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Dave JohnsonOver the past 20 years, Dave Johnson has written three dozen books (including the best-selling How to Do Everything with Your Digital Camera), co-hosted a weekly call-in radio show, and covered technology for a long list of magazines that include PC World and Wired. As his neighbors can attest, he...
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Getting the Most Out of Multiple Monitors
When I recommend multiple displays, I get the same question every time: "What's it good for?" Well, here are four ways to make that second monitor pay for itself. by Dave Johnson
Tags: Monitor, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-11-19
Find Commands Easily in Word 2007's Ribbon
Even if you like the way the ribbon exposes Word features that were previously very hard to find, it's sometimes frustratingly difficult to track down something that you used to know exactly how to find in Word 2003. Well, fret no more. You can now have the best of both...
Tags: Microsoft Word 2007, Ribbon, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-11-19
Test Your Driving-While-Texting Reflexes
Be honest: Have you ever texted while driving? Ever snuck a peek at your e-mail while approaching a traffic light? Well, to be blunt, that's insane. And now you can prove it to yourself: Play the New York Times "Gauging Your Distraction" game. You play with your...
Tags: Booth, Phone, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-07-30
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Upgrading to Windows 7
Planning your migration to Windows 7? Then you will want to check out the upgrade chart over at Walt Mossberg's All Things Digital. It's a seriously imposing looking chart, with oceans of blue that represent "custom installs" and a seemingly random scattering of friendly green "in-place upgrades"...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-10
Poll: Does Your Wi-Fi Hotspot Discourage Laptops?
As counter-intuitive as that sounds, the Wall Street Journal ran a story last week contending that coffee shops are pulling the plug on laptop users. I'm not so sure. Personally, I've seen no evidence of a trend towards Wi-Fi equipped coffee shops or restaurants turning away laptop...
Tags: Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi, Laptop Computer, Laptop User, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-11
Customize the Windows 7 Logon Screen
One of the more interesting bits of Windows 7 trivia is the fact that the revised logon screen -- which looks pretty snazzy to begin with -- is customizable. OEMs apparently have the ability to change the background image, but end users do not -- at least...
Tags: Image, Logon Screen, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-11
Stop Offending People with Your E-mail Signoffs
Sending effective e-mail is hard. Even harder, apparently, than I had suspected. Did you ever think about your signoff, for example? Ending an e-mail with "Best" or "Sincerely" could be causing unintended damage. At least, The Washington Post contends your e-mail signoff can hurt...
Tags: E-mail, Online Communications, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-12
Two Ways to Replace Business Cards with Your iPhone
I hate business cards. I don't like carrying a stack of my own cards, and I certainly don't relish the job of transferring other people's cards into my contact manager -- especially when I get a stack of them, like at a  trade show. That's so 1987. ...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Card, Phone, Business Card, Smart Phones, Social Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-12
Turn an Outlook E-mail Into a Message Invitation with SPlus
So your e-mail thread has been dragging on for days, and now there are a dozen people on the TO: line. It's time to get everyone in a room and hash it out once and for all. Wouldn't it be great if there was one button you could press to...
Tags: Outlook E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, E-mail, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-13
Start Your Next Office Pool with Lolligift
When one of my writers recently announced that she was pregnant, I found myself passing the hat for a gift -- almost literally. Despite living firmly in the 21st Century, it seemed odd that I was secretly passing a greeting card around into which people could insert 10 dollar bills....
Tags: Event, Office Gift, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Microsoft Office, Internet, Office Suites, Software, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-13
Use Outlook to Poll Your Co-Workers, Reach Consensus
From time to time, you no doubt need to get consensus on some simple question -- Logo A or Logo B, pizza or tacos, that sort of thing. You could fire up some Web site with voting or polling features, but why bother? You can just add voting buttons to...
Tags: Consensus, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-14
Communicate, Collaborate, and Share with Shareflow
If you ask me, e-mail is best used as a direct, linear conduit between two people. Add a third person and it gets messy. Throw in a whole team and the noise quickly overwhelms the signal. If you're looking for a better way to communicate and collaborate, try Shareflow, a...
Tags: Online Collaboration, Flow, Shareflow, Collaboration, E-mail, Online Communications, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-14
Business Hacks Best of the Week (August 17, 2009)
A lot happened last week. There were some problems evicting those aliens out of District 9, a goldfish became human, and a team of hamsters solved crime. So we can totally understand that you didn't have time to read all the awesome stuff we posted. That's okay; unlike Steve Zahn's...
Tags: Team, Team Management, Microsoft Windows 7, Podcasts, E-mail, Management, Internet, Online Communications, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-17
Add 100 New Apps to Your Palm Pre
If you've got a Palm Pre -- or are on the fence about getting one -- and have been frustrated by the paucity of apps in the official App Catalog (31, if I counted correctly), you'll want to configure your Pre for "homebrew" apps. In just a few minutes, you...
Tags: PC, Palm Inc., App, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-10
8 Essential Tips for Internet Security
Since my kids have reached a certain age, I've had to start making sure they stay safe when they're out with friends. I've emphasized that it's not so much the stuff in your pocket that keeps you safe -- cell phone, whistle, emergency money -- but your overall behavior. Where you go,...
Tags: Antivirus, Internet Security, Lifehack, Links, Internet, Network Security, Security, Viruses And Worms, Networking, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-07
Flashnote Keeps Your Notes Organized, Simple, and Effortless
I use Microsoft OneNote to take notes and keep myself organized throughout the day. In fact, it's almost always running, ready to consume whatever thought wanders across my mind. I recently found a lightweight, crazy-simple alternative, though, which looks perfect for anyone that wants immediate access to a simple note-taking...
Tags: IBM Lotus Notes, Note, System Tray, Flashnote, Outline Node, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-07
Protect Your Laptop with an Attention-Getting Alarm
Spend much time in coffee shops or airport lounges, and you might worry about your laptop walking away when you attention is elsewhere. Perhaps what you need is an ear piercing alarm that sounds when someone tries to unplug your laptop and carry it off. ...
Tags: Laptop Computer, LAlarm, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-07-31
Assign Keyboard Shortcuts to Any Program in Windows 7
Windows 7 seems to have an endless number of ways to easily launch your most common programs. Not only can you pin apps to the Start menu, for example, but there's the ability to pin to the Task bar. Or you can just type in the Start menu to conjure...
Tags: Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcut, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-07-31
Get 5GB of Free Online Collaboration Space with Office Live Workspace
Imagine a world in which you can save documents directly to the cloud from within Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Imagine that it's a dedicated, shared space in which you can invite others edit, read, and collaborate on those documents, easily accessed from within their own copy of Microsoft Office. And...
Tags: Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Online Collaboration, Microsoft Office Live, Project Workspace, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-03
Get Rid of Gmail’s 'on behalf of' E-mail Address
If, in an effort to consolidate your e-mail, you use your regular POP e-mail address in messages that you send through Gmail, then you might be frustrated that the From field contains "on behalf of" in some e-mail clients like Outlook. As in, "Dave Johnson, on behalf of...
Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, E-mail Address, E-mail, E-mail Providers, Servers, Online Communications, Internet, Hardware, Dave Johnson
Blog posts 2009-08-03
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