Just the other day, a co-worker was called out by another co-worker that they “weren’t answering their email quickly enough.” This comment was made even when our company employs a host of ways to contact each other immediately. The issue that was being discussed was urgent and had to be handled that day, but the accusing…

Imagine a darker age when students had to use the archaic pen and the notebook — a tool some may remember as the descendant of the scroll before it was made obsolete — and had to use “cassettes” in a “tape player” to listen to music they actually paid for. While these times have passed…

Like my geek ancestors before me, I am deeply devoted to my Moleskine notebook. I keep one in my backpack or in my back pocket at all times, with a range of suitable pens that make writing a joy (I’m a fan of the fine-tipped pigment pens favored by illustrators). For quick notes and thinking…

When you’re starting a small business or working from home as a freelancer, you need to make every minute of time count; it’s a race against the clock to break even before your new endeavor uses up your savings and breaks you. But there are always a million and one things that interfere with and take…

I first tried out Jott last year, and was really impressed with what it could do. You call their number, say something into the phone, and it sends it as a text message back to you. And it works — aside from a few odd names and strange words, its transcriptions are pretty much…

If you’re like me–and hopefully you’re not–but I simply cannot seem to keep my hands on my cell phone. And if I can, it’s not charged or I don’t have any reception. Or I’m a thousand miles away from the charger and can’t bring myself to buy (yet) another charger. It makes me feel crummy…

Get past annoying and time wasting dial selections over the phone with these tips to get through to a live operator. They come from the GetHuman database of shortcuts for more than 500 individual call centres. These tips are good for general use when those robot voices are driving you mad. Interrupt. Press 0 (or 0#…

They always call during dinner, don’t they!? I’m a generally patient person and don’t mind constantly telling phone surveys to beat it, but you may want to get off their lists for good. And with good reason. Someone who worked at “the largest phone survey companies in the country” told Consumerist.com how to get rid…

GrandCentral is a service that gives you one phone number and will ring all of your phones when you receive a call. Here’s how it works…You pick a phone number from the database of numbers in (or around) your area code. Then you enter all of your personal/business phone numbers and only give…

A former sales rep for phone compaby, Verizon, got in touch with The Consumerist to help deal shoppers get the edge whilst in the store. It’s a handy 8 stepper just to make sure you’re on the same playing field as the reps. Never get a 2-year contract. Verizon reps get tons of money from new lines and…

Since I started working from home, the occurrence of my day being interrupted by unwanted calls has increased dramatically. I dread answering the house phone because I am certain half of the calls are telemarketers. But did you know you can turn that daily nuisance into a paycheck? André-Tascha Lammé was granted a judgment of $3,500 last…

The Web site Gizmo Call lets make phone calls (to cell phones or land lines) for free from directly in your browser. The Web site is very simple to use, however, phone calls can only be made to numbers within the United States and Canada. Gizmo call even accepts what they call “call…

Joel Spolsky at Joel on Software visits the essentials of phone screen. He talks about the importance of having a phone screen before a full in-person interview can save you a lot of time, because candidates who good on paper does not mean they are good at what they do. In phone screen for developers…

This is a US & Canada service, but it looks interesting enough for me to blog. A free service called “Call-in-Sick” allows you to record a message, set a time to send it later. How is it useful for call in sick? Read their introduction: Call-in-Sick is a revolutionary new FREE service that allows you to…

Through BlackBerryInsight, there is a program for BlackBerry called BBCalls which enable user to make phone calls using the Jajah service. So how does it make your phone call free? Well, Jajah has a free call plan which allows you to: …make free local and international phone calls. It applies to land line and mobile…