogear's USB Net ShareStation lets you connect just about any USB device to your router, making it available to all users on the network. Although the little gizmo has just on...
As anyone who receives more than 50 e-mails per day can attest, effective inbox management is essential. Microsoft exec Amit Mital offers a surprisingly simple three-pronged approach to dealing with e-mail overload, starting with the creation of three inbox folders: The first one should be just fo...
