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May 18, 2012 Technology & Productivity Weekly - May 18, 2012- This Week's Headlines Netgear Announces Network Security Solutions for Small Businesses Mobile Trends: Why Tablets Mean Small Business 3 Web Tools for Small Business Communication How to Make Twitter Conversations Happen for Your Firm VoIP Hits...
May 14, 2012 How to Assign Tasks In Outlook 2010- If you're in charge of a team who's working on a project…delegate. Using the Assign Tasks feature in Outlook is a great way to assign jobs to others on your team. Here's how to use the Assign Tasks feature in Outlook 2010. Note : This feature is...
May 07, 2012 Security Concerns Over a Data Center In The Cloud- Computerworld — My company has outgrown its offices and will be moving to a new facility next year. While the company as a whole will have more space, the data center will shrink to less than half the square footage it now occupies. The...
May 07, 2012 Tech Bubble? Why It's Different this Time- Are we currently in a tech start-up bubble ? It's a fascinating question and, to be sure, opinions among learned folks run the gamut . Those in the affirmative look at Facebook's billion-dollar acquisition of Instagram as Exhibit A. That much...
May 06, 2012 Top 15 Cloud Storage Tips And Tasks- PC World
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No single cloud service can do everything. Some shine
when it comes to streaming a cloud music collection from the Web, but
stink at syncing desktop folders. Other cloud services are great for
sharing photos, but useless...
May 01, 2012 Build Your Own Geek Squad Of Online Ad Experts- As accounting firms feel more pressure to enter the digital realm, they
are seeking more experts inside it, for both internal and outsourced
marketing manpower.
May 01, 2012 CPAs Prioritize Tech Security- CPAs
are confident that their organizations can secure their IT networks and
manage data, but they doubt whether their employers will be able to
generate revenue streams and other benefits from emerging technologies
such as cloud computing...
April 30, 2012 At $1.7 Billion, Nook is Worth More than Barnes & Noble Itself- Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have buried the patent hatchet and
teamed up to compete against Apple and Amazon in the eBooks business.
The new partnership sees Microsoft investing $300 million in a new
Barnes & Noble subsidiary. (My colleague...
April 30, 2012 10 Things You Just Gotta Have In Your Cloud Contract- In “Four Barriers to Cloud Due Diligence,” I explored a few factors that contribute to the complexity of performing due diligence on a cloud vendor.
April 30, 2012 Windows 8: Use Local Account Instead Of Microsoft Live Account to Login- In Windows 8 users are asked to use a Microsoft Live account to log into the system. This allows syncing and sharing personal data across multiple devices very easily. However, this can be very dangerous if someone gains unauthorized access to...
April 24, 2012 Google Officially Launches Google Drive- We’ve heard the rumors for weeks, and seen leaked versions during an Android developer’s Google+ Hangout and in one employee presentation . But now Google Drive, Google’s 5GB cloud-storage service, is official.
April 23, 2012 Google Bumps Its Rewards for Friendly Hackers to As Much As $20,000 Per Web Bug- On Monday Google announced that it’s now offering as much as $20,000
to researchers who find new ways to hack its web services and then
report those security vulnerabilities to the company’s security team to
help them fix the flaws.
April 19, 2012 Don't Text and Fly: Pilot Nearly Crashes Plane While Checking Text Messages- In an extreme case of cell phone distraction, a commercial passenger airplane nearly touched down without its landing gears, because the pilot was too busy texting while flying.
Fortunately, the plane's crew realized the problem just 392 feet...
April 18, 2012 Technology Extracts a Big Price from Americans, Survey Shows- Americans’ infatuation with technology such as cellphones, cable TV, and satellite radio isn’t helping them fatten their bank accounts, according to a survey conducted for the AICPA by Harris Interactive for National Financial...
April 18, 2012 Facebook Users Posting Photos Of Olympics Could End Up Being Sued- What better way to welcome what is being described as the world's "first social media Olympics" than by introducing an extremely anti-social policy? Not a clue? You're not alone.
With London's summer 2012 games due to take place in the very near...
April 17, 2012 Microsoft's Master Plan to Beat Apple And Google- Microsoft is staging a comeback -- and, unlikely as this sounds, it's one Apple and Google should be worried about.
Microsoft's recipe relies on three key ingredients: Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox. The secret sauce, which features a dash of...
April 16, 2012 GrabInbox Manages Your Social Accounts In One Place And Allows You to Schedule Messages- For those who are actively involved in social networks, I am sure you will know that managing multiple accounts is both a troublesome and tedious task. In order to view update from different social networks, you need to log into different...
April 16, 2012 Live, Local...Illegal? Online TV's New War- New York startup Aereo lets users watch live broadcast TV on the Internet - but is it legal?
April 10, 2012 CISPA: Cybersecurity Bill Authors Defend Legislation Against 'Privacy Disaster' Claims - Authors of a cybersecurity bill sought to rebut criticisms on Tuesday
from civil liberties groups who say the legislation does not protect
consumers from having their private data shared with the government.
April 04, 2012 FXCM Trading Station Mobile for iPad And Android Tablets- FXCM Inc., announced today that is has fully launched its flagship retail forex platform, Trading Station, for iPad and Android tablets.
