So, you’ve found yourself once again entering a bunch of text into an Excel worksheet… and once again, the text is getting repetitive.
Let’s say that you’ve got a list of employees and need to enter the department they work in for each one. This means that you’re in column B typing the same things over and over again – after all, there are a finite number… Continue reading
Christa, in West Virginia asks:
I am using IE8. When I initially open it, I get 2 open windows. Also, if I have more than one IE window open, both windows will respond to the action I perform on the window in the foreground. Why is this and how do I stop it from happening?
Thanks for the question Christa. This is not a well-known issue… Continue reading
Are you curious about the websites you visit? Have you ever wanted to check statistics and see which web element took the longest to load? Heck, maybe you’re a budding web developer and you want to keep track of potential bottlenecks that could sour the experience.
Whatever the case may be, if you’re using Google Chrome, then this tip is just for you!… Continue reading
How well do you think you know music? I thought I was pretty good at placing artist names and song titles, until I played the pop music quiz on this site and was blown away at how much I didn’t know.
How does it work? Just pick a genre of music… Continue reading
Claire from Ottawa, Canada writes:
I am almost ashamed to admit it, but I don’t know how to cut and paste or even what it means. I do know how to copy and paste, though, if that helps.
A long time ago, I got to talking to a representative from my local phone company about computers and copy and paste came up. I had… Continue reading
Dropbox is an online file backup service which offers users up to 2 GB storage space for free. Once you have set up your Dropbox account, you can sync the files (on Dropbox) across multiple computers. The Dropbox client can be downloaded for Windows, Mac, Linux and Mobile. Once installed, the client will automatically sync your computer with the cloud based service. This ensures you have all the files… Continue reading
Harvey asks:
Somewhere I remember reading about certain CDs that were recommended for archival information. My recollection is that they had some coating or thicker layers that would last longer. Do you know of such items? Also, are there special storage sleeves for CD discs that inhibit age related deterioration?
Well, Harvey, to begin with, the disc that most people recommend for archiving is… Continue reading
What will you find at Cooking Secrets? Well, they say you’ll find recipes, tips, and principles. Outside of the introduction to the site on the main page I didn’t see much in the way of tips (except the herbs and spices link) and I didn’t see much in the way of principles (except the Cooking Ingredients link). What I did see… Continue reading
Okay, so I know that vacation season is pretty much over, but with the upcoming barrage of holiday travel in my future, I’m hoping others out there find use for this tip as well.
With that, let’s learn how to set a vacation responder in Gmail.
First, log in to your Gmail account and go to Settings in the upper right-hand corner.… Continue reading
Desktop gadgets first appeared on Windows computers with Vista, but they have been updated and improved for Windows 7. Here are some of the best ones for having fun, staying informed, or for increasing your productivity. All of them are available to download free from the Windows Live Gadget Gallery.
1. Ultimate Explorer – This multi-functional tool can help you bypass your… Continue reading
Microsoft has come up with an effective, user friendly, parental control tool in Windows Live Family Safety. If you’re concerned about your children’s exposure to objectionable online material, or if you’d like to enforce other computer restrictions, Windows Live Family Safety can help.
When the download and installation is complete and you’ve opened the program, the welcome screen will appear. The… Continue reading
Welcome to a site designed for Preschoolers to Sixth Graders, that has games, activities, and videos to help make learning fun!
You’ll find plenty of things to keep your kids or grandkids engaged and learning at the same time. I love all the craft videos that play on the main page. The videos made me… Continue reading
Joe from Winter Park Fl. asks:
I’m looking for a digital scuba camera -nothing complicated. What do I look for and where do I start looking for the right one?
Selecting the right digital camera is always a chore. Many designs have come and gone with the next model being bigger and better than the… Continue reading
MS Excel: Excel Has Equal Sign Issues?
Well, sort of…
I’d say that Excel has an issue when you’re actually trying to type an equal sign into a cell without starting a formula – in other words you need to treat the equal sign like text instead of a formula starter.
