Whiteboard sessions are great for brainstorming and planning, and we love tools like IdeaPaint that make it easy. But what do you do if you're, say, brainstorming new product designs but your team is spread across the globe? Face-to-face isn't an option, so how can you collaborate visually?This is where virtual whiteboards come in. With a laptop or tablet, you can host a
Dropbox fans: Get Double the Free Storage
You know an app is hot when Bono invests in it, as a tweet from Dropbox announced earlier this week. Turns out Bono is almost as avid a startup investor as Ashton.But for users, there's even better news from Dropbox, currently the top-ranked storage service on BestVendor. And no, I don't mean the Android loophole. Starting immediately, Dropbox is doubling the free space
How to Put Any Website In Your Menu Bar
If you're like me, there are a handful of websites you use all the time. One of mine is Geckoboard, which we use to track analytics. But rather than opening Geckoboard and logging on every day, I've pinned to the menu bar at the top of my computer. To access Geckoboard, all I have to do is click the pin and Geckoboard opens up. Click the pin again and
Why I’ll Never Buy Another Cordless Mouse
Recently I've been shopping for a mobile mouse to go with the HP Pavilion dm1z ultraportable I reviewed last week. You might think I'm eyeballing some super-fancy option like the Microsoft Arc Mouse, which is widely regarded as one of the best.
Surf Safely at Starbucks with Newly Updated HotSpot Shield
This may come as a surprise, but public Wi-Fi hotspots--like the ones at airports, hotels, and coffee shops--aren't secure. In fact, when your laptop connects to one of these networks, it's easy pickings for hackers--even if you have a firewall installed.What you need is a VPN, a virtual private network that effectively makes your system invisible, thus protecting it from
Infographic: The Real Cost of Commuting
I'm lucky. My commute to work consists of putting on slippers and walking down two flights of stairs--one if I elect to work at my "standing desk" (i.e. my kitchen counter), which I'm doing more and more these days.I've always known that working from home saves me a small fortune in commuting costs, but I never actually calculated the amount. Turns out it's pretty
Don’t Let a Bad Profile Picture Make a Bad Impression
This may come as a shock, but when you e-mail me, I can see your social-network profile pictures. That's because I have the Outlook Social Connector, a plug-in that shares, among other things, your profile pic from Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Windows Live.And, boy, do you look unprofessional.
The Truth About Status Meetings
Raise your hand if you hate meetings.Okay, you can put your hand down now. Everybody hates meetings because they waste time and destroy productivity. They're like plaque eating away at the tooth-enamel of your business. And the worst offenders? Status meetings.
Turn Your Kindle into a Smarter Business Tool
You probably bought your Kindle with the sole intent of reading books on long flights, but it turns out there's a powerful business tool lurking beneath that skinny e-ink surface.Thanks to a whip-smart bookmarklet, you can quickly and easily deliver just about any Web content--news stories, financial reports, awesome BestVendor posts--to your Kindle.
5 Cool Corporate Swag Ideas for 2012
Looking for a unique promotional item to give away this year? Forget the boring old calendar or refrigerator magnet. Guest poster Matt Deutschman, president of Doubletake Promotions & Printing, LLC, offers five unusual--and unusually good--swag items to ring in 2012.How many branded calendars and journals did you receive last year from various customers, vendors, or
