A new edition, packed with even more clever tricks and methods that make everyday life easierLifehackers redefine personal productivity with creative and clever methods for making life easier and more enjoyable. This new edition of a perennial bestseller boasts new and exciting tips, tricks, and methods that strike a perfect balance between current technology and common sense solutions for getting things done. Exploring the many ways technology has changed since the previous edition, this new edition has been updated to reflect the latest and greatest in technological and personal productivity.The new "hacks" run the gamut of working with the latest Windows and Mac operating systems for both Windows and Apple, getting more done with smartphones and their operating systems, and dealing with the evolution of the web. Even the most tried-and-true hacks have been updated to reflect the contemporary tech world and the tools it provides us.Hacks include:Hack 1: Empty Your Inbox (and Keep It Empty). Hack 2: Decrease Your Response Time. Hack 3: Craft Effective Messages. Hack 4: Highlight Messages Sent Directly to You. Hack 5: Use Disposable Email Addresses. Hack 6: Master Message Search. Hack 7: Future-Proof Your Email Address. Hack 8: Consolidate Multiple Email Addresses with Gmail. Hack 9: Script and Automate Repetitive Replies. Hack 10: Filter Low-Priority Messages. Hack 11: Organize Your Documents Folder. Hack 12: Instantly Retrieve Files Stored on Your Computer. Hack 13: Overhaul Your Filing Cabinet. Hack 14: Instantly Recall Any Number of Different Passwords. Hack 15: Securely Track Your Passwords. Hack 16: Tag Your Bookmarks. Hack 17: Organize Your Digital Photos. Hack 18: Corral Media Across Folders and Drives. Hack 19: Create Saved Search Folders. Hack 20: Create a Password-Protected Disk on Your PC. Hack 21: Create a Password-Protected Disk on Your Mac. Hack 22: Encrypt Your Entire Windows Operating System. Hack 23: Set Up 2-Step Verification for Your Google Account. Hack 24: Design Your Own Planner. Hack 25: Make Your To-Do List Doable. Hack 26: Set Up a Morning Dash. Hack 27: Map Your Time. Hack 28: Quick-Log Your Workday. Hack 29: Dash Through Tasks with a Timer. Hack 30: Form New Habits with Jerry Seinfeld's Chain. Hack 31: Control Your Workday. Hack 32: Turn Tasks into Game Play. Hack 33: Send Reminders to Your Future Self. Hack 34: Take Great Notes. Hack 35: Organize Your Life with Remember the Milk. Hack 36: Organize Your Life in Text Files. Hack 37: Set Up a Ubiquitous Note-Taking Inbox Across Devices. Hack 38: Off-Load Your Online Reading to a Distraction-Free Environment. Hack 39: Limit Visits to Time-Wasting Websites. Hack 40: Permanently Block Time-Wasting Websites. Hack 41: Reduce Email Interruptions. Hack 42: Split Your Work Among Multiple Desktops. Hack 43: Build a No-Fly Zone. Hack 44: Set Up Communication Quiet Hours. Hack 45: Clear Your Desktop. Hack 46: Make Your House a Usable Home. Hack 47: Sentence Stuff to Death Row. Hack 48: Drown Out Distracting Sounds with Pink Noise. Hack 49: Search the Web in Three Keystrokes. Hack 50: Command Your Windows PC from the Keyboard. Hack 51: Command Your Mac from the Keyboard. Hack 52: Reduce Repetitive Typing with Texter for Windows. Hack 53: Reduce Repetitive Typing with TextExpander for Mac. Hack 54: Automatically Fill in Repetitive Web Forms. Hack 55: Batch-Resize Photos. Hack 56: Bypass Free Site Registration with BugMeNot. Hack 57: Speed Up Web Pages on a Slow Internet Connection. Hack 58: Securely Save Website Passwords. Hack 59: Become a Scheduling Black Belt with Google Calendar. Hack 60: Set Up an Automated, Bulletproof File Back Up Solution. Hack 61: Automatically Back Up Your Files to an External Hard Drive (Mac). Hack 62: Automatically Clean Up Your PC. Hack 63: Automatically Clean Up Your Mac. Hack 64: Automatically Reboot and Launch Applications. Hack 65: Make Google Search Results Automatically Come to You. Hack 66: Automatically Download Music, Movies, and More. Hack 67: Access Your Most Important Files Anywhere with Dropbox. Hack 68: Manage Your Documents in a Web-Based Office Suite. Hack 69: Carry Your Life on a Flash Drive. Hack 70: Create a Virtual Private Network (VPN) with Hamachi. Hack 71: Run a Home Web Server. Hack 72: Run Full-Fledged Webapps from Your Home Computer. Hack 73: Build Your Personal Wikipedia. Hack 74: Remotely Control Your Home Computer. Hack 75: Give Your Home Computer a Web Address. Hack 76: Optimize Your Laptop. Hack 77: Speed Up Your Touchscreen Typing. Hack 78: Break Down the Barrier Between Your Computer and Mobile Phone. Hack 79: Remote Control Your Computer with Your Phone. Hack 80: Automate Android Functions with Tasker. Hack 81: Set Up One Phone Number to Rule Them All. Hack 82: Augment Reality with Your Phone. Hack 83: Remember Where You’ve Been Using Location Awareness. Hack 84: Command Your Phone with Your Voice. Hack 85: Use Your Camera Phone as a Scanner. Hack 86: Make Your "Dumbphone" Smarter via Text Message. Hack 87: Connect Your Computer to the Internet via Mobile Phone by "Tethering". Hack 88: Develop Your (Digital) Photographic Memory. Hack 89: Send and Receive Money on Your Mobile Phone with PayPal. Hack 90: Google Like a Pro. Hack 91: Subscribe to Websites with RSS. Hack 92: Quickly Search Within Specific Websites from the Address Bar. Hack 93: Extend Your Web Browser. Hack 94: Supercharge Your Firefox Downloads with DownThemAll! Hack 95: Get 10 Useful Bookmarklets. Hack 96: Find Reusable Media Online. Hack 97: Get Your Data on a Map. Hack 98: Set Multiple Sites as Your Home Page. Hack 99: Access Unavailable Websites via Google. Hack 100: Have a Say in What Google Says About You. Hack 101: Clear Your Web Browsing Tracks. Hack 102: Rescue Your PC from Malware. Hack 103: Protect Your PC from Malware. Hack 104: Clean Up Your Startup. Hack 105: Undo System Configuration Changes. Hack 106: Truly Delete Data from Your Hard Drive. Hack 107: Compare and Merge Files and Folders with WinMerge. Hack 108: Firewall Your Windows PC. Hack 109: Firewall Your Mac. Hack 110: Speed Up Windows with a Thumb Drive. Hack 111: Free Up Hard-Drive Space. Hack 112: Resurrect Deleted Files. Hack 113: Hot Image Your PC for Instant Restoration. Hack 114: Hot Image Your Mac for Instant Restoration. Hack 115: Recover Files from an Unbootable PC. Hack 116: Share Windows Files. Hack 117: Share Mac Files. Hack 118: Keep Your Web Browser in Sync Across Computers. Hack 119: Share a Single Printer Between Computers. Hack 120: Optimize Your Dual Monitors. Hack 121: Control Multiple Computers with a Single Keyboard and Mouse.Technology is supposed to make our lives easier by helping us work more efficiently. Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and Better, Third Edition is your guide to making that happen!