“Ultimately, FXCM is looking to redefine the way clients trade on their tablets and mobile...
April 03, 2012 TIGTA Recommends Improvements to IRS Cybersecurity System - The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) reports that the IRS’s computer security response center is performing effectively, but further improvement is needed (TIGTA Rep’t No. 2012-20-019 (3/12/12)).
Part of...
April 02, 2012 Monitor Who is Connected to Your Wi-Fi Network With Alerts- You pay the monthly cable or DSL bill each month with your hard earned money, so that in all respects should be your internet. No leeches and no one else trying to ride for free by using your Wi-Fi. In today’s post, we will review how you...
April 01, 2012 Tomorrow is Here Today March 29, 2012 20 Ways to Blow Your Tax Refund On Tech- Are you scrambling to get your taxes done as April
17 rolls closer and closer? Or are you among the 43 percent of
Americans who, according to a Rasmussen Reports national survey , say they’ve filed their income taxes?
March 27, 2012 Prepaid Communications Services- This Tax Information Publication provides the history and background
about prepaid communications services, and clarifies the application of
Florida taxes to sales of certain prepaid communications plans and
services.
March 26, 2012 Phone Customers Ditch Their Carriers Faster Than Ever- The average cell phone customer now switches carriers as soon as his or her second two-year contract is up. That startling decline in loyalty is causing wireless companies to rethink the way they do business, according to a new study released...
March 22, 2012 Facebook Updates Photo Viewer With Hi-res Images And Full-screen Mode- No more than 24 hours after introducing you to Acquaintances , Facebook is rolling out a couple of new features for its photo viewer. The social network's fresh bits will let you get a resolutionary look at all those images shared by your...
March 22, 2012 The Pros And Cons Of Using Virtual Desktop Infrastructure- Many organizations continue to run Windows XP on many or all of their desktop PCs, either because migration typically requires costly hardware upgrades, time-consuming transfers of settings, and user retraining, or because there’s simply no...
March 21, 2012 Amazon Comes Out On Top In Cloud Data Transfer Speed Test- If your enterprise finds itself needing to transfer a lot of data in the cloud , beware: depending on where the data's being moved to, it can take a long time.
March 19, 2012 Windows 8 Bible: Your Complete Guide to The Upcoming Version Of Windows March 19, 2012 Windows 8: Using the New File Copy Feature- Windows 8 Consumer Preview is full of new features. One is the new file copy feature. It gives you graphical information about the copying process. And it lets you pause a transfer if you’re copying more than one file at a time. From the...
March 14, 2012 CPAs Prioritize Security, Unsure How to Best Leverage New Technologies - CPAs are confident that their organizations can secure their IT networks and manage data, but they doubt whether their employers will be able to generate revenue streams and other benefits from emerging technologies such as cloud computing and...
March 14, 2012 Congress Has More Questions Over Apple iPhone Privacy- Apple hasn’t answered all the questions asked of it on Feb. 15 by the House Committee on Energy
and Commerce about how its app developers handle the privacy of iPhone
users. In a letter today, Henry Waxman (D-California) and...
March 13, 2012 Why CFOs And Cloud Computing Have a Love-hate Relationship March 12, 2012 SaaS Seeds Ready to Bloom- Network World - One expected benefit from the shift to the cloud is the emergence of a refreshing new crop of innovative software suppliers.
The enterprise software market, after all, has withered as the biggest developers consolidated control...
March 09, 2012 Dropbox Redesign Brings New Photo Viewer and Better File Management- Dropbox has launched a major redesign, simplifying many file management tasks and bringing a new video and photo viewer.
The first thing you’ll notice in the new Dropbox UI is the action bar which lets you sort files by name, date, size...
March 07, 2012 New Mobile App for Tax And Accounting Research- Online accounting industry directory CPAdirectory.com has launched Ask a CPA, a free iPhone and iPad app designed to help consumers, businesses, and accounting and tax professionals with relevant tax and accounting related research and questions.
March 07, 2012 Google Launches Shop for Digital Books, Music, Movies And Games- In a bid to better compete with Apple and Amazon.com, Google has created a one-stop shop called Google Play, where consumers can buy and download digital books, music, movies and games.
The Internet search giant says users can now store up to...
March 06, 2012 Google's "Recent" New Development- Google has updated its mobile home page to make recently searched items more accessible. Called "Recent", it conveniently displays all the information that you recently googled. This would be especially handy when you, say, use the desktop to...
March 05, 2012 Compress Photos in PowerPoint 2010- Reducing the file size in PowerPoint is always a good idea, particularly if your presentation is photo intense, such as in a digital photo album. Using many large photos in your presentation can cause your computer to become sluggish and possibly...
March 01, 2012 A Strategic Approach to IT Budgeting- Organizations
of all types struggle with information technology (IT) budgeting. This
often happens because the IT team doesn’t understand the budgeting
process and the finance team doesn’t understand IT. CPAs, whether in
public...
