Howard Wen
Howard Wen reports for several technology publications. His website can be found at www.howardwen.com.
9 Chrome extensions that supercharge Google Drive
Add these extensions for Chrome to work faster and smarter with Google Drive and Google’s productivity apps, Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
How to use Google Drive for collaboration
Sharing Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files makes it easy to collaborate with colleagues on documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. Here’s how.
Become a Slack master with slash commands
Let Slack’s built-in slash commands be your secret weapon as you speed your way through common tasks. Here’s how.
How to use Windows 10’s Quick Assist app for remote PC support
A remote access tool that's built into Windows 10 makes it easy to help a colleague, friend or family member with their PC.
8 tips and tricks to speed up Gmail
Gmail feeling sluggish? Here are a few easy ways to make it load and respond more quickly so you can get your work done.
10 ways Android and Windows 10 can work well together
You can sync reminders between an Android device and a Windows 10 PC, share files and more — if you have the right apps.
Microsoft Word for Android (and iOS) cheat sheet
Word isn’t just for the desktop anymore. Here’s your guide to creating, editing, and collaborating on documents in Microsoft’s Word mobile app.
Review: 4 business card scanning apps for Android and iOS
Nobody wants to type business card data into contacts, so it usually never gets entered at all. With these apps, your phone can do the heavy lifting for you.
5 hidden Windows 10 features you should be using
They may not get much press, but these powerful built-in Windows 10 tools can help you work smarter.
Google Forms cheat sheet
How to use Google Forms to create online surveys, quizzes and feedback pages.
Google Slides cheat sheet
How to use Google Slides to create, collaborate on, and lead business presentations.
Microsoft OneNote cheat sheet
Part of Microsoft’s Office suite and built into Windows 10, OneNote is a robust note-taking app that is also available as a free standalone product. Here’s how to get up and running with OneNote for Windows 10.
8 highly useful Slack bots for teams
Collaboration has never been easier. With the help of these bots, you can schedule meetings, check up on your colleagues’ progress, track who’s out of the office and more, right in your Slack workspace.
10 highly useful add-ins for Microsoft Office
You can easily extend the productivity suite’s capabilities.
5 collaboration tools that enhance Microsoft Office
These apps integrate with Office 365 or Office Online and help your team work together in a variety of ways, from collaborative editing to group task management.
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10 classic but essential (and free!) utilities for Windows 10
You can get more from Win10 by adding these useful tools.
Review: 6 data recovery tools for USB flash drives and more
Accidentally deleted an important document, picture or other file on a thumb drive or memory card? These tools can help you get it back.
7 tools to supplement (or supplant) PowerPoint
Looking for a PowerPoint alternative? When it comes to business presentations, it has become a lot easier to wander from the Microsoft Office suite.
10 Chrome extensions to juice up Gmail
From tracking emails to managing attachments to adding more features to its redesigned web interface, these Chrome extensions will help you be more productive in Gmail.