TIPS AND TRICKS FOR EXCEL AND WORD

One of our techie friends gave us a tip on how to load Excel files faster. Previously, she said she’s had delays of 30-60 seconds when opening… Read more

NEW FROM GMAIL LABS

Sorting your email is a big step toward taming it. If you use Gmail, which about 100 million people do, there’s a new mail organizer. To get… Read more

A DIFFERENT EMAIL ADDRESS

Tinyurl.com and bit.ly are two places to go to shorten long web site addresses. But at bouncr.com you can shorten your email address. Choose a new… Read more

BENTO IN A BOX

The new Bento database for the Mac, iPod and iPhone has some great new features: It’s a cut-down but still powerful version of Apple’s larger… Read more

STARTUP VISAS

If you’re a budding entrepreneur living outside the U.S., you might get a “startup visa” under a law proposed by Senators Richard Lugar and John… Read more

KINECT OUTSELLS ALL IN FIRST 60 DAYS

Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360 is the fastest selling consumer electronic device in history, at least for the first 60 days. Two million iPads… Read more

LAST PASS

Our Internet service went out, so we picked up our laptops and headed down the street to the public library. But not before installing “LastPass”… Read more

STARBUCKS OFFERS FREE ACCESS TO THE ECONOMIST, COMICS, SPORTS

Starting April 23, Starbucks will give you free access to the Economist magazine, Marvel Comics, and ESPN’s Rumor Central as part of their free Wi-Fi… Read more

THE DAILY

“The Daily,” is a new online newspaper for the iPad, and it’s not free. They charge $40 a year for a magazine that delivers topics they choose…. Read more

THE FUTURE OF FOOD

How do we get enough food and water for 9 billion people, the expected world population for 2050? A recent UK conference had a few interesting… Read more