Laminated quick reference card showing step-by-step instructions and shortcuts for how to use calendar, contacts, and tasks features of Microsoft Office Outlook 2010. This guide is suitable as a training handout, or simply an easy to use reference guide, for any type of user.The following topics are included:Calendar: Setting up Your Work Week; Viewing the Calendar; Creating Appointments; Repeating Appointments or Meetings; Creating, Scheduling and Editing Meetings; Responding to Meeting Requests; Changing Time or Date of Meeting/Appointment; Viewing Multiple Calendars; Creating and Using Calendar Groups; Printing the Calendar.Contacts: Creating&Editing Contacts, Sending a Mail Message to a Contact, Searching for Contacts, Merging Contacts with Word.Tasks: Displaying To-Do and Task List Folders, Creating Tasks, Marking Complete, Adding Messages or Contacts to the To-Do List, Sorting Tasks, Changing Task Order, Assigning Tasks, Viewing Tasks in the Calendar, Hiding /Displaying Tasks in the To-Do Bar, Printing TasksFor Any Outlook Item: Deleting, Assigning an Item to a Category, Sorting by Category, Sorting Items, Creating a New Calendar/Contact/ Task Folder, Sharing Calendar Contacts Tasks or Notes using an Exchange Server, Using Another Person's Calendar Contacts Tasks or Notes Folder, Responding to a Sharing Request, Using the Reading Pane. This guide is one of several titles available for Outlook 2010: What s New in Outlook 2010 from 2003, Outlook 2010 Mail, Outlook 2010 Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Outlook Web Access for Exchange 2010.

In this new third edition, Linenberger updates his longtime #1 bestselling Outlook book to include Microsoft's new version 2010 release and the new Outlook for Mac 2011. Outlook 2007 and 2003 are also covered. This seminal guide presents the author's best practices of time, task, and e-mail management, drawing from time management theories and applying these best practices in Microsoft Outlook. Anyone who finds they are overburdened by e-mail or working too late each day will benefit from this book. 

Demonstrate your expertise with Microsoft Office 2010! This all-in-one guide is designed to help you practice and prepare for the four core Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exams. With the MOS 2010 Study Guide, you get full, objective-by-objective coverage for:Exam 77-881: Microsoft Word 2010 Exam 77-882: Microsoft Excel 2010 Exam 77-883: Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Exam 77-884: Microsoft Outlook 2010 Use the book’s easy-to-follow procedures and illustrations to review the essential skills measured by the MOS exams. And you can apply what you’ve learned hands-on—using the downloadable files for all the book’s practice tasks.

