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How to Edit a Wikipedia Entry

by Barbara J. Feldman September 22, 2009

Wikipedia is a collaboratively-edited encyclopedia, but only a small percentage of visitors ever contribute by editing an article. To learn how, start with this overview from Gina Trapani or the official Wikipedia Tutorial And if you think that the tutorial itself needs improvement, feel free to jump in and add your own two cents.

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How to Port Your Data In and Out of Google

by Barbara J. Feldman September 22, 2009

Although Google creates wonderful, free products that so many of us love and use, from a purely information management viewpoint, we should all be a bit more concerned with data portability. And Google agrees! The Data Liberation Front is an engineering team at Google whose one goal is to make it easier for users to [...]

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Cable Clutter Tip

by Barbara J. Feldman September 1, 2009

Cable clutter is the bane of the modern desk. This tip from the Closet Entrepreneur offers instruction on how to use a simple daisy chain (or chain sinnet) to tame stray cables and power cords. The article includes a video that shows a slightly different method for long extension cords.

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How to Find Free Wi-Fi Hotspots

by Barbara J. Feldman August 20, 2009

Free Wi-Fi hotspots can usually be found at public libraries, Barnes & Noble and McDonald’s. But there is no reason to limit yourself to these well-known spots. In her “Definitive Guide to Finding Free Wi-Fi” Gina Trapini lists free tools for Windows, Mac and smartphones for finding public hotspots wherever you may roam.

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Easy Way to Try Mindmapping

by Barbara J. Feldman April 14, 2009

If you’ve never tried mind mapping as a brainstorming tool, the free version of Mind Meister is a great place to start. Mind Meister is an online tool used in a browser, but your maps can be published to any website or exported as an image or PDF. Although you are limited to just six [...]

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How to Build a Personlized Homepage

by Barbara J. Feldman December 1, 2008

If you’ve never created a personalized homepage, or custom start-up page for your browser, there are a lot to choose from. My personal favorite is iGoogle but Pageflakes looks interesting too. A custom homepages is a place to gather all the news, feeds, email, gadgets, widgets and apps that are important to you, to give [...]

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