Gizmodo:
Microsoft finally got around to giving official word on the stopgap disaster relief measure known as Windows Mobile 6.5, and here it is: Marketplace, My Phone and the new interface are, as expected, happening. The most exciti (Read More)
Home Office Warrior:
Welcome to the fantastic secret universe of the home office worker. Check your former ways of working, living, and thinking at the door.If you’re like me, you’ve come to this new world of freedom from a 9-5 (okay (Read More)
Lifehacker:
If the luster of your iPhone has worn off and you're interested in taking the Google pill instead, the Smarterware weblog steps through how to ditch your iPhone for Android without the hefty cancellation fees. How? By unlocki (Read More)
Lifehacker:
When you work outside a nine-to-five office, it's harder convince your mind that you are, in fact, done with work. One home-based web worker offers tips time-dividing tips both subtle and serious. Photo by zoutedrop. Simon M (Read More)
Lifehacker:
You've got a mind-blowing picture, surround sound, and streaming content set up, but it wasn't cheap. Heal your wallet with ten upgrades, fixes, and setup tips that take your system to 11 on the cheap. Photo by chunkysalsa. 1 (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
Written by Simon Mackie.Image by sxc.hu user blu_arimOne of the things that I struggle with most when I’m working from home is wrapping up and finishing for the day. Quite often, I’ll mean to finish at, say, 6:30 pm, but then (Read More)
Lifehacker:
The FreelanceSwitch blog offers up a list of tax deductions anyone who does any work on their own should consider, including coffee shop visits, job hunting expenses, and even clients who don't pay. Among the items that might (Read More)
Gizmodo:
AT&T's has just pulled the shroud off their first femtocell device (a box that produces cellphone signals at home). It's called the 3G MicroCell. And we have a few details regarding how it will work. The 3G MicroCell uses you (Read More)
Lifehacker:
It's Jan. 24—do you know where your resolutions are? If you're in need of a reboot on your fresh-start goals, we've got 10 suggestions on tips and techniques for your long-haul commitments.
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Lifehacker:
To paraphrase one shopping expert, nearly everyone wants better deals on everything these days. Craigslist is a great place to get those deals, and you don't have to be a jerk to get them. Photo by acloudman. There's a reason (Read More)
Gizmodo:
This may be a first for the Mac software world, and it's not cool at all: ill-gotten copies of iWork '09 circulating on Torrent sites contains OSX.Trojan.iServices.A, which is something you don't want. The Trojan parks itself (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Mac OS X only: Screen locker utility LockTight adds a shortcut key combination for OS X users to quickly lock your workstation from the keyboard. Windows users switching to using a Mac might be surprised to find no equivalent (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Hey, I just had some time to play with the Palm Pre, maybe the most important handset to be announced in two years, and here's what it was like to use it. Updates coming. The Palm Pre is a lot smaller than I initially thought (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
In March 2003, Rich Kaarlgaard wrote a great article in Forbes detailing how the coming decade was all about massive reductions in costs and prices, driven by technology. We had grown accustomed to Moore's Law driving down PC (Read More)
Gizmodo:
The keyboard? It rocks. The screen? Beautiful. The trackball is just the right amount of gritty, so your finger sticks to it and doesn't slide off onto the keyboard. The instant-on OS? Classy. The keys are small, but just the (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Speaking of living with less, techie Rick Jelliffe reports on his year-long experiment of "living smaller" in 2008—a year in which he worked less, made less, and stressed out a lot less. Jelliffe writes: I caught public (Read More)
Gizmodo:
This concept folding electric bike won a Merit prize in a bike design competition, but its practical use is probably limited. Why? Because you charge it at home by pedaling. We suppose there's a case to be made for getting e (Read More)
Submitted by ManiacD
from Google Reader:
Reader Bryan uses remote desktop to bypass network blocks at his work sites to get to Gmail and write his blog. Bryan writes: In a world of virtual communication, having personal email, Twitter, and access to blogs, etc is (Read More)
Logical Extremes' shared items in Google Reader:
This past week proved that you can't rely on something as simple as a web browser to keep your personal data and identity safe from harm.
Critical flaws were found in the Internet Explorer and even... (Read More)
Home Office Warrior:
This is a guest post from Alex Johnson. Alex publishes a wonderful blog called Shedworking, which I have quoted and linked to quite often here at Home Office Warrior. If you are not reading Alex’s blog, you need to be (Read More)