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-worker's notebook, or...
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....
If you liked yesterday's post about trading old gadgets for cash, you'll be glad to know there's another place where you can "shop" your aged electronics: CellForCash. As you might guess from the name, this one's all about cell phones. Just choose your make and model and you'll instantly get...
If you rely on one or more Google Apps (Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, etc.), you probably lay awake nights worrying what would happen if some disaster befell Google's servers -- and wiped out your data along with it. Lifehacker's Adam Pash shows you how to back up various Google...
Remember mPower Play, the Web-based presentation creator/viewer? SlideShare is just a viewer, a place to upload and share your PowerPoint slides. However, it takes a decidedly YouTube-style approach to slideshows, with options to rate, review, tag, share, and even embed presentations. What's more, a newly added feature lets you upload an...
Online collaboration can be a lifesaver when you need to work with folks in different offices, different cities, or even different countries. It's a way to chat, share a whiteboard, and even work in real-time on various documents. Enter Vyew, which lets you do all that and more. The service...
News junkies, rejoice! PressDisplay, a Web service that specializes in browser-formatted newspapers, now offers mobile reading on BlackBerry and Windows Mobile phones. I tested it on a Samsung BlackJack.You can choose from over 500 newspapers from around the world (the New York Times and Wall Street Journal not among them,...
Businesses are flocking to Gmail in droves, and with good reason: It's arguably the best Web-based mail service on the planet. If you're one of the cool kids (i.e., a Gmail user), check out Lifehacker's list of the top 10 Gmail applications and add-ons. Many of them require Firefox (which...
As I've mentioned before, typical e-mail servers don't like large attachments. That's why I'm always on the lookout for Web services that work around the problem see the aforementioned post for three examples. Driveway is one of many such services, but it beats out most of the others by supporting...
"When nature calls, call Miz Pee." That's the tagline I just made up for this poorly named but undeniably useful service, which helps you find the closest and cleanest bathroom. Just point your mobile phone's browser to www.mizpee.com, click Find Toilet, and then input your city and street address. The service quickly returns...
If you liked last month's post on using wikis at work but wished for more than five paltry suggestions, Web Worker Daily offers up 15 of them, all of them devoted to productivity. For example:Project management. A wiki can be a great way to plan and manage a project, from...
Microsoft just took the wraps off version 2 of Windows Live Search for Mobile, the whiz-bang search app for cell phones. In case you're unfamiliar with it, WLS taps Windows Live Local to provide area-specific searches. Just choose your location (by providing a city name, ZIP code, etc.), then access business listings,...
Running a non-profit? If so, you can get in on the same great deal offered to schools: free Google Apps. In case you're unfamiliar with it, Google Apps consists of various Google services, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Page Creator, all managed under a single Web-based control panel...
If you're a Google Calendar user and by all rights you should be, here's an easy way to add new appointments when you're away from your PC: Send a text message from your phone.All you do is create an outgoing SMS with details about the event, such as "Lunch with...
Looking for an online contact manager? Start with Big Contacts, which I wrote about a while back. True to its name, it's an impressively "big" service. Web Worker Daily has the scoop on five others, including Highrise, Plaxo, and still-in-development Oprius:This webapp actually aims to be an all-in-one personal organizer...
Viewbook formerly Slidez lets you create photo slideshows to share with others or embed in your site -- perfect for photographers, designers, and anyone else with images to show off.I found the site very easy to use: Just upload your photos using the provided batch-loader tool, then build a new...
Want your home page to be all that it can be? If you use iGoogle formerly Google Personalized Homepage, there are lots of ways to turn it into a productivity powerhouse.For starters, try creating a new tab called "productivity." Google will automatically serve up such useful gadgets as Driving Directions,...
Polling is a great way to get feedback and opinions from customers, employees, and everyday visitors to your site. PollMappr lets you churn out a poll in about the time it takes to read this sentence. Just type in your question, then add up to five possible responses. Presto: Instant poll....
Ever wish you could just "peek around the corner" at a Web link, previewing the page before actually clicking through to it? That's the idea behind Interclue, a new Firefox extension. Just hover over the Interclue icon next to any link and in a flash, a pop-up appears containing a...
Still spending money on business essentials like CRM, Web hosting, online shopping carts, and the like? Then you're not leveraging the Web's best freebie software and services. PC World rounds up 15 of them, all designed for businesses. For example, secure e-mail via Comodo:A security certificate, such as a digital...
