Tech It Out

Practical tips and tricks to take your tech gear and computing skills to the next level.

by Melanie Pinola

Melanie Pinola is a freelance writer covering all things tech-related. A former IT admin and occasional web developer, she is also the author of LinkedIn in 30 Minutes, a Lifehacker editor, and the Guide to Mobile Office Tech at About.com.

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Send huge, 10GB email attachments with Gmail and Google Drive

Posted Nov 28, 2012 - 02:04 pm

If you're not using Google Drive to its fullest yet, this is a reason to start: way bigger email attachments in Gmail
Consumerization of IT, email attachments, gmail
Learn something new on the go with the free Khan Academy iOS apps

Posted Nov 27, 2012 - 04:00 am

Students of all ages now have access to over 3,500 free educational videos on their iPhones and iPads
Consumerization of IT, education, free
Grab computer training e-books and videos for 50% off--Cyber Monday only

Posted Nov 26, 2012 - 05:47 pm

Quick, get at least half off all technology e-books and videos from two of the largest publishers.
Consumerization of IT, computer training, Cyber Monday
Here's all the crapware that comes with new Windows 8 PCs

Posted Nov 21, 2012 - 02:49 pm

Windows PCs have a long history of coming packed with space-hogging and performance-crippling crapware. Check out this list of the crapware that comes with new PCs, according to the OEMs themselves
Consumerization of IT, Bloatware, crapware
Quickly send a tech support email to a parent or grandparent with this template from Google

Posted Nov 20, 2012 - 07:12 pm

You're the family tech support person. Save time answering questions like "how do I copy and paste?" with this cool Google webapp, Teach Parents Tech
Consumerization of IT, Google, teach parents tech
Microsoft Office 2013 versus Office Web Apps versus Office 365: The differences explained

Posted Nov 19, 2012 - 11:07 am

Microsoft Office comes in a variety of editions and licenses. Here's how to make sense of them.
Consumerization of IT, Microsoft Office, office 2013
Find emails much faster and easier with new Gmail search operators

Posted Nov 15, 2012 - 02:32 pm

Weed out your inbox and find messages faster with new Gmail filters for size, date, labels, and more
Consumerization of IT, email search, gmail
Add Windows Media Center to Windows 8 for free--for a limited time

Posted Nov 14, 2012 - 01:41 pm

Windows 8 doesn't come with Windows Media Center, but you can add it to Windows 8 Pro at no charge with this limited-time offer
Consumerization of IT, free, Microsoft
Learn all the Gmail shortcuts in one handy infographic

Posted Nov 12, 2012 - 01:09 pm

Gmail offers many keyboard shortcuts to help speed up your email work. Learn the most important ones here.
Consumerization of IT, gmail, gmail shortcuts
How to stop thieves from turning off Find My iPhone

Posted Nov 08, 2012 - 06:01 pm

If someone steals your iPhone or iPad, the thief can just turn off the device's location tracking. There's a way to prevent this by changing two settings.
Consumerization of IT, find my iphone, iPhone

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