There are positively addictive productivity apps available for Linux, along with tools to make switching between Linux and other systems easy, or just running Windows programs themselves if you need to. Kevin Purdy , associate editor at Lifehacker, loves checking out readers' pretty and productive desktops. MORE >>

Even when your team is located in the same building, sharing and collaborating on documents and content can be tricky if you aren’t using the right tools. All too often, I see people working on the same document and shipping it around via email, and before long, you have multiple conflicting versions made in parallel by several people. MORE >>

They discovered that many users were building product and service documentation with the MindTouch platform. As Aaron describes in a recent Forbes article, The Evolution Of User Manuals , product and service documentation has evolved from a tactical cost center to a revenue generating strategic tool.   MORE >>

It takes the manual entry aspect of URLs out of printed website addresses, by allowing people interacting with a printed document or graphic display to simply scan a barcode with a mobile device, leading them to the desired web page. How-To productivity superstar qr codesQR code is basically a real-world link to a virtual destination. MORE >>

The document management and security product, WatchDox by Confidela , will today announce a new offering for Google’s Android platform. Since that time, the company has: Added an Outlook plug-in to give you easy access to security and management features for documents you share with others. Related GigaOM Pro content (sub. MORE >>