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Batteries wear out. It's a sad fact of life for notebook, cell phone, iPod, and other gadget users, but it's true. The Consumerist has five quick tips on keeping batteries alive as long as possible. Start with these two: Do not set your laptop on a bed, couch, pillow, or in some cases your lap. ...
A kind of YouTube for documents, Docstoc provides an online repository for professional documents. The service, which just came out of private beta, offers categories such as business, creative, educational, financial, and legal. You can search and peruse the existing library of documents (which...
Don't forget: Today is the day you can get free tech support, including remote scanning of your PC, from CyberDefender. Here's the full scoop.
Want to embed a funny video or a cute picture in a presentation? Want to download a few songs from a band but don't want to pony up the cash to iTunes? Check out Mashable's diverse list of free Creative Commons content so you don't get you or your company in trouble when you use something created ...
Mark your calendars: On Thursday, November 8, AT&T will host a free online seminar designed to help small-business operators operate their businesses better. Here's the scoop on "Running a Small Business: 10 Overlooked Truths Revealed": In business, sometimes knowing what not to do is everythin...
Every few years, Microsoft updates the file format used by Word, creating untold havoc in the process. So what happens if, say, a client sends you a Word 2007 file and you're still plugging along with Word 2003? You're stuck, that's what: Word 2007's Docx files aren't backwards-compatible with e...
You know you're perfect for the job, but for some reason your resume failed to elicit a response from the HR department. Maybe that's because it has a keyword deficiency. In other words, it's not sprinkled with the words hiring managers look for when scanning mountains of resumes. Web Worker Daily e...
The way some companies' websites are laid out, you'd think they were intentionally trying to turn off potential clients. There's often no real rhyme or reason for certain information to be placed at a particular spot within the site, and the built-in search function—if there is one—often...
Ever come out of a meeting with the boss feeling like you just got dressed down by the school principal? Hey, you didn't plan to fail... but you probably failed to plan. That's the key theme in Dumb Little Man's 10 Tips for a Successful Meeting with the Boss (which, interestingly, was authored by a...
No software arsenal is complete without a good image-editing program. The GNU Image Manipulation Program, widely known as GIMP, offers a huge, Photoshop-caliber suite of tools for tweaking, retouching, and otherwise enhancing digital images. Version 2.4 of the open-source (read: free) program was ju...
Mark your calendars: This Wednesday is not only the day it's okay to eat all the candy you want, it's also the day you can get free tech support from CyberDefender. Here's the full scoop: On Wednesday, October 31, any computer user can contact CyberDefender at 877-377-3765 for free comprehensiv...
Waiting on a client? Stuck in line at the post office? Why not read a good book to pass the time? DailyLit sends commercial and public-domain books via e-mail, one easily digestible section per day, thus allowing you to read on your phone, BlackBerry, PDA, or just about any other portable device. Th...
It may sound crazy, but there are plenty of reasons to scan your signature and turn it into an image file. Chief among them is convenience: When you receive an electronic document (Word file, PDF, etc.) that requires your signature, it's a lot quicker and easier to paste in the scanned image than i...
You know how critical it is to use effective passwords, right? But did you also know it's wise (and, in some companies, mandatory) to change your password on a regular basis? ProductivityPortfolio explains how to create secure passwords, devise a schedule for updating them, and manage everything in ...
Most SMS users know how to send text messages from their phones -- but what if you want to message someone while you're sitting at your PC? Do you actually have to pull out your phone? Nah. Turns out you can send text messages via plain ol' e-mail, as long as you format the recipient's address corr...
