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Ever wonder why you have to take your shoes off for airport security in, say, Ohio, but not in Colorado? Curious why screeners make such a big fuss about liquids? Answers to these and other head-scratchers can be found at Evolution of Security, a new blog sponsored by none other than the TSA. Don...
If you're a Nokia smartphone owner who went mad with jealousy over WMWifiRouter, the utility that turns Windows Mobile smartphones into go-anywhere Wi-Fi access points, here's good news: JoikuSpot Light promises the same capability for Symbian-based handsets. Specifically, the software (very much...
When you work the Web, where do you hang your virtual hat? In other words, what online apps do you fire up when you want Web-based word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and the like? I tend to hit Google Docs, but there are times when I turn to Zoho. What about you? Vote in our first-ever Bu...
Or at least make sure you pay close attention to who you're emailing before you hit send. That message, which has always been pretty close to Business Hacks' heart, was nailed home today when it appears that the New York Times scoop about a one billion dollar Eli Lilly settlement was the product o...
Sunday night. In a study of 3,500 adults, conducted by hotel chain Travelodge, more than half reported restless Sunday nights, leading to sick days and otherwise unproductive Mondays. Here's an excerpt from the BBC News report on the study: Disrupted sleep has been blamed for a lack of concentrati...
United Airlines has started charging $25 to check a second bag (and $100 for a third!), and it probably won't be long before the other airlines follow suit. If your luggage frequently spills over into a second suitcase, it's time to look at ways to pack more efficiently. Over at Sound Money Tips, y...
Remember Lotus Symphony, the free office suite introduced by IBM last September? It's like a kinder, gentler version of OpenOffice (meaning it's nicer-looking and more user-friendly than the popular open-source suite). IBM just took the wraps off a new beta, bringing a host of new features and bug f...
On Thursday, a fun new instructional site called HowCast is launching. I was able to take a peek around the beta version of the site and came across a bunch of useful videos as well as lists and wikis. While the videos can be a little bit silly (for example, there's one that teaches you how to mak...
Has this ever happened to you? You copy some text from, say, a Web page into a Word document (or vice versa), only to end up with all kinds of funky formatting: weird fonts, improper spacing, and the like. PureText 2.0 saves the day by removing all manner of formatting from copied text, thus le...
Savvy Firefox users know that the best way to keep bookmarks in sync across multiple PCs is with Foxmarks. But what if you also want to copy all your extensions (like these six favorites) to a second or new PC? Must you download and install each of them manually? Not if you follow the simple tutoria...
If you're not working every minute of every day, you're procrastinating, right? And procrastinating is bad, right? Not necessarily. According to Lifehack.org, a little "strategic postponement" can be a good thing. For example: When you are tired, hungry or angry. This should be obvious but often is...
Running a Windows PC without spyware protection is like hanging from a cliff by your pinky: sooner or later, AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! There are plenty of anti-spyware utilities out there, both commercial and freeware. A relatively new entrant to the latter category is Spyware Terminator, which offers spy...
Want to set a quick reminder to, say, follow up with a client? Or a recurring alarm to check in with the project manager? You can do all that and more with ReminderFox, a Firefox extension that creates and organizes tasks and keeps them front and center in your browser. Well, okay, maybe not ...
Along with the economy, worker confidence is on the decline. Translation: Workers are worried about getting axed, downsized, out-sourced, pink-slipped, etc. The Wall Street Journal wants you to sleep better at night by following 8 strategies for recession-proofing your career. A sampling: Wor...
Need to combine multiple Word files into a single document? Sure, you could do a lot of cutting and pasting, but there's an easier way: Within the main document, position your cursor at the spot where you want to insert the other document. Click Insert > File. Navigate to the desired docu...
