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I know countless people who never bother to send text messages from their cell phones. Some think it's a waste of time, something only teens do, while others either don't know how or don't see the value. For all those folks, Web Worker Daily offers seven ways to improve your productivity through tex...
The Daily Saint lists nine reasons to go off-site for your next meeting. The idea, of course, is to shake things up a bit, give the team a chance to decompress, enjoy a change of scenery (and foodery), and maybe even have a little fun: As you've hand-picked the location, an off-site can allow your ...
As a general rule, I don't like those massive utility-software suites that promise to solve all your PC's problems and keep it running smoothly; very often it seems like they have the opposite effect. But I do like "little" programs that perform hit-and-run fixes, cleanups, etc. Web Worker Daily li...
I've long been a fan of Gliffy, a fantastic online diagram tool that's like Microsoft Vizio in your browser, only free. Now comes Best4c, a similar Web-based tool, and I think I like it even better. With Best4c you can create diagrams, flow charts, network schematics, 3D maps, and even home/office ...
What's the best thing to do if someone wakes you up from your well-deserved nap to ask you a question about the presentation you've been sleeping through? According to CNET's own Michael Kanellos, you should say, "so where's the value add?" or some other similarly inane business cliché that sounds ...
I've been meaning to mention Soonr for some time, and now that there's a handy YouTube video (several of them, actually) demonstrating it in action (see above), this seemed like the right moment. Soonr is a free service that lets you access your PC via your mobile phone. You can use Soonr to sha...
If you're a marketing company, how do you market yourself? Easy: Give away your services. Texas-based The Marketing Spot is trying exactly that, offering free advice to small businesses ("small" meaning under $3 million in revenue per year). All you do is fill out an online form with a few details ...
Need to send someone a really big file? Like, say, a two-gigger? YouSendIt won't cut it; it tops out at 100MB. Same for Driveway: It limits you to 500MB files. Looks like you'll need the aptly named Transfer Big Files, which lets you send files as large as 2GB. Fortunately, it's just as easy to use ...
I carry my laptop pretty much everywhere I go, and I like to be online whenever possible. When I can't find free secured wi-fi or the ridiculously overpriced version at most airports and big-chain coffee shops, I often try to get my fix by sniffing out unencrypted connections to borrow. Here are a...
It always amazes me how indestructable CDs and DVDs aren't. The slightest scratch or scuff can render one unreadable, which can pose a fairly major problem if it contains important data. CD Recovery Toolbox, a free utility, offers at least the possibility of recovering files from damaged discs. Afte...
A while back we posted Web Worker Daily's batch of Outlook tips and tricks. Now the site is back with six more, many of them focused on the ever-popular e-mail inbox. A couple tasty examples: Use Ctrl-Z to Retrace Steps. Outlook responds when you hold down the Ctrl and Z keys concurrently by und...
One problem with a lot of computer-based productivity-increasing tips is that they generally require some technical knowledge in order to be implemented properly. But Eric over at InternetDuctTape.com has just the right tone (and screenshots!) for beginners looking to tap into some of his expertis...
Whether you're gearing up to give your first presentation or you've been doing them for years, there's always room for improvement. The ever-helpful Lifehack.org offers 18 tips for delivering killer presentations. Here's a sampling: Eye Contact - Match eye contact with everyone in the room. I'...
Most cell-phone Web browsers do a pretty rotten job displaying Web sites, mostly because all the graphics and formatting are designed to be viewed on big screens, not little ones. Enter FeedM8 ("feed-mate" -- get it?), which fetches just the raw content from blogs, news sites, and the like, then fo...
Thanks to Business Hacks, you know how to read PDFs and some cool tricks to do with them. Now it's time to learn how to create your own PDFs, courtesy of gHacks. Option #1 is PDF Online, which converts just about any uploaded document (Word files, JPEG images, etc.) to a PDF and then e-mails it to y...
