I have always been a big fan of Star Trek and with the way innovation is going those technologies are getting closer every day. The reason I bring this up is not just because I’m a big Star Trek geek, it is because 3D printers […]
Chinese antivirus vendor Qihoo has been caught out cheating on lab testing by submitting altered versions of its software running AV engines from rival Bitdefender. As a result, the three major testing labs – Virus Bulletin, AV-Comparatives, and AV-Test – have revoked all certifications awarded
Internet Explorer’s more modern and speedier successor, which Microsoft is hoping will take over the world and was previously codenamed “Spartan”, has now officially been given the permanent monicker “Edge”. Edge maintains Spartan innovations such as page markup, reading view, and Cortana integration. It’s also
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Just before Christmas last year we showed you a trailer for the latest upcoming Mad Max movie, “Mad Max: Fury Road” (Mad Max Returns in ‘Fury Road’ – Absolute Car-nage). A new trailer has recently been released and it looks sensational. Plenty of action, crazy
Many Excel worksheets have columns and rows of identical formulas that have different formatting throughout. Now, when you edit a formula and want to copy it down your column or across your row, but don’t want to over-ride the formatting of the other cells, you
I think it’s time to give you another one of my “how to” since I haven’t written one in a while. This one will be an easy one.What better to write about than something I use way too much? Facebook. Since I have friends and family
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Two brothers in Ireland, one a farmer and the other a drone operator/photographer, have collaborated to produce the world’s first drone sheepdog. Does the drone do a good job of herding the sheep – judge for yourself: Once trained, a sheepdog probably doesn’t require as
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Along with releasing iOS 8.3 on April 8th, Apple also released OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 together with the new Photos app. While the iOS update consisted primarily of bug fixes, the Yosemite update focused more on new features although there were a few bug fixes
The human element Following my earlier article How to Enjoy Online Bureaucracy Part 1, it occurred to me that few subjects manage to bring Average Joes like you and me together in a manner that crosses all boundaries. Of course, some countries have perfected obfuscation
As usual, the following images are courtesy of MajorGeeks, DCT’s recommended download site: As good as it gets – so close! An oxymoron? Where are the grammar police when you need them! Failed privacy shield! A really bad case of pins and needles? It’s a
Microsoft recently released a YouTube video to remind us all that “girls do science”. The video shows several young girls talking about how much they like science and technology. The girls are very enthusiastic about science and what they have achieved so far. The video
What could be easier than using Paste Special to remove your hyperlinks? Here’s how: In a blank cell in your worksheet, key in the number 1. Select the cell and click CTRL + C to copy the cell contents to your Clipboard. Depress your CTRL
So you’ve decided to buy a new monitor, picked out a brand and model and are now searching around the net for reviews. You come across an editorial review and click on the link only to discover that the review consists of 2 pages full
Let the internet do the legwork I recently renewed my British passport using the UK Passport Agency’s online application service and since I was well within the expiry date and none of my essential physical characteristics had changed, the process really couldn’t have been simpler
