Due to a pretty hectic schedule lately, I haven’t been keeping up with the iOS updates. As a result, I updated from iOS 8.0.2 to 8.1.1 this week. All was fine until I tried to enter my blood glucose readings in the Health app. […]
Microsoft’s generosity of late has been nothing short of astounding. Not only did they give away Visual Studio 13 Update 4 and Microsoft Expression Web last week, but they are now giving away a ton of music. I just downloaded nearly 4GB of titles and didn’t put
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Excel has always been a great piece of software but Excel 2010 has even more great features and one of them is the ability to use a right-click cell menu to filter a table based on the active cell’s value, font color or fill color.
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Those who tend to keep up with the latest security news will be well aware of the recent increase in webcam hacking. This most invasive form of spying appears to be right in vogue at the moment, where hackers take advantage of poor designs, security
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I teach Weekly Computer Classes at the Local Libraries and love to share with others things I have learned along the way. I make sure that people know there is more than one way to do most things on a computer. Personally, I am a
Microsoft has been, for the most part, of an isolationist mentality. That is, they made their fortune with an apparently strict ideal of focused software production, keeping their information proprietary and close to the cuff. I will hazard a guess that Satya Nadella, the heir
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[message type=”info”]The winning names have now been drawn… and the winners are: Harry Malhotra Dennis Biernott Dom Yarnal David Leary Steve Smith David Rarden Rahul Singhal Frank Lerner Richard Hunter Rick Harris THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW EXPIRED Congratulations to all winners and thank you to
Mozilla has enjoyed a decade long arrangement with Google whereby the Firefox browser has shipped with Google search as default search engine. In fact, the deal with Google has accounted for a large percentage of Mozilla’s overall revenue during that time. Now, as the current
We’re all susceptible to the traps and pitfalls encountered during our abbreviated stay on this mortal coil, none more so than those of us who dare venture into the realm of online shopping ~ caveat emptor (let the buyer beware!) Warning – Rant Follows! I
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In the last week my father-in-law sent me an email which I quote: Sher – Trying to clean up my room. I have a bunch of 3.5″ diskettes – some blank and some with info. Are they of any use to me? I
Build your own computer desk – all you need is a few old PCs, plus… what is that, a door? Try a Reboot? Speaks for Itself! Who’s the Boss? One Upmanship? *Once again these images, or ideas for the images, are courtesy of MajorGeeks, DCT’s
A very cool shortcut you can use in Excel 2007 allows you to copy data from the cell above the current cell. Follow the steps below to learn how: Click Ctrl + “ (quotation mark) Say you enter the number 456 in cell A6. If
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The much used and venerable CCleaner’s interface has remained virtually unchanged for years but, with the release of its latest CCleaner version (v5 Beta), Piriform has decided it’s time for a new look. As you can see from the above screenshot, the new ‘flat’ design
I have discovered the best Holiday gift for that person on your list that is hard to purchase for. Keep in mind though, this takes “Unique” gifts to a whole new level. Forget that monogrammed sweater or custom mouse pad, get a Selfie toaster! When
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