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Your boss just e-mailed you the date, time, and agenda for the upcoming sales meeting. Wouldn't it be nice if you could add all that info to your Outlook appointment calendar with just a few clicks? You can, according to a tip from Productivity Cafe. All you do is drag the e-mail from your Inb...
Steve Jobs says people don't read books anymore? I say: hogwash. Proof positive is the server-busting popularity of TextOnPhone, a new service that serves up perfectly formatted e-books on iPhone and iPod Touch screens. You can see it in action in the above video, courtesy of jkOnTheRun. As an a...
Every now and then it's a good idea to update your cell phone address book, deleting old numbers, reorganizing your speed-dial, and so on. While you're at it, follow Marc and Angel's recommendations for 10 handy numbers to keep in your phone. For example, find a local locksmith and add his/her numbe...
Few feelings in life compare with the awful realization that you've lost critical data. Maybe you deleted some files by accident, or your hard drive suddenly started clicking and will no longer function properly. Thankfully, all is not lost: Professional services like DriveSavers can work magi...
Having just gotten my butt kicked by a virulent form of the flu that's making its way around San Francisco, I've been thinking a lot about sickness and productivity recently. It's a complicated issue. Certainly, there's the battle being waged between your desire to get work done and your desire to...
Everyone knows flying can be a hassle at best and a nightmare at worst. Best Life Magazine's Peter Greenberg offers 10 ways to outsmart the airlines and make your next flight as hassle-free as possible. A few examples: Watch the calendar. Schedule air travel for the first 20 days of the month. T...
I've never been a huge fan of Microsoft's offerings for small business owners, but a positive review from the New York Times tech guru David Pogue persuaded me to check out the latest version of Microsoft Live Small Business. As Pogue mentions, this suite of applications now works for Firefox user...
Remember Docstoc, the Web service that lets you share documents online? Issuu takes the idea to the next level, effectively turning your documents into slick-looking Web-based magazines. All you do is choose a PDF to upload -- a company newsletter, perhaps, or a brochure -- and Issuu converts it ...
Despite the fact that I pound two to three cups of coffee every day, I've never really thought about caffeine as a performance enhancing drug beyond the fact the fact that it makes me less tired. But there's evidence that, like steroids and other drugs, caffeine works better when it's used in a deli...
I'm happy as a clam with my new Palm Centro, especially considering that it can tether to my notebook and double as a wireless modem. Of course, Sprint charges extra for the privilege, which is why I've turned to a third-party solution: USB Modem. For the one-time price of $24.95, this utility enabl...
If your Google searches aren't as fruitful as you'd like, maybe you need to make a few changes to the way you search. For example, did you know that you can search within a specific site just by adding the prefix "site:domainname.com" to your query? (It's true! Try typing site:bnet.com jott to f...
As I believe I've mentioned before (once or twice), Gmail is my email client of choice. But one thing that annoys me pretty regularly is that by logging on to my account, I am sending the message out to my Gtalk buddies that I am either available to chat or too busy to deal with them. What if I wa...
One more reason to love Google Docs: You can take advantage of the new spreadsheet forms feature to conduct surveys and collect other customer data. Here's the scoop straight from the Google Docs Blog: Create a form in a Google Docs spreadsheet and send it out to anyone with an email address. They ...
Hey, I like to pick on Windows Vista as much as anybody, but the reality is that the OS comes packin' some mighty worthwhile tools. One of them is a backup utility, which you can use to quickly and easily archive files, folders, or even your entire hard drive (the latter requires Vista Business or U...
If your cell phone has a camera built in, you can use it for more than just the occasional snapshot of the kids and dog. Indeed, you can put it to productive use during your workday, especially when you're traveling. Here's how: Remember where you parked. When you arrive at airport parking, tak...
