Monday Jul 2, 2012

EDITOR'S NOTE

We've posted links to five sneaky tricks for things you probably do hundreds of times a month - like creating bullet lists, to do lists and tables. Click here to see them.

Also: Woolworths is eyeing hotels to takeover, one of the cheapest but most useful hardware upgrades you can make to your office computer, and what we found when we went hunting for a cheap iPad on a trip to America.

William Maher
BIT (Business IT)

5 things you mightn’t realise you can do in Microsoft Word

By William Maher | Jul 2, 2012

Here’s how to hide the Ribbon if it annoys you, turn text into tables, turn a list into graphics and make a to-do list with checkboxes.

Should I buy my tech locally or overseas if I'm traveling?

By Anthony Caruana | Jul 2, 2012

I recently traveled to the United States with instructions to pick up an iPad and laptop for my brother. Here's what I found.

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ACCC raises alarm bells over five liquor takeovers

By William Maher | Jul 2, 2012

But another 28 hotel buyouts are “unlikely” to substantially lessen competition, according to the Australian competition watchdog.

Second screens: a cheap productivity boost

By Anthony Caruana | Jul 2, 2012

What if we told you that you an investment of about $300 could boost your productivity by up to 50%? Would that be worth something to you?

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