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Beat Coach-Seat Cramping with Aviator Laptop Stand: If you've ever tried to use a laptop while wedged into a coach seat, you know it's a contortion-filled nightmare. The Aviator Laptop Stand promises both neck relief and easier operation of your PC. The stand not only angles the laptop upward for a more comfortable typing...; Tags: Notebooks, Rick Broida, Aviator Laptop Stand; Blog posts 2008-06-25
Find Instruction Manuals for Computers, Phones, and Other Gear at SafeManuals: Can't find the instruction manual for your BlackBerry? Your old HP LaserJet? Adobe Photoshop? Head to SafeManuals, an online repository of instructions and user guides for a whopping 900,000 products. (Okay, the actual count is 883,542, but still.) You can browse the guide database or search for...; Tags: Handhelds, computer, phone, Rick Broida, user guide; Blog posts 2008-06-12
How to Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts in Microsoft Word: As regular Business Hacks readers know, I'm a big fan of using keyboard shortcuts--especially in Microsoft Word. But there are some program functions, like Word Count, that don't have shortcuts assigned to them. Fortunately, it's an easy matter to set up shortcuts for just about any Word command. Here's the...; Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office, Keyboards, Rick Broida, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, keyboard shortcut; Blog posts 2008-06-11
Business Hacks Poll: Will You Buy the New iPhone?: Unless you were on Mars yesterday, you no doubt heard that Apple unveiled the iPhone 3G. The big news: 3G connectivity, GPS-powered mapping, Exchange support, and an App Store. All that and lower prices: $199 for the 8GB model, $299 for 16GB. Not too shabby -- but is it enough to...; Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Handhelds, Rick Broida, 3G, Business Hacks, iPhone 3G; Blog posts 2008-06-10
How to Make the Most of Your Mouse's Scroll Wheel: Your mouse's scroll wheel can be used for a lot more than just scrolling. For example, did you know you can use it to raise and lower your PC's audio volume? Or copy and paste text? How about switching between tabs in Firefox? MakeUseOf details these and other scroll-wheel tips...; Tags: Mice, Rick Broida, mouse, scroll wheel, MakeUseOf; Blog posts 2008-06-03

Turn Your BlackBerry Into a GPS for $99.99: GPS heavyweight Garmin has an interesting offer for BlackBerry owners: For a one-time fee of $99.99, you get a lifetime GPS subscription. Normally you have to pay $9.99 per month, meaning that after you hit the 10-month mark, the savings start and never stop. This offer applies...; Tags: Handhelds, Rick Broida, GPS, RIM BlackBerry, Garmin Ltd.; Blog posts 2008-05-27
Fast Before a Flight to Avoid Jet Lag: The next time you cross more than a few time zones, try going without food to minimize the effects of jet lag. Researchers believe that fasting can help you adjust to time differences more quickly. Of course, this theory has been tested only on mice, so your...; Tags: Rick Broida, jet-lag; Blog posts 2008-05-27
Read Free Magazines on Your iPhone with Zinio: Got a little time to kill while waiting around the airport? Why not read a magazine? Digital-mag publisher Zinio now offers 20 titles you can access on your iPhone or iPod touch, and they're all free of charge. The selections include Kiplinger's, Men's Health, PC Magazine, and U.S....; Tags: Digital music, Rick Broida, Zinio, Apple iPhone; Blog posts 2008-05-23
Get Answers to Tech Questions at FixYa: Printer won't print? Lost the manual for your cell phone? Head to FixYa, a site that offers free tech support and troubleshooting. Getting started is a snap: Just type the name of the troublesome product or a brief description of your problem, then...; Tags: Manufacturing, Rick Broida, Getting Started, FixYa; Blog posts 2008-05-22
Rent a Business Projector from Projector123: If your budget won't accommodate a pricey business projector but you need one for the occasional presentation, here's a solution: Rent a projector from Projector123. The service offers 2000- and 3000-lumen models (the latter suitable for ultra-bright environments, like rooms with lots of ambient light) for periods...; Tags: Projectors, Rick Broida, projector, Projector123; Blog posts 2008-05-19
