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Dead BlackBerry battery? No wireless signal where you are? Problems like these could spell trouble if you're a mobile worker who desperately needs access to e-mail. Thankfully, there's an easy way to tap your inbox: Just find any Internet-connected device, be it a computer in a Web cafe, a co-work...
Now that you've got an RSS reader (right?), you need to make sure that it doesn't become another email-esque albatross that you check way too often and spend way too much time going through. That doesn't necessarily mean, though, that you need to cut down on the number of feeds you subscribe to. Rob...
Love it or hate it, Outlook is a part of daily life for countless computer users. Web Worker Daily offers eight tricks that can help you make the most of Outlook, including viewing multiple weeks in the calendar, setting Inbox reminders to act on messages, and enabling spell-check for all messages: ...
Suppose you're headed across town to meet with a new client. The directions you got from MapQuest say the trip will take you about 35 minutes, so you plan accordingly. But then you get caught in traffic and end up arriving 20 minutes late -- not the kind of first impression you want to make. A ...
If you're a Mac user who's been eyeballing a PDA or smartphone, you probably think your options don't include Windows Mobile devices (which can't sync with Macs). Think again: The Missing Sync enables any Windows Mobile handheld to sync with your contacts, calendar, notes, memos, documents, and even...
Working in an office with other folks around can be an annoying experience. If you've truly got work to do, the less distractions the better, right? So is there anything wrong with aiming to cut off ambient sounds and unwanted interruptions by hanging a "do not disturb" sign around your ears in th...
Newer BlackBerry models like the 8830 include media software that can play videos -- but where will the videos come from? With AVS Video to BlackBerry, you can convert just about any video file on your PC, as well as DVDs, for viewing on your device. All you do is select your source video and th...
Public folders, a feature of Microsoft Exchange Server, allow organizations to share contacts, group calendars, and other data. Chapura's FolderMirror allows smartphones (all models, including Palm, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, even the iPhone) to wirelessly sync with those folders, an option that's...
You've probably heard the suggestion about adding an In Case of Emergency (or ICE) number to your cell phone's address book, the idea being that if you're ever in an accident or incapacitated, rescue workers would know who to call. The Cranking Widgets Blog lists that among its 14 essential numbers...
You know the feeling: You just can't slog through another day of the same work, the same meetings, the same everything. It's called burnout, and it happens to just about everyone at one time or another. Before you do something drastic (like sending your boss an "I quit!" e-mail), check out Web Worke...
Does your mind wander when it should be firing on all cylinders? Do you lack focus? Are you unable to concentrate on this very post... HEY, PAY ATTENTION! Lifehack.org offers 10 tips for sharpening your concentration skills, including my personal favorite: Isolate Yourself Become a hermit and sta...
Parkinson's Law states that your workload will expand to whatever time you allocate for its completion. Thus, when you're willing to work late or to check on work stuff from your PDA at home, you're usually not really getting more done; instead, you're just being more wasteful with your time. T...
When you remove a program from your PC, you don't want it leaving behind little bits of code here and there. You want it gone, like it never existed in the first place. That's the idea behind Revo Uninstaller, a robust bit of freeware that promises to do a much more thorough job than Windows' own un...
Much as I prefer to rely on services like YouSendIt for sending large files from my PC, sometimes you just need a little FTP. Short for File Transfer Protocol, FTP is basically a way to connect directly to a server (or another PC) for transferring files (of any size). Usually you need software -...
It always surprises me how few people know about Google SMS, arguably the most useful cell-phone service on the planet. If you know how to send a text message, you can retrieve a wealth of valuable information: local business listings, stock quotes, driving directions, flight status, airline contact...
