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4 great ways to use Evernote with Skitch today — plus 14 new possibilities
Aug 19, 2011 | Toolbox, Productivity, Top Posts of 2011: How to
You know how happy you feel when you find out that two of your good friends have hooked up and are now a couple? That's how I felt yesterday when I heard that note-taking and information management powerhouse Evernote had acquired screen capture and image uploader...
10 essential iPad and iPhone apps for your next road trip
Aug 16, 2011 | Lifestyle
Packing list: 11 tech accessories for your web-enabled road trip
Aug 11, 2011 | Lifestyle
10 ways to save on roaming charges when traveling with your smartphone
Aug 9, 2011 | Lifestyle, Top Posts of 2011: How to
Don’t blow the savings from your budget-conscious vacation on a whopping cell phone bill. These 10 tips will help keep your voice and data costs under control.
10 ways to save on hotels using your smartphone or tablet
Aug 8, 2011 | Lifestyle
Facebook dating: 8 tips for pickup artists (or how to avoid them)
Jul 20, 2011 | Top Posts of 2011: Personal, Relationships, Top Relationship Posts
The slender brunette in the airport lounge had just ended a cell phone call when a young man with heavily gelled blonde hair sat down next to her. "Do you have Internet on your phone?" he asked. "I'm trying to find out the weather." "Sorry, I can't get a connection,"...
Creating a visitor’s guide to your home tech setup
Jul 12, 2011 | Lifestyle, Slider features
One of the joys of living in a multicultural society is the experience of welcoming someone from a different heritage into your home, and introducing them to the various artifacts, practices and beliefs of your own culture. It is in this spirit that we sometimes...
The 3 essential questions every blogger should answer
Jul 7, 2011 | Toolbox, Productivity, Top Strategy Posts
Any blogger — newbie or pro — should be able to answer these three essential questions about his or her blog.
5 questions that will make the most of your social media vacation
Jun 27, 2011 | Self
Do you suspect that taking a brief or extended break from the Internet would make you happier, smarter or taller? Tackle these 5 questions to get the most from your social media vacation.
10 challenging perspectives on social media & the Vancouver riots
Jun 22, 2011 | Community
The past week has been a laboratory in the power and limitations of online dialogue. While I have been troubled by the number of simplistic, hostile or unconsidered posts and comments about crowdsourcing the identification of rioters, I have more often been astounded...