Productivity
Productivity

Ditch Your Plans To Find Out How You Work

No matter how much you plan, you can still end up getting very little done. Computer scientist Cal Newport is trying something new: ditching the plan altogether to see what he spends his time on.

Productivity

Easily Check Word Formatting With This Keyboard Shortcut

Like the look of some formatting in Word but aren’t sure exactly what options have been applied? Simply select the text and hit Shift-F1 to bring up the Reveal Formatting task pane, which will tell you the font, line spacing, alignment and more.

Productivity

How To Install Linux On A Chromebook

Chromebooks finally hit the Australian market back in March. They’re cheap and functional, but they don’t quite hit their full potential with Chrome OS. Here’s how to install Ubuntu and get more out of your Chromebook.

Productivity

Stop Quicktime And Preview From Auto-Restoring What You Left Open

Mac: Auto-restore works great when you want to pick up where you left off, but how many times do you leave open a photo or video you actually want to see again when you re-open Preview or Quicktime? A couple of terminal commands can disable this annoying — and potentially embarrassing — feature.

21 May 2013

Productivity

From The Tips Box: Headphone Mods, Google Now Menu

Lifehacker readers offer their best tips for making your headphones more comfortable, hidden Google Now features and fixing updates on Google Play.

Productivity

CupCloud Saves Tabs And Documents, Instantly Loads Them On Another PC

Windows/Mac: CupCloud makes it easy to save and stop your work on one computer and pick right up where you left off on another. You can also save your session so you can reboot your computer and get back to work without opening your tabs or applications again.

Productivity

What’s The Most Inappropriate Gadget You Use While Walking?

The indomitable rise of portable computing has led to a uniquely 21st century phenomena: people blithely walking into potential mayhem while ogling their gadgets. Most of us are guilty of doing this — especially on smartphones — but on which gadget do you personally draw the line?

Productivity

Loader Droid Gives You Full Control Over Your Android Downloads

Android: Mobile devices aren’t the best for downloading files without getting interrupted. Loader Droid aims to change that with an impressive download manager.

Productivity

How To Uninstall Windows Or Linux After Dual-Booting

We’ve talked a lot about running multiple operating systems on the same computer — whether it’s Windows and Linux, Windows and OS X or something else — but what happens when it’s time to get rid of one? Here’s how to delete Windows or Linux from your system after you’ve dual-booted them.

Productivity

Cloud Storage Speed Compared, Dropbox Comes Out On Top

The cloud storage wars are heating up and there are a lot of reasons to look at the alternatives. One big question is: “Which service is the fastest at syncing files?” Unsurprisingly, that title goes to reigning incumbent, Dropbox.

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