Product Description

Whether you’re a Mac or Windows user, there are tricks here for you in this helpful resource. You’ll feast on this buffet of new shortcuts to make technology your ally instead of your adversary, so you can spend more time getting things done and less time fiddling with your computer. You’ll learn valuable ways to upgrade your life so that you can work and live more efficiently, such as: empty your e–mail inbox, search the Web in three keystrokes, securely save Web site passwords, automatically back up your files, and many more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #84043 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

Review
"Easy to dip in and out of, you won't fail find something here that will speed up your work." --.net, August 2008

Review
“A productivity manual–slash–computer book, this book is packed full of tips…Buy this book. Immediately.” Photo Pro June 2008

“Easy to dip in and out of, you won’t fail find something here that will speed up your work.”.net August 2008

From the Back Cover
Spend more time getting things done and less time fiddling with your computer

This book isn′t a computer user manual, and it isn′t a productivity system. It′s a mashup of both. It′s where you learn to practice big–picture productivity methods on your very own computer desktop. Whether you′re a Mac or Windows user, know only enough to get by or are the family tech support geek, there are tricks here for you. Whether or not you′ve been turbocharging your day with the tips from Gina′s first Lifehacker book, you′ll feast on this buffet of new shortcuts to make technology your ally instead of your adversary.

A dozen ways to upgrade your life:

• Hack 1: Empty your email inbox
• Hack 14: Instantly recall all your different passwords
• Hack 22: Make your to–do list doable
• Hack 29: Turn tasks into gameplay
• Hack 45: Search the Web in three keystrokes
• Hack 55: Securely save web site passwords
• Hack 56: Become a scheduling black belt
• Hack 59: Automatically back up your files
• Hack 75: Remote–control your home computer
• Hack 86: Supercharge your Firefox downloads
• Hack 111: Synchronize folders between computers
• Hack 114: Have your Mac and Windows too

Companion Web site
At http://lifehackerbook.com you′ll find hack updates, additional information, and more tips and tricks.

Customer Reviews

Nothing Special
This book is nothing special with many tips MAC specific which means they are useless to me.

A lot of it is obvious and some of it is just a list of useful applications you could read about anywhere.

Disappointing.

-- Lee

Great tips!
This book is a dip in and out book. It gives you great tips for both Windows and Mac platforms. Plus it gives you web addresses to things you wouldn't have went on before for services. This book is great for anyone from a new computer user to experts, with difficultly levels with every tip. Great book!

Useful book
The Lifehacker site is one of my regular hits on the web. This book is a really useful round up of some of the fundamental tips. I guess it is getting a bit out of date, but I still love dipping in the book now and again.