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Archive for March, 2009
Conficker is it coming?
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Scraping the Ice Off Windows (VOL006)
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Every winter, I tell myself I am going to buy one of those remote car starters — you know, those things where I can stay toasty warm in the confines of my own home while de-icing my car. But then summer comes, there is no more need, and I forget.
Save Frequent Save Often
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Here are a few tips to make saving your file easier.
Listener feed back from Twitter
Sunday, March 29th, 2009While checking some of our followers on Twitter we received a good tip from @DarrenWray tweets:
Ctrl+F1 in office 2007 hides/shows ribbon menu. Saves scrolling.
Thanks for he feed back and the follow!
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Who's Who Isn't Just a Book (VOL005)
Friday, March 27th, 2009Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Who’s who isn’t just a book; it is a life saver… no not those little delicious tropical flavored pieces of inspiration…
I'll Take That to Go (VOL004)
Thursday, March 26th, 2009Podcast: Play in new window | Download
You know, I found myself out at lunch the other day at one of those fast food restaurants. You know, one of those where you wait ten minutes for that “fast food”. While I was waiting, I thought back to a conversation I had with a friend at work, where we were discussing those products and fads from the 1980′s. You know, things like the Rubik’s Cube, Boom Boxes, Break Dancing, and Trapper Keepers. We started noticing that as we get older, these things never really go away, we just replaced them with upgrades. Like for instance, the Rubik’s Cube became Sudoku, Boom Boxes became iPods, Break Dancing — well, that one sort of came back again, and Trapper Keepers were replaced with Day Planners. (more…)
Manually Assign a Drive Letter to Your USB Drive
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009To Manually Assign a Letter to Your USB drive:
1. Click the Start Button, choose Settings, then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Administrative Tools. (more…)
Safely Remove USB Drive When Icon is Missing
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009Sometimes when using your USB (Universal Serial Bus) drive, the Safely Remove Hardware icon is missing from the system tray. If you have your USB optimization option set to “Optimized for Performance”, then you will need to use one of these other methods to remove your drive. If you are not sure what your settings are, err on the side of “Optimized for Performance” and use one of these methods. (more…)
Working with Dates and Times in Excel
Monday, March 23rd, 2009This is a link to information and class schedule mention in VOL003 Podcast
Working with Dates and Times in Excel
Enjoy!
Counting Days Between Two Dates
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009Do you need to know how many days are between two dates? If you have to figure out how long before a payment is due, how long it takes to manufacture a product, how many days shipping took, or how long before a perishable product is out of date then this tip will help you.
Before you begin type in this data to a new spreadsheet: