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Say Goodbye to Junk Email

Two new tools can help tame your overflowing email inbox.  Read more

An Easier Way to Book Fitness Classes

Check out these start-ups that are making working out easier.  Read more

How I Keep My Job From Killing Me

Sitting is terrible for you, but what do you do when your job is sedentary? Inc.com columnist Jeff Haden took a treadmill desk for a spin.  Read more

The Best New Office Furniture

Designs with flex and function.  Read more

Prevent Hack Attacks: 5 Things to Do Today

Just how easily can a hacker destroy your online life? You don't want to know. Take preventive measures now.  Read more

Things I Can't Live Without: Mally Roncal

Mally Roncal, founder of Mally Beauty, reveals her absolute must-haves to survive start-up life.  Read more

Face Time, Any Time: Best Video Chat Tools

Check out the latest and greatest video chat tools before your next conference call.  Read more

Reputation Management Put to the Test

Check out what happened when we put two reputation-management services to the test.  Read more

Now Hear This: 4 Top Earbuds

Check out these souped-up earbuds for talking and tunes.  Read more

Smartphones of the Future: 6 Predictions

Future mobile devices will change the way you do business--in ways you probably can't even imagine. Here are a few predictions.  Read more

4 Best Portable Keyboards

Having trouble finding the perfect keyboard? Check out these top picks.  Read more

Tech Trends: Leave the Laptop Behind

Hate lugging your laptop to presentations? Check out cool apps that let you leave the laptop at the office.  Read more

Assaf Wand, founder of Sabi: Things I Can't Live Without

Check out this style-savvy CEO's iconic go-tos.  Read more

3 Killer Mobile Monitors

Check out these lightweight displays for dazzling demos.  Read more

Must Have: 15Five, Best Way to Keep Track of Employees

To keep tabs on his employees more than 500 miles away, Chuck Longanecker, CEO of Digital Telepathy, uses a Web app called 15Five. Here's how it works.  Read more

3 Great Digital Signature Apps

No need for a printer, scanner, fax, or even a pen. These new apps let you create a clear signature with just your finger.  Read more

4 Tech Mistakes That Can Bring Down Your Business

You're no IT person--you have a business to run!--but you can't afford to get these technology decisions wrong.  Read more

3 Great Portable Projectors

Here are three portable projectors perfect for your next presentation.  Read more

Best Tools for an iPad Presentation

Need to nail a presentation? Here are a few tools you should know about.  Read more

4 Best Lightweight Laptops

Better, stronger, faster: Check out these second-gen laptops that are giving MacBook Air a run for its money.  Read more

You Lost Your Phone. Now What?

For most entrepreneurs, their phone is much more than just a phone. It's a lifeline. Here are tools for protecting and defending it.  Read more

3 Apps for On-Demand Limos

Your own driver, wherever, whenever. There's an app for that.  Read more

Things I Can't Live Without: Eric Villency, CEO Villency Design Group

A design maven takes his style on the road. Check out his favorite things.  Read more

Scanners That Go Where You Do

Tired of keeping track of all those documents, receipts, and business cards? These 4 mobile scanners can help.  Read more

My Favorite Tool for Managing Online Forums

Must haves: Laura Downs, owner of a computer-repair service explains how she consolidates all her forum accounts when on the go.  Read more

Face-off: Bluetooth Watches Tested

New Bluetooth-connected smart watches act like remote controls for your smartphone. Here’s how to use them.  Read more

App of the Month: OnLive Desktop

Delivering desktop productivity to the iPad.  Read more

Beating Baggage-Fee Blues

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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