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More Google goodness today: Google Desktop is now available for Linux. Sporting nearly all the features of its Windows counterpart (well, the first version, anyway), Google Desktop indexes the data on your hard drive for lightning-fast searches. After installation, just press the Ctrl key twice to l...
Google Docs & Spreadsheets just received a long-overdue facelift and some excellent new features. If you've never tried the online word processor and spreadsheet manager, now's the time. Here's the rundown on what's new, straight from the GD&S blog: Looking pretty The entire document...
In the course of doing internet research for a project I'm working on, I'll often come across links that lead me directly to 404 errors. When that happens, I often go to the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive, which has preserved hundreds of terabytes of data since 1996. While the records pr...
If you're a heavy Outlook user, you probably leverage the program's Journal to record information about your interactions with contacts. Chapura's CallsToJournal takes virtually all the legwork out of adding call data to the Journal, automatically synchronizing the details of all calls made or r...
You don't have to rely on pricey iTunes downloads to stock your iPhone with video. Movavi Online will convert just about any clip to iPhone-compatible H.264 format, and you don't even have to download or install anything. Just head to the site, choose up to five videos to upload (no larger than 1...
Laptop theft is rampant these days. The little guys get swiped from offices, coffee shops, and even airport security lines. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to keep your laptop safe. For starters, try to prevent the theft by securing your system with a lock. The $30 Kensington MicroSaver...
Boingo—the hot spot aggregator that sells you wireless service in airports and hotels around the globe—announced a new plan yesterday. For just under $40 a month, they're selling unlimited access to their hot spots around the world. While that's not exactly cheap, it comes as welcome new...
The Consumerist suggests six ways to get out of your current cell-phone contract so you can buy an iPhone. Five of them are pretty ludicrous (e.g., "die" and "join the armed forces"), but there's one that makes sense: Sell the contract. Normally, breaking a contract early results in a hefty terminat...
Why schlep a Webcam when you're already carrying a cell phone? Wwigo turns the latter into the former, beaming the phone's live video stream to your PC via Bluetooth. It's an ingenious idea, though not without a couple limitations. For starters, Wwigo (pronounced "vigo" and short for "webcam whe...
Joining the ranks of online word processor Google Docs and online spreadsheet Zoho Sheet, mPower Play lets you create, share, and deliver PowerPoint-style presentations, all from within your browser. This Web app provides a familiar set of tools for designing presentations. You can choose backgr...
Invoice management is crucial for any small business, but accounting software tends to be expensive and overcomplicated. What if you just need a simple way to log and track invoices? That's InvoTrak in a nutshell. This Web-based tool lets you add one or more clients, then send and monitor invoices...
You've been here before: For some reason you didn't sleep well last night, and now you're lurching around the office like a zombie, unable to concentrate or jittery as hell from all the coffee you drank. This happens to everyone occasionally, but if it's becoming a regular occurrence, it's time to t...
The daily annoyances of writing programs like Word have sent several frustrated users running to stripped-down word processors like Google Docs and even Notepad. But if you're a Mac user, it might make sense to get a writing program with more capabilities: Scrivener. Although Scrivener, which cost...
Surely you have better things to do than sit in line and wait for an iPhone. No? Then you'll want to check out the Gizmodo/Gridskipper guides to iPhone camping. Currently available for New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, the guides list restaurants, Wi-Fi hotspots, bathrooms, and other ameniti...
My whole life is deadlines. And you know what? I love 'em. Nothing gets the juices flowing like the knowledge that I've got two hours left to finish a 2,000-word feature or my editor will go ballistic. In fact, I often do my best work when the clock is ticking. Blogger Scott H Young says there's ...