(I found that my Excel 2007 would let me create… Continue reading
Larry from Sallisaw, OK asks:
Can you explain the difference between DVDs and DVD RAM?
DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc. It’s a type of data storage technology. There are two categories of recording formats in DVDs.
The first category is called Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory (DVD ROM). In this type of DVD, you can… Continue reading
If you thought I was excited about pomegranates, you won’t believe how excited I am that Honeycrisp apples are in season! They are my favorite apple, if not, my favorite fruit! In my opinion, they just taste like an apple should taste. I got lucky this year and scored ten pounds of these delicious apples for just ten bucks – and they’re the size of softballs!… Continue reading
If you understand the merits of a DSLR and have the moolah to buy one, here are some things you need to keep in mind before you go out to buy.
Wallet-friendly
Of course, you would have thought of this first. But remember, it’s not only about how much money you are willing to spend. It’s also about… Continue reading
Mohsin from Singapore asks:
I tried everything but cannot get the Adobe Flash Player to play videos on my 64 bit Windows 7 machine! What could be wrong?
If you are using the latest version of Flash, which is Adobe Flash Player 10.1, then be sure you have at least the minimum requirements for it. Intel Pentium II 450MHz, AMD Athlon 600MHz or a… Continue reading
There are a couple easy ways to insert a hyperlink in an OpenOffice document. For both, start by highlighting the word or image to which you’d like to attach the hyperlink. Next, click on the Insert menu, and select Hyperlink.
The hyperlink dialog box opens and offers several choices; Internet, Mail &News, Document, and New Document. For this demonstration, we’ll link a word… Continue reading
Ted from Diamond Bar, CA asks:
My existing computer is running Win XP Home Edition SP3, and I would like to transfer the data from this computer to a new computer running Win7. Is there any successful method for doing this?
Ted, the best way to do this that involves the least amount of effort is to use the Windows Easy Transfer tool. This… Continue reading
Google chrome has fast become the favorite browser of many internet users, mainly because of its speed and small size. Though it possesses countless useful features, there is one basic feature that it desperately lacks. It doesn’t let a user change the desktop wallpaper from within the browser. Gone are the days when a user would save an image to the hard drive, spend 15 minutes locating the image in… Continue reading
By now, you must have read plenty of Internet Explorer 9 reviews and probably, many of you are also using the IE9 beta. Most of the reviews focus on the speed, user interface, and GPU rendering. However, there are still many things that you might have not noticed. This article will cover how to disable searching from address bar in IE9.
You may wonder about the benefits… Continue reading
I stumbled onto this site looking for a way to get rid of the gnats that have infested my kitchen. They may be harmless, but they sure are pests! After checking out the solution to my problem, I decided to poke around the rest of the site. What I found was a lot of interesting articles on how to get rid of stuff.… Continue reading
If you tend to take information from Word, PowerPoint, the Web, or wherever to MS Excel, then I’m positive that you know about your formatting choices when you paste.
We’ve all seen the Paste Options button appear. This is where you can decide to have the information keep its original formatting, or have Excel reformat it to match the rest of the worksheet.… Continue reading
Woody, from Arkansas asks:
What email client do you recommend for Windows 7 users?
If you are looking for a desktop email client for Windows 7, there are definitely a few good choices available to you. And two of the best are free. Read on to see why Windows Live Mail, or Mozilla’s Thunderbird, could be just what you are looking for.… Continue reading
Now that the weather is getting cooler, I can make pies! So I went on a hunt to find a site that had only pie recipes and this is what I found.
Navigation is so easy! Just pick the pie recipe that strikes your fancy from the list of pie recipes. You’ll be whisked away directly to the recipe where you will get… Continue reading
Dot In Covington, VA asks:
Is there a way to alphabetize my favorites lists?
No matter how many favorites you have, they can become messy over time. One good option is to alphabetize them so you can find the website fast, and not have to sort through a bunch of sites before you find the one you are after. You can easily achieve this in… Continue reading
