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Beating Baggage-Fee Blues

By Jennifer Alsever |  Apr 3, 2012

With airlines charging domestic fliers around $100 for bags of 71 pounds or more, some luggage-shipping services are stepping up to compete.  Read more


A Fashion Founder's Preflight Essentials

By Judith Ohikuare |  Apr 3, 2012

Things I can't live without: Former investment banker Veeral Rathod co-founded J. Hilburn. He shares his travel must-haves.  Read more


Hanging on the Telephone

By John Brandon |  Apr 3, 2012

You don't need a receptionist to handle your calls. New cloud-based office phone systems can help.  Read more


Hop to It: Task Services for Business

By John Brandon |  Apr 3, 2012

Tech trends: Here's how to use task services, which let you post odd jobs online, for your business.  Read more


Travel-Expense Apps That Go the Extra Mile

By Adam Baer |  Feb 28, 2012

These mobile apps can help keep track of business expenses by logging each trip and creating IRS-friendly reports.  Read more


4 Cool Tools to Engage Customers Online

By Abram Brown |  Feb 28, 2012

These new tools offer innovative ways to engage people who visit your site, and keep them coming back.  Read more


My Favorite Tool for Making Travel Plans

By J.J. McCorvey |  Feb 28, 2012

Jake Kloberdanz, founder and CEO of OneHope, a California winery with a social mission, explains how he uses Trippy.  Read more


New Gadgets for Mobile Workers

By John Brandon |  Feb 28, 2012

More people are working outside the office, whether they are on the road or home. Here are 5 new products designed to make mobile workers more productive.  Read more


New Ways to Sync and Store

By John Brandon |  Feb 28, 2012

Once geared toward consumers, cloud-based services for storing and syncing files are now targeting business users. Here's the skinny on two of them.  Read more


Now Playing: Android 4.0

By John Brandon |  Feb 28, 2012

Tech Trends columnist John Brandon checks out how Google's highly anticipated new operating system, Android 4.0, stacks up.  Read more


Things I Can’t Live Without: Brit Morin

By Judith Ohikuare |  Feb 28, 2012

Essentials for DIY maven Brit Morin, founder of HelloBrit, a lifestyle website.  Read more


4 Great 3-D Projectors

By John Brandon |  Jan 24, 2012

Your presentations won't fail to wow the crowd.  Read more


Close-up: 50 Cent

By Nadine Heintz |  Jan 24, 2012

The hip-hop star tries his hand at consumer electronics.  Read more


Need Help Handling Invoices? Try Pancake Payments

By J.J. McCorvey |  Jan 24, 2012

Co-founder of CXXVI Clothing Jon Contino reveals how this Web app helps him manage client invoices.  Read more


3 Tools for Conducting Video Interviews

By John Brandon |  Jan 24, 2012

Need to interview a potential employee via the Internet? Check out the latest tools for smooth video chats.  Read more


VenueRank: A New Gauge of Online Influence

By Abram Brown |  Jan 24, 2012

Product spotlight: Here's a service that can help you determine your online social standing.  Read more


3 Best Airport Hotels for Luxurious Layovers

By Jennifer Alsever |  Jan 24, 2012

Facing a dreadful layover? Better hope you're in one of these three cities, which boast fabulous airport hotels.  Read more


App Review: Splashtop Remote Desktop vs. LogMeIn Ignition

By John Brandon |  Jan 24, 2012

Both apps offer a way to remotely tap into your office computer, but which is the best? Inc.'s John Brandon weighs in.  Read more


Changing Your Tune? Best Music Services for Businesses

By Adam Baer and Abram Brown |  Jan 24, 2012

Forget elevator music. Here are two services that offer businesses access to a wide range of fully licensed music.  Read more


Review: Which Touch-friendly Gloves Are the Best?

By Nadine Heintz |  Jan 24, 2012

Find out which gloves are best for winter touch screen tapping.  Read more


4 Cool Touchscreen Computers

By John Brandon |  May 27, 2012

Check out these four second-generation touchscreen desktops, and find out which one is right for you.  Read more


Can You Hear Me Now? Best Tablet Headsets

By John Brandon |  May 27, 2012

Tablets like the iPad are great for frequent travelers, but you’ll want the right headset for making Skype calls and watching movies.  Read more


My Favorite Tool: Resumator

By J.J. McCorvey |  May 27, 2012

Skimlinks founder and CEO Alicia Navarro explains how she uses the Web-based hiring service called Resumator.  Read more


Movable Ink: A Fresh Approach to E-mail Marketing

By Abram Brown |  May 27, 2012

Looking for ways to stand out in a sea of e-mail promotions? Check out this cool tool.  Read more


Why You Can't Live Without Siri

By John Brandon |  May 27, 2012

Tech Trends columnist John Brandon reviews Siri, the voice-command system built into Apple’s iPhone 4S.  Read more