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Web-based office suite HyperOffice just announced an update that will allow iPhones to sync with corporate e-mail, contacts, calendars, and notes. Specifically, the new collaboration tools (known as HyperShare) are built into HyperOffice and function as a gateway to Microsoft Exchange -- which, ...
FixMyMovie.com is a new site that allows you to upload blurry webcam, cellphone, or digital camera videos with the promise of making them better by drastically increasing the number of pixels in each frame. It isn't going to turn YouTube quality videos into professional grade stuff, but a few trials...
Need product photos for your Web site or catalog? A decent camera is only half the battle; you also need a well-lit environment and suitable backdrop. For small objects, nothing beats a light box, also known as a light tent or photo box. You can buy professional boxes starting at around $100, or you...
Not happy with your current job? Reinvent it to become the job you want to be doing. So says Life of an Internet Entrepreneur blogger Pinny Cohen, who relates the tale of a friend who created a brand new job description for his current position: That's right -- he created his own title and esse...
If you and your laptop are joined at the hip, be sure to check out Lifehacker's guide to productivity on the go. Author Adam Pash rounds up six ways to make your portable PC a better, safer travel companion. For example, you'll learn to use your cell phone as a wireless modem, set up various anti-th...
How many times has this happened to you: You read about a cool-sounding site here on Business Hacks, sign up for it, then decide it's not really for you. But the site keeps sending you e-mail updates and other borderline spam. Wouldn't it be great if you had a temporary, disposable e-mail addres...
It was only a few weeks ago that Google rolled out some nifty new features for Presentations, its Web-based PowerPoint clone, and now the company is back with even more upgrades. What's new now? Take a look: Save your presentations as PDF files, then download them for on-the-go viewing and ...
Here's something they don't teach in business school: how to manage your boss. It's one thing to do your work, follow the rules, etc., but quite another to establish a good and productive working relationship with your superior. Dumb Little Man offers 9 tips on managing your manager, including: ...
In Slate a few days ago, Jeffrey MacIntyre wrote about a few small applications he likes to call ZenWare for their supposed ability to cull distractions from your desktop. He tested a few of them out, and came away particularly impressed with Spirited Away for Macs—the PC version is Swept Awa...
According to an article in yesterday's New York Times, speech recognition is about to hit the big time. Of course, pundits have been saying this for years. Bill Gates has touted the technology for as long as I can remember, despite the fact that it has never worked well. I'll never forget the disas...
Looking for an easy way to upload desktop documents to Google Docs? Check out the Documents List Uploader, a sort of proof-of-concept applet from a member of the Google coding team. With it you can drag and drop files directly to your Google Docs account. There's also an option to add Windows menu s...
Hot on the heels of the excellent suggestion to use rules to simplify your Outlook inbox, Productivity Cafe's Susan Sabo serves up another valuable tip: Use color-coding to make important e-mail stand out and grab your attention. For example, you could configure Outlook to automatically "colo...
Designing a business card just got a whole lot easier. The "name card" builder at Deyey lets you create stylish, customized business cards using templates and/or your own artwork (company logos, photos, etc.). The site walks you through four simple steps: creating a background, adding a logo, e...
As we've mentioned before, the internet often looks ugly when you're trying to view it through your (non-iPhone) mobile phone. But Digital Inspiration (via LifeHacker) has an awesome hack that will allow you to use your phone to read any site that has an rss feed. Simply point your phone browse...
Normally I wouldn't post something that you couldn't take advantage of right this minute, but this seemed newsworthy enough: RIM plans to roll out some significant BlackBerry software updates in the coming months, which you may want to consider as you plan your next smartphone purchase. Here's a sam...
