What percentage of your workday do you spend using an internet browser? 50 percent? 70 percent? More? Internet procrastination is a serious threat, but especially if you use web apps like Google Docs or Office365, your browser might also be the only way for you to get many things done. Luckily, there are a broad range of add-ons to help you work faster. Here are some of my favorites. … [Read more...]
Have you ever sat down at your computer with the best intentions; perhaps to finish a big project or start writing a draft? You have everything you need with you and you’re motivated to finish your assignment. Just as you’re about to start, you hear that familiar ping, signalling that you have a Facebook message/new email/contact that came online. Before you know it, you’ve spent 4 hours procrastinating on the net, with no single stitch of work done. … [Read more...]
Evernote's tagline is Remember Everything. That is a big promise to live up to, and I've discovered that Evernote delivers on that promise. At first glance, you might think it is just another web clipper, when in fact it has so much more to offer. This is not an in-depth Evernote article. I'm not going to discuss tools, plug-ins, or the pro's and con's of using Evernote compared to other applications. I'm simply going to explain why it works for me. … [Read more...]
The good thing about the Web is that it is extremely competitive. How competitive? So much that you may be able to access many services free of charge. Following are four websites that offer free tools. First up, Lemon, a free smartphone application that will capture the information on your receipts and categorize it for you. All you have to do is set up an account and take a picture of your receipts. The application will compile the information, put each purchase into an account and … [Read more...]
Thanks to the Internet, freelancing is a lot easier than a few years ago when you had to pound the pavement to find clients or run up your telephone bill trying to network. The Internet has made it possible for freelancers to offer their services and work remotely from almost anywhere in the world. What makes it even nicer is that there are many free online tools readily available to help you expand your freelance business. Following are 5 essential online tools that you should use as a … [Read more...]
Google search is a wonderfully powerful tool, and there's a lot of things that you might not have known about! … [Read more...]
The World Wide Web has been taken over by Firefox. With this new browser comes a host of new features, including add-ons. New functionalities can be added to Firefox anytime by simply writing an add-on or extension and installing it. These extensions can be very useful in improving your browsing experience and efficiency. One such add-on is the Paste and Go/Search. When you are reading an article on the Web and come across a term that you are not familiar with, all you need to do is copy that … [Read more...]
Forgetting to send an attachment in an email is a very common mistake people make. What if there was a nifty tool which reminded us whenever we forgot an attachment? The Gmail Labs feature 'Forgotten Attachment Detector' does exactly that. If the words ‘attachment’ or ‘attached’ appear in the email you are sending out, but you forget to attach the document and click the 'Send' button, then this tool will remind you that you probably forgot to attach something. It will display a prompt … [Read more...]
