Tips and Tricks: Making the Most of Google Reader
Although I’ve tried several feed readers, Google Reader is the only one I’ve used for more than a year. Not everyone will agree with my choice, but its simple and straightforward interface was probably the reason why I stayed with it for this long....

Tips and Tricks: Making the Most of Google Reader
Although I’ve tried several feed readers, Google Reader is the only one I’ve used for more than a year. Not everyone will agree with my choice, but its simple and straightforward interface was probably the reason why I stayed with it for this long....

TripIt Adds Facebook Support
TripIt — the handy service that we’ve written about previously that organizes your travel itinerary by collating confirmation emails that you forward to it — has added Facebook Connect support. Facebook support was TripIt’s most-requested...

Liaise Adds Features, Enters Public Beta
Liaise, the project management system I looked at recently, has today entered public beta with several new features.Liaise stakes its niche in the crowded project management field between personal information managers such as Gist and Threadsy, and...

ActiveWords Will Save You Time
Applications, services, tools, plug-ins, add-ons, bookmarklets — there’s an endless list of things we look to in an effort to be more efficient. Here at WWD, we write about all of them and how they can be of benefit to us. We discuss how they look,...

Easy Client Questionnaires: 3 Free Tools You Can Use
Client questionnaires should be easy. You can send your questions over via email, your client hits the “Reply” button and answers away.But, for some reason, it’s not always that straightforward. Some clients might skip questions or answer them...

OmmWriter: The Weirdest Writing Experience I’ve Had on a Computer
Eliminating distraction is a constant concern for the at-home worker. My PS3 is around three feet from my workstation, and the TV is just another foot beyond that. When I want to sit down and do some writing, I’ll try anything to make sure my attention...

Readtwit: Aggregate Links from Your Twitter Stream as RSS
As Twitter continues to grow, many of us are using our network of friends as a filter for news. In many cases, those trusted relationships are beginning to displace RSS readers as news aggregation tools. Of the 280 or so people I’m currently following,...

How to Find Mutual Friends on Twitter
Sometimes, it’s not what you know but who you know that counts — and that certainly is the case on social networks these days. One of the best features on Facebook is the way it shows you all of the mutual friends you have in common with someone who...

7 Handy iPhone Apps For Your Work
We at WebWorkerDaily review a lot of web apps. Since many of us — and many of you — have iPhones, I like to keep tabs on web apps we’ve written about, to see whether they get a companion iPhone app. So here’s a list of seven useful iPhone apps...

Your Office in the Clouds: The Best Online Virtual Desktops
I recently wrote “How to Carry Your Office on a Stick,” which showcased the best ways to install portable applications on a USB flash drive. But what if you’re the type of person that doesn’t like to carry a flash drive around or happens to lose...

Sentiment Analysis: How Do People Feel About You On Twitter?
Do you know how people feel about you on Twitter? Are the tweets about you or your product mostly positive, negative or neutral? While things like feelings and sentiment can seem fuzzy and “touchy-feely,” there are sentiment analysis tools available...