Converting an Image to Text I was cleaning up my computer by backing up some older documents and other stuff by and then deleting them from my system. I came across a humorous graphic called, “15 Most Computer Illiterate People Ever. How Is It Possible […]
Book Nerd Confession Time I am a Book Nerd. With a capital “B” and a capital “N.” I wholeheartedly embrace my nerdiness and am only slightly apologetic for knowing what is going on in TV Land. I only watch NCIS on TV because I think
German national broadcaster NDR recently released the results of an investigation by in-house journalists claiming that the WOT (Web of Trust) browser extension collects, records, analyzes and sells user-related browser data to third-parties. Apparently, the data obtained was traceable to WOT and could be assigned
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Microsoft, please take my frigging money! It all started last week when I read a mini review in The Telegraph for the best games of 2016 (so far) , spotted Forza Horizon 3 and it all went rapidly downhill from there. You see, this particular game is
Applies to Windows 10 1607 (Anniversary Update) and forward… If you’re the unofficial tech support for your circle of family and are running Windows 10 Anniversary Update, you’ll surely appreciate the new built-in remote access program called Quick Assist. Quick Assist allows you to remotely
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There are many reasons why you might want to control a user’s input in a worksheet. My number one reason is that it saves time and keystrokes and everyone knows how much I love that! Another reason is that it will limit the choices and
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Compression Did you know that Windows automatically compresses your Desktop Wallpaper? It’s true. The default result as an amount is 85% resolution of the original. In other words, the resolution is reduced by 15%. Granted, that’s not a lot, but it can lead to jagged
I did something yesterday that I never did before in all my years of fixing computers– I connected to a computer to fix it remotely. A guy whose computer I was trying to fix asked me to do it. Even though I have never used
I was at work today and my Mother-in-law texted me about an issue she was having on Facebook. Issue: She accidentally posted the same thing more than once on someone’s Timeline. The question she had was, “How do you remove a duplicate comment on someone’s
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You may have read about using Clean Boot to help with diagnosing issues, especially recently in reference to installing the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, but do you know how to Clean Boot and what it actually does? Clean Booting Windows involves disabling all third party startups
Recovery We normally think of recovery as something that happens after an injury or setback. In the case of a Microsoft account, however, it becomes a preventative measure. You need to get the “medicine” before your account becomes inaccessible, or “ill” if we want to
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Many folks use merged cells in their worksheets and they can definitely be helpful, but many times merged cells can cause you untold heartburn when selecting ranges, sorting and other functions we use in Excel every day. Even if you do not use merged cells
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