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A lot of my email is spam, which my Gmail account does a pretty good job of filtering away into my junk messages section. (Recently, it's also been doing a good job of keeping real messages out of the junk box, too.) But an ever-increasing amount of my email is not spam or even bacn but rather mes...
As you may recall from a couple weeks ago, Google Notebook is a killer tool that lets you clip, store, and organize portions of Web pages, just like snipping articles from a newspaper. Great, but what if you want to access those clips while you're out and about? Now you can, thanks to a new mobile v...
Most people hate politicians, but that doesn't stop them from engaging in office politics. It's human nature that whenever there's a hierarchy, some folks will always be gossiping, jockeying for position, overstepping their bounds, and so on. Lifehack.org offers four tips for steering clear of off...
This happens to everyone at one time or another: You accidentally overwrite a new version of a document with an old version, or cut something important out of a document and then save it. Depending on what you lost, it can be a minor annoyance or major catastrophe. But if you're a Windows Vista user...
When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight... it's gonna cost you. But maybe it'll cost you a little less if you use RedRoller: The service makes it a snap to compare shipping rates from various carriers. Just plug in a few details about the item you want to ship (type, weight, et...
You've got questions -- we've got an inbox! Wondering how to choose a smartphone? Where to look for cheap airfares? How to stay productive during these cold winter months? Maybe you've got an office-tech dilemma you're unable to solve. Send us your questions, and you might just see the answer posted...
When you compose a message that's intended for a batch of co-workers, clients, etc., do you put everyone's e-mail address in the To: field? That's bad form. For starters, it allows every recipient to see every other recipient's e-mail address (a particularly bad move if this is a customer list). Wor...
A few days ago we gave you the scoop on overcoming your fear of public speaking. Now that you've mastered that, it's time to polish your speaking skills by cutting out all those "crutch words": ah, um, uh, and so on. Lifehack.org offers a batch of helpful tips, including these: Practice, practic...
Much as we all love Gmail, there's always room for improvement. Lifehacker's Better Gmail 2 is a compiled collection of hacks (actually, Greasemonkey scripts rolled into a single Firefox extension) that adds optional extra features to the Web-mail service. These features include: Attachment icon...
A couple of days ago, Rick brought news of the WAAV AirBox CM3, which is basically a hotspot-in-a-box. If you're already near a hotspot (say, one in a neighboring building), though, sometimes all you need is a boost. Enter the $80 Wi-Fire, a tiny, portable usb device that Gizmodo vouches will allo...
I Want Sandy is an intriguing new reminder service that works like this: You send a plain-language message (such as "Remember to meet Bob for lunch at 12:30") to a special e-mail address; "Sandy" organizes the message and sends you reminders via e-mail, text message, and/or RSS. Now you can use ...
Cure your BlackBerry envy with Emoze, a free (for now) service that provides push e-mail for Symbian and Windows Mobile smartphones. (Click here for a list of supported devices.) All you do is install a small Emoze program on your PC and the Emoze mobile client on your phone. The service can pus...
Watch out, PowerPoint: Spresent lets you whip together spiffy Flash-based presentations from the free and comfy confines of your Web browser. The service provides a robust set of presentation-building tools, all of them wrapped in an attractive, familiar-looking interface. You can choose fro...
The more you use your Windows-based PC, the more junk it accumulates. I'm not talking about old photos and unused Word documents, but rather leftover log files, unnecessary Registry entries, unwanted Web histories, and stuff like that. Freeware nCleaner promises to kick all that crap to the curb...
Most bosses know that dragging the troops into a meeting or conference call takes them away from doing actual work. But at what real-world cost? Find out with Meeting Miser, a seriously fascinating -- and potentially sobering -- meeting timer that calculates the cost down to the penny. Here's how th...
