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Invoice Journal is a free web application that tries to make the process of invoicing as easy and as accessible as possible.

Many a time have I heard the complaint that “the company won’t let me use my Mac for anything work-related”. Why don’t more businesses switch to the Mac, when it’s easier to use, and doesn’t have so many issues?

The free beta version is available to business and home users alike. Is this a sign of the times?

PDF Download 2.0 Beta is a new beta add-on for Firefox 2 and 3 which allows you to quickly and easily download any web page in .pdf format

If you regularly work on the hoof from multiple computers which are not your own, CleanAfterMe might be a good portable app to add to your arsenal.

Various beta versions and release candidates of Firefox 3 have been around for a while now and the final release promises to provide “increased security, blinding speed and cool new features that will change the way you use the Web.”

Nearly all of us have felt the overbearing sensation of panic as we accidentally delete those all too important files.

What to do if you forget your Windows password and how to stop others breaking into your computer using the same method.

Zindus is a Thunderbird Add-on which synchronises your Thunderbird Address Book with contacts in your Gmail/ GApps Account and is very handy for regular users of both.

Like most of the connected world you’ll probably keep the vast majority of your music collection in digital format. To help you surfers out here are a few tricks, hints and guidelines you should be aware of to maintain a crisp collection.

This seemingly minor update will be very welcome amongst current users or those who wish to move to Google Docs from the more traditional software packages such as Openoffice or Microsoft Word.

Goosync, perhaps better known for its free Gmail/GApps calendar sync tools, has released the same service for contacts.  Previously only possible by syncing your phone with contacts imported into your Goosync account (on Goosync servers), Goosync has done away with being the middle man and lets your phone and Gmail/GApps account talk directly to [...]

Some very successful people might tell you they never used a business plan, but simply got off their backs and sprang into action, worked hard day and night, adapted and changed as circumstances dictated and, hey presto, achieved their success. All that is very well, and it may have worked for them. It might work [...]

Identity theft is a rapidly growing worldwide phenomenon. In the UK alone it was estimated that in 2006 over 67,000 people fell foul of identity theft and these figures have since risen. It is estimated that identity fraud costs the UK £1.34bn every year. The general public is quickly realising how horrifically easy [...]

We think that Acrobat Reader is an excellent peice of software that gets the job done. However, many users complain that it is too heavy on system resources, especially when it comes to older machines which are already struggling under the weight of numerous programs. If you come under that heading and need [...]

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We tend to steer clear of instant messengers (IM) on Bizhack.net for the simple reason that their productivity in the workspace is debatable. Some company structures rely heavily on them, for example when employees are in many different locations or when customers like to talk over them, others block them entirely while regarding them [...]

Whether you are a Windows, Mac or Linux user, the chances are you have come across Firefox. Web trends show that Firefox is quickly catching up with Internet Explorer as the internet browser of choice. The Ace up Firefox’s sleeve remains its enormous collection of third party extensions which can be installed to enhance [...]

The beta version of Openoffice 3.0 became available for download this morning and the results so far look promising. The current version, Openoffice 2.4, is already a feature packed and robust alternative to Microsoft Office, but the team seems to have done even better this time.
The new features are numerous, and you can see [...]

Knowing the basic keyboard shortcuts for everyday tasks can enable you to function quickly and easily within Windows.