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Big offices are like big government: Lots of people, lots of egos, and lots of jockeying for position. It's all a game, and you'd better get good at playing it if you want to advance your career. So says Penelope Trunk, who offers some tough-love advice on mastering office politics, including: Don...
Ever wonder if you're really making the most of your time? RescueTime can help answer that question. This Web service tracks the time you spend using apps and visiting Web sites, then presents the results in spiffy-looking charts and graphs. All you do is install a small program (available for W...
Anyone who regularly uses multiple computers knows the value of Web-based apps like Gmail, Google Docs, and Zoho Projects: Wherever you go, your documents and data go with you. Wouldn't it be great, then, if you could have an entire desktop environment that lives on the Web and houses your conta...
As PDAs have gotten smarter and stronger, some road warriors have stopped taking laptops with them on short business trips. After all, you can stow PowerPoint presentations, surf the web, and edit documents on your PDA without having to deal with the bulkiness of a computer. Among the cons of goin...
As David informed you last week, DocSyncer makes it possible (and quite simple) to synchronize your Microsoft Office documents with Google Docs. Ah, but what if you're an OpenOffice.org (OOo) user? You need OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs, an OpenOffice extension that lets you import documents from...
When I need to share a large file with someone (or myself, meaning I need it to go from one computer to another), I invariably turn to YouSendIt. Sure, I could use Driveway or Transfer Big Files, but I like YouSendIt because it's quick and easy, and because I'm a creature of habit. I may need a...
A while back I posted about removing duplicate contacts from Outlook. Turns out there's a free utility that can kill duplicate contacts, calendar entries, tasks, notes, and e-mail folders. It's called Outlook Duplicate Items Remover 1.2, ODIR for short, and it works like a charm. After installin...
One of my favorite new products for business travelers is the ultra-portable MoGo Mouse, a wireless Bluetooth device that folds up to fit (and recharge) in a spare PC card slot in your laptop. Problem was, it used to be a bit on the pricey side: $70. Well Buy.com is currently having a sale on the Mo...
When I worked for Major U.S. Corporation, remote meetings were as commonplace as the face-to-face variety. Of course, they tended to drag on, bore the hell out of everyone, and accomplish very little. If that sounds familiar, check out InfoQ's article on making people love remote meetings. The takea...
So you've decided Windows Vista just isn't your cup of OS tea. Perhaps you're not happy with its sluggish performance or software incompatibilities. Whatever the reason, you may be able to "downgrade" to Windows XP (or, if you prefer, an earlier version of Windows). All volume-licensed editions of V...
We've talked about lots of ways to send files from one computer to another (YouSendIt remains my personal favorite), but these services don't help you transfer files to your cell phone. For that, look to Beam It Up Scotty, which saves you the hassle of having to buy a compatible cable for you ph...
Big news from Google yesterday: You can now sync Google Calendar with your BlackBerry. Here's the scoop on the aptly named Google Sync, straight from the Big G: Get calendar alerts - Using your BlackBerry smartphone's native calendar, you can now access your Google calendar even when you don't ...
Google Docs is fast becoming my text editor of choice simply because the collaborative advantages it gives me are far beyond what passing a Word document back and forth over email allows me to do. No longer do I have to do with improperly formatted documents, nor do I have to worry that each documen...
Jack Canfield, noted motivation guru, says that if you'd rather spend your day acting than reacting, you should plan it the night before. Watch the five-minute video for more on this interesting idea. Would it work for you? [via Lifehacker]
This is fairly incredible: A company called Ulteo has made it possible to run OpenOffice -- the beloved open-source office suite -- in your Web browser. No big application to download to your PC, no software to install or run. What's more, Ulteo's service provides real-time collaboration capabil...
