We here at DCT often mention the need for you to be actively involved in your online security, whether it be email, computers, or mobile devices. We also go to great lengths to explain why security is important to you. It may seem like we’re […]
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There is a little known shortcut in Excel if you like to use your mouse, that allows you to navigate your worksheet. It is a kind of fun little trick I think. When you select a cell, Excel places a bold outline around your cell.
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Each day last year, I posted a Geek Fact for that day. A Geek Fact is something geeky that happened on that day in history. I have to say that it was a pretty interesting exercise. I learned many things that I ordinarily wouldn’t have.
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There is a tool in MS Excel that allows you to cycle through the font colors available to you, however, it is little known because it is not readily available to you. Follow the steps below to add the tool so that it is available
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Nvidia has just released new Graphics Processing Unit (AKA dedicated graphic card) drivers across the board. News of this release has been well documented across the net, mainly because of the vulnerability/exploit concerns. However, it now appears that the story has been sensationalized somewhat and
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When it comes to purchasing a computer, you, as a consumer, literally have hundreds of options to choose from. Each manufacturer has different builds with different specifications at different prices. Ideally, the more you spend, the better performing computer you will get. And, usually, a
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Endnotes are references that are placed at the end of a section or the end of your document in MS Word. Follow the steps below to learn how to insert Endnotes in your documents: Place your cursor where you would like your Endnote to appear
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This is the last in a series of articles about how to take advantage of some of the new features in iTunes 11. Search results in iTunes 11 are better since iTunes now searches across all media types — songs, podcasts, movies, TV shows, books
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The Ultimate Toolbox When I think of toolboxes, Techie toolboxes that is, I think of a variety of ‘tools’ that I can carry around in my pocket. In this category I include thumb drives, CD/DVDs and possibly, external hard drives if they’re small enough. These
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On October 26th, I got up at 3:00 AM EST (12:00 AM PST) to order two iPad minis. One was black (my husband’s) and the other was white (mine). Other than that, the configuration was the same — 64GB of storage and Wifi + Cellular
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Regular DCT reader Holly Martin wants to know if she can upgrade her Windows 7 machine to Windows 8 and then go back if she doesn’t like the new operating system: Hi! I have a dell m-5040 with windows 7 home premium, and am wanting
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Like some of you, I got a new cell phone for Christmas. Mine is a white 64GB iPhone 5. I knew I wanted insurance but I wasn’t sure from whom. I had always gone with Verizon’s insurer, Asurion. But with a $199 deductible for my
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Ashampoo is once again offering 5 top products, all for free. You can download as many as you want… expiry date unknown. Ashampoo Burning Studio 2012 – Full featured burning suite. Ashampoo Photo Commander 9 – Easily manage, edit, and share your photos. Ashampoo Snap
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[important]Please see the update below ~ Dave[/important] Laplink DiskImage is a full featured disk imaging software including the ability to create bootable recovery media. Protect your PC with a perfect copy (image) of all your applications, files and settings. Quickly and easily restore your PC
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