Tech Talk 
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Desktop Organization: Pt. 1 – Fences
Welcome to Part 1 in a series designed to help you take charge of your desktop. Each of these articles will showcase a different piece of software each focused on helping you to organize your computer in different way. First up for review is called Fences by Stardock, a company known for their user experience enhancing software.
Fences is a simple and easy-to-use application for the PC, available in both Free and Pro versions. By allowing you to organize your desktop into various containers, or 'Fences', and then letting you hide your files and shortcuts when they aren't in use, this software is designed to help keep your desktop cutter to a minimum. …
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Hands On – Manic Time: Time Management Software
Manic Time is a free time-tracking application for the PC that sits in the background to help you track your computer activity and answer the question, “What the heck did I do all day?” You can’t rewind time, but you can use Manic Time.
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TrickleStrip: The Vampire (Power) Slayer
Vampire Power is a term applied to the electricity that many household devices waste, just by being left plugged in. The TrickleStrip from TrickleStar combines both an advanced surge protector, and an energy saving system, to be an easy solution to preventing this unnecessary power (and money) drain.
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Hands On – Evernote: Remember everything.
Using Evernote, you can capture and organize your data into a digital ‘notebook’. Anything from audio dictations, to whiteboard notes, from website clippings to photos of your favourite wine labels can be captured as ‘notes’. These notes are then made fully accessible to you within minutes from a variety of platforms.
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4 Free Must Have iPhone Apps for Entrepreneurs
For anyone who is fortunate enough to own an iPhone or iPod Touch, the App Store offers many incredible free applications. For the busy entrepreneur, many of these applications can help improve how you run and organize your day-to-day life. Here are my top four free applications for entrepreneurs.
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Hands On – Wesabe: Your Money. Your Community.
With the start of the New Year behind us, many people have made resolutions to curb their spending. Others just want to be able to track where all of their hard-earned money is going, so they can make more sense of their finances, especially with tax season coming up. Using an online money management website, like Wesabe, can help make you a better spender or saver.
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Logitech Comfort Lapdesk for Notebooks
One of the biggest ironies in the computing world is that most laptops are simply not suited to one thing…laps!
Despite this, many of us still want the portability and convenience that a laptop affords; the ability to use it on the couch, at the airport or even in bed. This is where the Comfort Lapdesk from Logitech comes in, providing you with a desk designed to sit readily on your lap. -
Haglöfs Laptop Drybag
If there are two things in life that don’t mix, it’s electricity and water. Due to this well known fact, the Swedish company, Haglöfs, who are renowned for their quality line of outdoor products, have developed a laptop drybag as part of their ‘Watatait’ line.
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inPulse Smartwatch for BlackBerry
Recently announced, the Ontario based company, Allerta, has begun taking pre-orders for their soon to be released inPulse Smartwatch for BlackBerry. This watch connects wirelessly to your BlackBerry (via Bluetooth), and allows you to catch those important messages, emails and calls, even if your hands are full.
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Livescribe Pulse ‘smartpen’
The Livescribe Pulse smartpen is an all-in-one note recording device. A high-tech solution to the burden of information overload with an easy way to capture and share notes and audio.
