What’s your personal strategy to staying productive even during explosively busy times? It’s easy to get sidetracked when your to-do list is a mile long, not to mention colleagues barging in and interrupting you every few minutes. From Open Forum comes these five productivity pointers from extremely busy CEOs, for incredibly busy people. Check out this article from MakeUSeOf.com
Anyone with a child knows the drill: You can hardly take your phone out of your pocket or sit down on the couch with your tablet without their grubby little hands reaching for it. Kids love our new touch-enabled computing world, and to be honest, tablets can be great tools for kids. The devices’ size and their touch-centric interfaces seem tailor-made for little people who don’t have fully developed motor skills. Check out this article from TechHive.com
The file names always begin with ~$, do you know what it means? Check out this article from PCWorld.com
Hiring managers are busy bees who sometimes have to close a deal from their mobile phones, which is apparently what led LinkedIn to offer a mobile app for recruiters on the go. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
For years, Microsoft, Apple, and others have offered educational discounts to students. Now, Microsoft has gone significantly further, providing a free copy of Office to students whose schools license it for their faculty and staff. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
The journey was long and full of baby steps, but we’ve finally reached the destination: Google updated its terms of service on Friday to allow the company to slap your real name and face alongside ads, under an expansion of its “shared endorsements” program. Check it out from PCWorld.com
How often do you take screenshots? Check out this great article from MakeUSeOf.com