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You already know how invaluable a USB flash drive can be for transporting files. But it's also quite handy when you need to run a bit of software and you're away from your primary PC. Web Worker Daily lists 10 free mini applications for USB drive-carrying road warriors, including: SpeakFreely (6...
Working on a collaborative project that's too complicated (or annoying) to be conducted over email or even Google Docs? Use a wiki, a collaborative software tool that, if used well, can be a great boost to productivity by cutting out inefficiencies. But it's important to pick the right one, and to...
Donald Trump would flip his goofy-looking lid at the very thought of working for free, but personal-development blogger Steve Pavlina makes a good case when he suggests that content creators (artists, Web site developers, and other creative types) offer to give it away. Not forever, of course, but t...
A quick heads-up for anyone using FolderShare, the free Microsoft utility that enables you to sync folders across multiple PCs: TechCrunch just reported on a FolderShare bug that Microsoft discovered (and subsequently fixed) that could automatically delete certain files: The bug, which Microsoft to...
Much as I love my Palm Centro smartphone (and before that, my Treo 650), it's almost criminal that it doesn't support voice dialing. Thankfully, there are several third-party utilities that add that coveted capability. From now until December 31, you can get VoiceDialIt for $15.95, a savings of 9 bu...
Ever find yourself spinning your wheels, unable to get any traction on a project? This can happen for a variety of reasons: interruptions, distractions, writer's block (or the equivalent), and so on. Productivity Cafe says you might have an easier time getting things done if you change your enviro...
Try a little experiment: Do a Google search for BNET (indulge me this bit of nepotism). You'll see the usual batch of search results, with BNET at the top. But look just below that first link and you'll see seven indented sub-links. Perhaps you've noticed these before in other searches, but glos...
A little nagging can be a good thing, especially when it serves as a reminder to start, continue, or complete an important task. Sure, you can put a note in your to-do list or even set up a recurring appointment in your calendar, but I find that they tend to fade into daily background noise. Ins...
Remember TripIt, the travel-management site that automatically organizes all your itineraries and other travel deets? The service recently rolled out some interesting updates, starting with TripIt To Me: You send an e-mail or text message to TripIt, and the service sends back your itinerary, fli...
Notebooks have rapidly eclipsed desktops as the computer of choice for business users, and with good reason: They're portable, and they're just as affordable. Of course, if you're using a notebook as your primary PC, you might want to consider some accessories that provide desktop-style creature co...
Snapping photos on your phone? Easy. Getting those photos off your phone? PITA. That's the reckoning behind the Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter with Kodak Picture Upload Technology (there's a name that rolls right off the tongue), a $50 gizmo that promises to make for effortless phone-to-PC photo trans...
Gmail just made it easier to learn its large assortment of keyboard shortcuts: Press the question-mark key on your keyboard and a shortcut reference guide pops up. It's even transparent, so it doesn't fully obscure the Gmail goodness behind it. Before you can use shortcuts (including the new ...
December is usually a time for thanking the Big Guy—and freaking out about buying presents for loved (and not-so-loved) ones. For your work colleagues, though, there's an easy fix. You just can't go wrong with charitable donations in their honor. (Think of the Human Fund from Seinfeld.) Accor...
Billing itself as the "first social bookmarking system optimized for mobile phone users," PhoneFavs lets you maintain a list of bookmarks that's accessible from any browser-equipped mobile device -- cell phone, smartphone, iPhone, etc. PhoneFavs works not unlike a mobile version of del.icio.us, t...
If you work with a lot of PDFs, especially e-books or other lengthy documents, you probably find it annoying that the files always open at page 1, not the last page you were viewing. Blogger Korayem discovered the simple way to enable Adobe Reader 8 to remember your page (as well as the zoom and pan...
