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- Get Your Cheat Sheets Right Here
- Over at MakeUseOf, they've compiled very useful keyboard shortcuts for Google search, Firefox, Gmail, Windows including Word and Excel, and Mac OSX. They're not searchable except once you download them as PDFs, but they are a great resource; In the Google page, I picked up a few tricks on how...
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Making the Switch from Windows to Mac
- When I think about giving up my trusty Dell laptop for a MacBook, I sometimes fantasize about how great it would be to have a machine that doesn't need constant virus scans. Or think about how awesome it would be to go through the day without being nagged by a...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Pass Airport Security without Unpacking Your Laptop
- Back in April, the TSA decided they had had enough of the holdups and complications caused by their requirement that every laptop-carrying passenger remove his or her computer to go through the airport security checkpoints. So, strangely, they did some rather progressive! They sent out a list of standards to...
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Re-Scan Suspicious Files with Jotti
- Ever come across a program or file that you think is legit and useful but your onboard anti-virus program flags as suspect? Before you give up on it, run it through one of the online scanners that LifeHacker suggests to see if you're dealing with malware or just got a...
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
- Understanding Ultraportable Laptops
- If you're considering replacing your bulky laptop with a smaller one, or simply want another, tiny notebook to take on short business trips, you're probably confused by onslaught of new ultraportables making their way into the market. Yes, you've probably heard about the expensive ones: the impossibly thin Macbook...
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- Get Your New Gear Shipped Free
- Next time you're about to buy something online, head over to FreeShipping.org before you hit the "order" button. After one of our wonderful commenters mentioned the site in an earlier post on Business Hacks, I bookmarked it and started checking it out to see if it was worthwhile. And it...
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- A Better Traffic Monitor
- Current traffic flow maps can tell you how backed up traffic is on your usual route home. What they can't tell you though, is whether it makes sense to take the side roads back from the office or if those are even more jammed. Last week, though, Microsoft Live unveiled...
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- More Ways to Save Notebook Battery Power
- Last time we broached this subject, Rick mentioned several things you can do to save juice, including the most important one: dim your laptop's screen. Today, Tablet PC Review has a few more useful tips to make your computer last longer, including turning off any Bluetooth or WiFi devices. The...
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- Pay Your Taxes via Text Message
- Not looking forward to the Ides of April? A new startup called Sexat ("Taxes" backwards, get it?) has worked out a deal to let you SMS your 1099s and W2s directly to the IRSno H&R Block schmoe needed. All you have to do is follow the simple guidelines on the...
- Blog posts 2008-04-01
- Use Copernic as an Alternative to Google Desktop
- A few months ago, Rick listed a bunch of free desktop search programs that produce instant search results from your documents, photos, and e-mail messages. I used to use Google Desktop to search my computer drives for specific files, but I found that it ate up too much of my...
- Blog posts 2008-03-27
- Get a Better Scanner
- While I am pretty vigilant about scanning truly important documents into my computer eg my business license and personalized letters, I tend to throw the minorly significant stuff into on of the poorly organized file cabinets that hold up my desk. That's mainly because my scanner (part of my all-in-one...
- Blog posts 2008-03-12
- Instructional Fun with HowCast
- I mentioned the new site HowCast a couple of weeks ago right before it launched. Now that it's up and running, I thought I'd point to a few of the instructional videos that I found to be informative or entertaining. Here goes: How to...
- Blog posts 2008-02-22
- Automatically Minimize Desktop Distractions
- In Slate a few days ago, Jeffrey MacIntyre wrote about a few small applications he likes to call ZenWare for their supposed ability to cull distractions from your desktop. He tested a few of them out, and came away particularly impressed with Spirited Away for Macsthe PC version is Swept...
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- The New Easy Way to Back Up Your Mac
- While everyone was oohing and awing over the new MacBook Air introduced today at MacWorld, there was another Jobsian announcement that sent my heart atwitter. The new Time Capsule solves a problem for Macs only that should have been solved for all computers a long time ago: How do you...
- Blog posts 2008-01-15
- Get a Stow-Away Keyboard for Your PDA
- As PDAs have gotten smarter and stronger, some road warriors have stopped taking laptops with them on short business trips. After all, you can stow PowerPoint presentations, surf the web, and edit documents on your PDA without having to deal with the bulkiness of a computer. Among the cons of...
- Blog posts 2007-12-17
- Get a Remote Control for Your Computer
- Why should you have a usb-powered remote like the one shown on the left for your computer? There are a lot of reasons. First, it combines the PowerPoint usefulness and laser pointer of this wireless presenter with the folds-into-your-laptop's-PCMCIA-Slot portability of a Mogo mouse. Second, it has controls...
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
- Should You Get Wireless Peripherals?
- I just got a new Logitech wireless keyboard and cordless optical mouse. I was tired of all of the cords behind my desk and tired of not being able to move them more than a foot either way. The new gear was not too expensive, and it seems to work...
- Blog posts 2007-10-12
- Kill Deleted Files Dead
- Emptying your recycling bin doesn't completely erase files that you don't want other people to get a hold of. In fact, despite what your repairman might say, it's not that hard to reconstitute "deleted" documents. So if you're planning to throw away your hard drive (or if you're worried about...
- Blog posts 2007-09-19
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