I love productivity systems and apps and lately I’ve developed my own, which requires only a regular spreadsheet–Excel or Google docs will do–and it’s easier and more effective than any I’ve tried. It ...

It’s January and you’ve gone and done it: You’ve resolved to keep better track of your personal finances. But deep down, you’re not sure where to start. Sure, you can buy accounting software, sign up ...

An emergency order had to go out of our plant right away, but it was stymied: The person who normally handled our shipping was out of town. No one else knew how to process a shipping order. It was ...

Ever since I started working at The Muse, I’ve been asked many times how I landed my job (especially since there wasn’t a specific posting for my role). The truth is, I used a bit of a different job ...

Apples iWork 08 boasts improvements to the software suites word processing and presentation applications, but—more importantly—it fills the suites spreadsheet hole with Numbers. eWEEK Labs ran Numbers ...

Just because you're tasting wine doesn't mean you can't still get your geek on. Microsoft's Office Online site has a wine tasting spreadsheet to keep track of what you've learned, and what you like, ...

Free spreadsheet apps are a cool idea, as long as you’re comfortable with their limitations. Many are ad-supported, for instance, so expect part of your screen to be trying to sell you something.

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about sharing peripherals, simple spreadsheets, backup configurations, using a NAS, and more. As always, ...

If you resolved on Jan. 1 to keep better track of your personal finances, are you sure where to start? Sure, you can buy accounting software, sign up for a service or poke around your bank’s online ...