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Most iPhone users can perform a few cool Web tricks with the Safari browser, but Apple has rounded up over 200 of them in a new directory. You'll find apps like Etolos CRM, Bank of America Mobile Banking, jkPassword, and reQall (which lets you "call and say things you want to remember later, then s...
Web Worker Daily lists eight free or nearly free applications for your cell phone, all of them designed to give your productivity a boost. We've covered a few of them before, like Goog-411, but there's plenty of fresh stuff here, too. For example: Viigo. Viigo is a very nice little program for W...
Hey, did you know there's a new version of Skype available? And Google Earth? And your printer's software? UpdateStar, a free program for Windows, makes it a snap to find and procure updates for all your installed programs and utilities. The software boasts a database of 80,000 commercial, shar...
To paraphrase the old saying, everyone worries about security, but nobody does anything about it. If you're worried about the safety of your e-mail, instant messages, documents, and even voice-over-IP conversations, check out this handy guide from VirtualHosting.com: 25 Free Tools to Encrypt Litera...
I've got a shoebox full of photos that sits in my closet. I've got a couple of old slide carousels from presentations I made in the pre-PowerPoint era. Right now, they're just getting dusty, mainly because I can't motivate myself to bother scanning them. That's why I'm severely tempted to send all...
Speaking of open-source, SplendidCRM offers Web-based customer relationship management (CRM) and more. The free (read: unsupported) version of the service manages not only accounts and contacts, but also cases and projects. It can tracks leads, bugs, activities, documents, and tasks, and even le...
The open-source software movement, which revolves around the Linux operating system, continues to pick up steam in the business world. If you're tired of spending big bucks on commercial software and wondering if there are viable open-source alternatives, check out VirtualHosting.com's roundup of 50...
Sometimes the best way to reach someone is via SMS -- a text message delivered to the someone's cell phone. Joopz, a Web-based messaging service that enables two-way texting (not unlike an instant-messaging session), just unveiled an Outlook plug-in that makes sending a text message as easy as sendi...
Printer won't print? Notebook won't boot? In situations like these, most folks reach for the phone to call tech support. ExtremeTech offers 10 tips for getting what you want from support departments. Here's a fine example: Tip 5: Don't Jump Through Hoops Earlier we said not to be a jerk to the tec...
In the old days, they called it collaboration. Today it's "mind-mapping"--the process of laying out ideas on a virtual whiteboard that others can see and share (even if they're in a different location). Mindmeister provides just such a shared workspace, one that's ideal for brainstorming, projec...
If you cringe every time you see the monthly cellular bill in your mailbox, check out Validas. This intriguing services analyzes your bill and suggests ways you might be able to save money. For instance, if you're not using anywhere near your monthly allotment of minutes, it might suggest switching ...
I have trouble parting with old technology. I've got one of the first digital cameras—each floppy disk I insert holds ten pictures. I've also got a Zach Morris phone from the late 80s, and two old laptops and one desktop. The phone and the camera might have to take on new lives as objects d'a...
I've long been a fan of Jott, the mobile-messaging service that lets you send e-mail and reminders to others (or yourself) just by speaking into your phone. Now you can use the service to add events to your Google Calendar. All you do is follow the simple 11-step procedure outlined by the creators o...
So you're visiting Dallas, Seattle, the Bay Area, or another city with a mass-transit system and need to figger how to get from point A to point B. Google to the rescue: the new Google Transit system adds public-transportation information to Google Maps. Just enter your starting and ending addre...
I'm no fan of Windows Vista, but it does have one killer feature that's almost worth the price of admission: built-in desktop search. Click the Start button (or hit the Windows key on your keyboard), then start typing: Vista produces instant search results from your documents, e-mail messages, ...
