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Why would you want to apply data validation to the cells in your Excel worksheet? Well, using data validation will restrict certain data types or values that your users can enter into a cell seems like a good idea to me. Don’t you agree? Follow […]
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What with all the chatter of late about how much RAM you need, I couldn’t keep my fingers off the keyboard. Windows has two built-in tools that, when used in tandem, can give you the answer to that question. To paraphrase the security guru, Steve
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I suspect every Windows user has experienced issues with Windows 10 feature updates at some time or another. In typical Microsoft fashion, the naming convention certainly hasn’t helped — we started off with 1507, 1511, 1607, 1703, etc, which then somehow morphed into 20H2, 21H1,
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Bloatware Or Crapware So, you bought your new 2022 PC, you checked out the CPU, memory, and storage I suggested in a previous article. Now what? Well, I hope the computer is exactly what you wanted it to be, but I have a surprise for
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Buying That 2022 Computer The premise of this series was to hopefully make it easier for anyone looking to buy a new PC. Because the process is usually made difficult with all of the variables presented, in the example below, I am only going to
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Microsoft Defender Preview Adds New Security Recently released to Windows Insiders, and available in the Windows Store for Windows 10 and 11 even though it has not been officially released is Microsoft Defender Preview. Unlike the Microsoft Defender (formerly known as Windows Defender) already on
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Following up on last month’s shortcuts: Keyword 1 NOT keyword 2 – Will result with keyword 1 but not keyword 2 Keyword 1 OR keyword 2 – Will result with keyword 1 or keyword 2 Keyword 1 – Will result with the exact phrase “keyword
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Most have grown accustomed to Command Prompt and, more recently, PowerShell. Windows 11 introduces a new alternative called Windows Terminal. Windows Terminal is built into Windows 11 but is also available for Windows 10 as a Microsoft Store app. What Is Windows Terminal “Windows Terminal
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So now that you have your form just about finished it is time to think about protection for it, right? Protection means that you can limit how much or how little users can edit or format your form. We do this by using the Restrict
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Since Microsoft decided to render the “F8” method of accessing Safe Mode practically useless, accessing Safe Mode in Windows 10/11 has become a bit of a rigmarole and perhaps a tad convoluted for less experienced users. Here then is a little portable freeware utility that
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New OS vs New Computer In a recent article I read by our own Jim Hiller, The Truth Behind Windows 11, he asks a compelling question about Windows 11 and asks readers for their thoughts. In reading some of the comments it reminded me of
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You can take your documents from good to spectacular very easily in Word 365. Let’s start with forms. Suppose you want to create a form that your users/readers can inset information into. You would start with a template or document and then add something called
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The last couple of days my Gateway desktop has been acting up. The screen freezes and then the fan starts getting noisier. So when I managed to reboot it, I went to the Event Manager and clicked on Administrative Events. And behold the long list
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It’s no secret that Microsoft deprecated quite a few options/settings in Windows 11 and users have not been happy with the results. One of the most complained about missing options is the ability to access Task Manager via the Taskbar’s right-click context menu. However, considering
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