As gas prices fluctuate and concerns over global warming rise, folks are talking more about fuel efficiency in cars. People are hunting for cars that get the best mileage, trying to curb excessive driving, and hypermiling (conserving gas by changing the way they drive). With all this talk about gas mileage and prices, though, it might be good to learn how much your car really is guzzling. When I first learned to drive, my father ...

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You’re stuck at the airport and want to power up the laptop to get an hour’s worth of work done while your flight is delayed, but the files you need are at the office. Or maybe you’re home sick but have one proposal to write at work before you can collapse into bed. In the past, solutions to these problems may have ranged from finding an online file server to carrying around a collection of USB jump ...

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If you travel often, work from home, or don’t have access to a dedicated fax line, you know how frustrating it can be when it’s time to send or receive a fax. In the past, this would mean a trip to the nearest Kinko’s or use of an old-fashioned dial-up connection to send a fax over the phone lines. Faxage and other web-based faxing services have eliminated the need for this. Faxage lets you send ...

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Many of us handle multiple schedules, roles, and groups. A working mother juggles schedules for her children’s cross country meets, theater practice, doctor’s appointments, meetings, and carpool groups. A book club coordinator tries to communicate get-togethers and reading schedules while creating a blog for her group. A veterinarian hopes to get his surgery, regular appointments, and staff schedules organized and easily accessible for everyone. A website called AirSet has a suite of web applications that ...

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With my morning cup of tea in hand, I sit down at my desk and power up my email. Sandy, my trusty assistant, has sent a message. “Guten Morgen!” she greets me, and she reminds me that I need to call the dry cleaners this morning. Despite her shiny disposition and quirky personality, Sandy isn’t actually a person. She’s a web application – an online program invented to work within your email inbox to remind ...

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With all the emailing and text messaging we do it may seem that phones have lost their place, but the ring of an incoming call is still an important part of personal and business life. In fact, most of us have more phone numbers and voicemail accounts than we know what to do with, and reaching each other with a quick call has never been so complex. GrandCentral has a solution: one phone number that ...

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