Reading Lifehacker can inspire you to reboot your computer habits, your workflow, your workspace, and even your home life. asked to write a few posts, lucked into a real gig, and can now tell the story of becoming a task-minded guru who gets things done with the right software. Google hype gone to my brain? My best example? MORE >>

Are you the kind of person who has to have the latest versions of hardware and software? for example, because it’s reported to break some software that I depend on. If not, then you should consider whether the update will actually improve your workflow. Tags: Gear software upgrade update More on Coworking. MORE >>

We treat these as our universal constants, and my idea is that social software has a major role to play in being the vehicle of common business activities. We have only seen a glimpse of what is possible in activity feeds that are central to most social software suites. People call these tools  social software. Thoughts? verbs MORE >>

Google unplugs Windows Google decides that a security invasion from China was the last straw and bans the use of. Topics Security , Software-as-a-service , Intuit Inc. Here the product profit model is driven by revenue from business users who integrate the tool into their workflow. Hot Topics iPhone iPad Enterprise 2.0 MORE >>

Goodbye, Google Wave The innovation zealot in me felt instant disappointment today upon reading that Google Wave is no longer. We don’t plan to continue developing Wave as a standalone product, but we will maintain the site at least through the end of the year and extend the technology for use in other Google projects. unlikely. MORE >>