If you’ve tried various productivity systems and found them either too focused on top-down or bottom-up management, you might want to take a peek at The Middle Way Method, a system that blends the strengths of both techniques. Photo by Randy Son of Robert. Over at D*I*Y Planner, an organization site focused on creating your [...]

I’ve been using a Macintosh computer for a few years now, but just a few a weeks ago, I decided to look in my Utilities folder—one of those spur of the moment kind of things. I found the regular utilities like Activity Monitor, Airport Utility, Console, and Migration Assistant, but what I just stumbled on [...]

Got a job that’s totally boring but pays the bills? Hold onto it. But don’t use it as an excuse NOT to go after your dream of being self-employed doing something you love. A common misconception about successful independent workers is that one day, in dramatic fashion, they quit their dayjob, hung a shingle, and [...]

The numbers are in. And they look good. It appears that online holiday spending rose slightly this year, by 5 percent, to $27 billion for the shopping season from November 1 through Christmas Eve, according to comScore. For the time period from Black Friday through Christmas Eve, sales showed a slight uptick, rising 3.5 percent. [...]

Hey, if you’re in New York City and bored on New Year’s Eve, well, maybe you feel like working? Duracell‘s set up its Smart Power Lab in the heart of Manhattan, along with several Power Rovers, which are stationery bikes that generate renewable energy when pedaled. You see where this is going, right? That energy [...]

You’ve got a file that needs opening, or a piece of software that, frankly, sucks. Want to find a better, or maybe free, alternative? One reader has found Google’s auto-completing “Suggest” feature a great recommendation engine. We’ll let reader Alex tell the tale himself: Mainly, this tip is for when you’re looking for a list [...]

Mobile search and general Web search are two different beasts, especially when it comes to voice search, which is becoming increasingly popular. The list of the top ten mobile voice searches below by mobile voice app startup Vlingo confirms that people are much more action-oriented when they are on the go. The top search, curiously, [...]

If you’re forced into carrying a balance on a credit card, paying it off while making purchases can seem like an endless two steps forward, one step back. Consumer writer Bob Sullivan suggests keeping a “clean card” to get ahead. Sullivan, author of Stop Getting Ripped Off: Why Consumers Get Screwed, and How You Can [...]

Experts predict that 2010 will be the year when 3D technology leaves the cinema and moves on to TVs, PCs and consoles.

The sale of virtual goods is turning into a billion dollar industry and one of the hottest trends in technology say experts.