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How much of your day do you spend on the phone? How about checking and answering e-mail? As important as your laptop or desktop may be, your Smartphone has arguably become the most important tool in your personal tech arsenal. The right one can make you more efficient, better connected, and more attractive to the …

Are you greeted every morning by a notice saying your inbox has exceeded its size limits? Ever heard a chorus of groans on a conference call as you forward a 7 MB presentation? Although notebooks and desktop PCs can easily handle the files, your e-mail and storage systems may suffer from the strain. Here are some tips and tricks to prune down your Microsoft Office® Word and PowerPoint files, and to share them without overwhelming inboxes. Keep file size down from the start Turn off PowerPoint’s fast saves to strip excess data from your presentation files each time you save. Go to Tools, click Options, click the Save tab, and then clear them allow fast saves check box. Then save your presentation again under a new name. Cut down on embedded fonts and pictures. Check the font file size first – some newer ones are huge – and embed only …