Access Frequently Used Commands in a Flash with Windows-Key Shortcuts: Any time you can keep your hands on your keyboard instead of reaching for your mouse, you're saving time. Sure, it might be just a few seconds, but seconds add up to minutes, minutes to hours -- and pretty soon you've got yourself an extra week's vacation. Okay, maybe not,...; Tags: Keyboards, Rick Broida, Microsoft Access, Windows-Key; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Trick Out Your BlackBerry with 7 Killer Apps: BlackBerry users often forget (or don't even know) that they can add software to their devices. Web Worker Daily rounds up 7 productivity-boosting apps for the BlackBerry, including: JiveTalk If you use IM for chatting with colleagues and clients, JiveTalk will make your life a lot easier....; Tags: Handhelds, Rick Broida, RIM BlackBerry, killer application; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Microsoft Word Tip: Select Text Using Only Your Keyboard: If you spend a lot of time in Microsoft Word or any other word processor, it's high time you learned how to select text using only your keyboard. Why? Because it saves you having to reach for your mouse and lets you use other keyboard shortcuts more effectively. Here's how:...; Tags: Keyboards, Word processors, Rick Broida, keyboard, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Turbocharge Internet Explorer with IE7Pro: Internet Explorer users, envy Firefox no more: IE7Pro is a free utility that adds a wealth of features and customization options to Internet Explorer 7. For example, it can perform screen grabs of entire Web pages (not just what's currently in view) and save the results in...; Tags: Web browsers, Mice, Rick Broida, IE7pro, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Back Up Your Mac with MozyHome: Online backup service Mozy just unveiled a Mac version of its software, thus giving OS X users a great way to archive their data. True to its name, MozyHome was designed with home users in mind -- though it's just as well-suited to home offices and small...; Tags: Desktops, Backups, Rick Broida, Mozy, MozyHome, Apple Macintosh; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Fun Fridays: Listen to Your Music Collection at Work with JukeFly: It's an age-old problem: Your music collection sits idle on your home PC while you toil in silence at the office. Liberate your library with JukeFly, a free Web service that streams your music to any PC, as long as it's online. All...; Tags: Desktops, Digital media, Digital music, Rick Broida, JukeFly; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Get Voice-Prompted Information from Your BlackBerry with Tellme: In an interesting display of cross-platform love, Microsoft just released a BlackBerry applet that taps into its voice-operated Tellme service. Here's how it works: You press and hold your phone's Call button, then say something like "coffee," "travel," or a business name. Tellme finds local results based on your phone's GPS...; Tags: Handhelds, Rick Broida, Tellme Networks Inc., RIM BlackBerry; Blog posts 2008-04-30
How to Access Your Google Docs Offline: I know not many of you are Google Docs users (according to our recent poll, anyway), but maybe more of you will take advantage of the Web-based office suite when you learn that it's now possible to access your documents even when you're not connected to the Internet (like on...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Access, Rick Broida, Google Inc., Google Docs, Google Gears; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Sync Your Contacts and Calendar to the Web with Autosync for Yahoo: An oldie but goodie, Autosync formerly Intellisync for Yahoo synchronizes your contacts, calendar, and other data to the Web. That not only gives you a backup in case of disaster, but also makes your info available from any PC. The software synchronizes data between your desktop PIM (Act, Outlook,...; Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Outlook, Rick Broida, AutoSync, Yahoo! Inc., desktop, Web; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Work Faster in Outlook: The most efficient computer users are those who rarely take their hands off their keyboards. If you want to be among them, learn to use keyboard shortcuts for commonly used commands. Own Your Inbox offers a batch of keyboard shortcuts for Outlook users, including: Send message: ALT+S...; Tags: Keyboards, Microsoft Office, Rick Broida, keyboard shortcut, keyboard, Microsoft Outlook; Blog posts 2008-04-17