Experience learning made easy-and quickly teach yourself how to manage your communications with Outlook 2010. With STEP BY STEP, you set the pace-building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Topics include managing e-mail messages; organizing your inbox, contacts, and task lists; managing and sharing your calendar; scheduling meetings and using collaboration features; working away from the office; customizing Outlook; and more.

Laminated quick reference card showing step-by-step instructions and shortcuts for how to use mail features of Microsoft Office Outlook 2010. This guide is suitable as a training handout, or simply an easy to use reference guide, for any type of user. The following topics are included: Displaying Mail Folders; Navigation Pane; To-Do Bar; Creating and Sending a Message; Attaching a File to a Message; Showing BCC; Sending a Message with High or Low Importance; Requesting a Read or Delivery Receipt; Drafting a Message; Delaying the Delivery of a Message; Restricting Forwarding, Printing or Copying. Reading Messages, Using the People Pane, Manual Send/Receive, Using the Outbox, Using Desktop Alerts. Deleting Messages, Emptying the Deleted Items Folder, Saving an Attachment, Removing an Attachment, Replying, Forwarding, Printing a Message. Sorting Messages, Grouping Messages by Conversation, Ignoring a Conversation, Cleaning up Redundant Messages, Turning Grouping On/Off, Creating an E-Mail Signature, Manually Inserting Signatures, Creating a Distribution List. Using Task Flags, Creating Folders, Adding/Removing Favorite Folders, Moving or Copying Messages, Using Quick Steps, Finding Mail Messages, Creating a Contact from a Message, Using the Rules Wizard, Using the Out of Office Assistant, Handling Junk Mail. Also includes a list of Keyboard and Selection Shortcuts.This guide is one of several titles available for Outlook 2010: What s New in Outlook 2010 from 2003, Outlook 2010 Mail, Outlook 2010 Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Outlook Web Access for Exchange 2010.

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Learn Windows 7 and Office 2010 the right way with this handy book-and-DVD dealWindows 7 and Office 2010 are the two most widely used and acclaimed software applications in the world. This value priced book-and- two DVD bundle will help you access the power of the operating system and Office suite to achieve maximum efficiency, whether you are a new, intermediate or experienced user. From two of the most accomplished computer reference authors of all time, Andy Rathbone and Wallace Wang, this package will give you the understanding needed to take advantage of these essential programs.Introduces the new Windows 7 Operating System (OS) and basic interface navigation, managing applications, files and data, printing documents, and preventing common security/safety issuesShows you how to get connected to the Internet, create CDs and DVDs, and establish an e-mail accountExplains Microsoft Office basics such as typing and formatting text in Word, navigating an Excel spreadsheet, and creating a PowerPoint presentationDVD contains more than four hours of step-by-step instructions for completing the most essential Windows 7 and Office 2010 tasksClear and helpful, this guide-and-DVD combo is like having an expert right beside you all the way!

If you re bogged down by unrelenting e-mail messages, conflicting commitments, and endless interruptions, it s not too late to reclaim control of your workday and take back your life! By applying the same time management and productivity techniques used by leading companies, you can better manage all of your communications, action items, and interactions. In this book, productivity expert Sally McGhee shows you how to take control and reclaim something you thought you had lost forever: your work-life balance. Now you can benefit from Sally s popular and highly regarded corporate education programs, learning simple but powerful techniques for rebalancing your personal and professional commitments by using the latest productivity features in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. Learn the proven methods that empower you to clear away distractions and loose ends and focus on what s really important to you and your business. You will discover what defines, and what limits, your personal productivity and learn how to create your own management system. Examine how you collect and store information, process and organize your e-mail messages for efficiency, and plan and prioritize with the calendar features in Office Outlook 2007. Learn what thousands of people worldwide have discovered about taking control of their everyday productivity, and start transforming your own life today! Includes a tear-out poster of the proven McGhee Productivity Solutions Workflow Model suitable for keeping right next to your desk. Helps you understand what defines, and what limits, your personal productivityDemonstrates how to make Office Outlook 2007 part of an effective and highly personalized system for managing the constant stream of information that flows across your desktopDelivers the same powerful personal organization techniques from a popular corporate training class taught in some of the world s most successful companiesOffers an engaging, easy-to-read style for users of all levelsApplies concepts and models from the fields of behavioral psychology and education

Revised and updated to cover changes to all of Office's applications and productivity toolsOffers beyond-the-basics coverage of Office word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, e-mail, databases, and desktop publishingCovers Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, productivity tools such as Microsoft OneNote, and SharePointThoroughly updated to cover the new Office interface as well as new features in each application