Productivity

So you've just installed the new Windows 7 Beta (build 7000). You've created your user profile, logged in for the first time and installed any missing drivers. What next?Here's the list of apps and codecs I install within the first 30 minutes.00. Windows Update - technically not an install but I run…

Tim Sneath put together a great list of "30 Windows 7 Secrets". If you're using the Windows 7 beta, this is a must-read. Some of the keyboard shortcuts include moving windows a half screen at a time with Windows+Right (or Left) Arrow, or using Windows+Up/Down to…

Do you live in Outlook but wish it had a few of the features that your webmail program has? Features like conversation threading and automatic tagging, for example? Well now the Outlook email plugin, Taglocity, delivers those features and more. With the latest version, Taglocity 2.0, Outlook…

  Given a week off of school I found the time to start designing a system that had been thought up in a school class. The idea was simple, a webapp that lets a user reach the widest possible audience by distributing messages across many mediums. One message could be delivered to each…

Summary: Bluetooth is now found in a variety of devices and enable the user to use wireless accessories.  The Bluetooth protocol allows a user to “discover” any device that is in proximity to your Bluetooth radio.  Why not see who is in proximity to you?  Why not have the presence…

I love little productivity tips that help me do things faster and more efficiently, so I really enjoyed this blog post over at Web Worker Daily. Samuel gathered some of his favorite keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word, like Ctrl+Shift+C to copy and Ctrl+Shift+V to paste formatting…

Remember what a challenge it was to generate a list of filenames of all the files in a folder on your PC? In XP, you had to go to the command prompt and type in something like DIR /B /ON *.* > filelist.txt. (That command sorts them in order). In Vista, it's so much easier. Now, all you have to do…

I'd play keyboard shortcut Jeopordy with anybody. As a long time shortcut user, I can get by without a mouse - dropdowns, checkboxes, tabs  - no problem. Of course, I got to this point by working on computers with problems (and usually no working mouse). Then Channel 8's Max Zuckerman came…

Does Windows take too long starting up before you can get to work?  Wouldn't it better if things could startup at a lower priority?  Learn how to launch processes, use performance counters, monitor files, and run tasks in the background. Arian Kulp Arian's Blog Difficulty:…

I've spent the last two weeks in hotel rooms and continually juggled between lamp, clock, laptop, phone, and MP3 player(s) in the power outlet that was available. Then there is the ruthless power outlet jockeying that goes on in airports... Well, Belkin has a great solution for this in…