Saturday, October 10, 2009

Work

From The Tips Box: Desktop To-Dos, Headphone Jacks And More

11:00AM Whitson Gordon | Readers show us their best tips for using their desktop as a to-do list, cleaning malfunctioning headphone jacks and creating quick playlists in Windows Media Player. More »
Communicate

Avoid Taking The Blame For A Colleague’s Mistake

9:00AM Azadeh Ensha | Working on a joint project with a less-than-competent colleague can lead to less-than-stellar results. In order to avoid sharing in the blame where you weren’t in charge, the Harvard Business Blog suggests making sure to distinguish your contributions from theirs. More »
Work

WOT Extension Integrates Web Of Trust Into Google Chrome

7:00AM The How-To Geek | Chrome extension WOT adds the Web of Trust community web site rating service to the Google Chrome browser, so you can check the trustworthiness of a web site without leaving the page. More »
Design

Wallpaper Roundup: Colour Splashes And Cooler Days

6:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Autumn is a colourful time of year and the vibrant hues of foliage and holidays lend well to livening up your desktop. Take a stroll through our collection of autumn-themed wallpaper to find a new look for your workstation. More »
Money

Use A Sideways Pyramid To Increase Your Savings

5:30AM Azadeh Ensha | The bum economy has been torture on retirement savings, and even folks who thought they’d saved well for retirement are considering going back to work rather than withdrawing funds in a down market. Finance web site Kiplinger suggests an alternative. More »
Work

Chrome For Mac Stable Release Coming “Within Months”

4:45AM Adam Pash | Google CEO Eric Schmidt said in an interview a couple of days ago that Chrome for Mac is very important to Google, and that a final version of Chrome should be available for OS X “within months”. More »
Fix

Michael Pollan’s 20 Food Rules To Live By

4:30AM Adam Pash | A lot of Lifehacker readers turn to In Defence of Food author Michael Pollan’s practical, no-nonsense advice when they’re looking to eat better and healthier. Over at the New York Times, Pollan has pulled together 20 solid—sometimes silly—eating rules of thumb. More »
Work

Printliminator Quickly, Easily Makes Any Page Printer Friendly

3:00AM Adam Pash | The Printliminator bookmarklet lets you selectively remove any element from a web page to make it printer friendly in just a few simple clicks. More »
Work

New Windows 7 PCs To Ship Ad-Supported Office 2010

2:30AM Adam Pash | Remember Microsoft Works, a lighter, entry-level Microsoft Office-type software that often shipped with new computers? According to tech news site Betanews, Microsoft is ditching the Works model, replacing it with a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft Office with limited functionality that will ship from participating manufacturers. More »
Work

CeeVee Creates Clean-Look Resumes For Web Or Print

2:00AM Kevin Purdy | Resume-making tools are a dime a dozen, but free webapp CeeVee has notable advantages. Auto-filling from Facebook profiles, easy print and PDF export, and simple editing tools make it more convenient than manhandling Word for an hour. More »