March 01, 2012 A Strategic Approach to IT Budgeting - Organizations of all types struggle with information technology (IT) budgeting. This often happens because the IT team doesn’t understand the budgeting process and the finance team doesn’t understand IT. CPAs, whether in public...
March 01, 2012 Windows 8: What You Need to Get Started- Early yesterday, Microsoft shipped the Consumer Preview for Windows 8, the drastically different refresh of the venerable operating system.
Head Windows executive Steven Sinofsky took to a stage in Barcelona, Spain to again chant the "no...
February 28, 2012 Why Google Struggles to Build Great Consumer Products- Google(GOOG) has a number of enormous strengths.
Bar none, its biggest strength is still index search. It's still the best product out there for getting the information you want fast. Despite Microsoft's(MSFT) inroads with Bing, there's still a...
February 27, 2012 eFileCabinet Online Available As Mobile App- Electronic document management software developer eFileCabinet Inc. has
released a mobile app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices for
customers that use the cloud-based version of eFileCabinet’s document
management offering.
February 27, 2012 Facebook Works to Get Ads to Mobile Users- Facebook disclosed an eye-opening fact this month when it filed its plan to go public: 425 million members access the social network on smartphones and tablets.
The disclosure sent up red flags for analysts, because the company also said it does...
February 22, 2012 10 Must-have iPhone Apps- New to the iPhone? Or maybe you're a veteran user
trying to clean up your apps. Whatever the case, we all need a little
guidance when it comes to figuring out which apps to install. The ten
iPhone apps on this list are ones we recommend every...
February 22, 2012 The Best Mobile Hotspots- Looking to get online anytime, anywhere? Mobile hotspots are a great one-size-fits-all solution because they let you connect laptops, tablets, or any other Wi-Fi-enabled devices to the mobile network of your choice.
With the arrival of some...
February 20, 2012 Microsoft Excel: Add Windows Calculator to the Quick Access Toolbar- Do you like to perform quick calculations using Windows Calculator while working in Excel? If you want to save time, add Calculator to the Quick Access Toolbar. Note: This guide is written using Excel 2007 but it will work on Excel 2010 too....
February 03, 2012 Disable Desktop Alerts In Outlook- If you live in Outlook and get hundreds of messages each day, it's extremely annoying when the desktop alert pops up every time you get a message. Here's how to turn off the annoyance.
January 23, 2012 Outlook 2010: Create a Rule to Move New Messages to a Specific Folder- If you get several emails each day from the same sender, your inbox can get out of hand quickly. To keep your inbox organized, create a rule to move emails to a folder when they’re received. Launch Outlook and highlight the message from the...
January 09, 2012 Microsoft Excel: How to Alternate The Color Between Rows- Sometimes you need to make large spreadsheets easier to read. Alternating colors between rows is a good way to do it. Here's how: Start by selecting the cells you want to apply color banding to. Or press [Ctrl][A] to select the entire sheet. A...
December 12, 2011 Getting Started With Dropbox- If you're not using Dropbox , you should be. It's one of the most useful applications I use, I use it every single day, and — best of all — it's free. From the Dropbox website: Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across...
November 29, 2011 How to Prevent Your Laptop from Overheating- After going through many methods of reducing system heat up, it appears that there is only one true method that may be more effective than others - to reduce the maximum processor state from the laptop’s power settings. This tip might come...
November 15, 2011 LastPass - Best Password Manager for iPhone, Mac and Windows- So I've been using KeePass for the last year or two on my Windows PC and have always liked the program overall. For free, it’s a nice little utility that will keep your passwords safe and secure. Unfortunately, that’s about all it can...
November 15, 2011 Currently Tech News: Minimalistic Technology News Reader for Android- More than any other facet of our modern lives, it’s the world of technology that moves at the fastest rate and often, one finds it hard enough to keep abreast of all the latest advancements in said arena. However, thanks to the abundance of...
October 25, 2011 What to Do When You've Forgotten Your Smartphone's Passcode- Whether you made a mistake when setting it or you've been mind-wiped by aliens sometimes you just can't remember the PIN number or unlock pattern for your phone. Here are your options for getting back into your device. Luckily, Android has a...
October 18, 2011 How to Use Task Manager- Windows Task Manager enables you to monitor the applications, processes, and services currently running on your PC. You can use Task Manager to start and stop programs and to stop processes, but in addition Task Manager will show you informative...
October 06, 2011 How to Install And Uninstall Fonts In Windows- Windows includes a great selection of fonts, but sometimes you need something that lies outside the standard assortment. Font choice is an important finishing touch for presentations, correspondence, and personal projects. With tens of thousands...
October 06, 2011 How to Create and Mount an ISO Disc Image- An ISO image is an exact copy of the data on an optical disc, such as a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc. Using the right software, you can create ISO images from optical discs and use them in place of the physical discs. "ISO" refers to the...
October 04, 2011 Postcard On The Run: Design & Mail Real Postcards From Your Android Device- Love sharing postcards with your friends? Why take an entirely virtual route when Postcard On The Run is at your service? Postcard On The Run is an Android app that lets you design personalized postcards on your device (with images, signatures,...
September 20, 2011 Remove Hidden Metadata & Elements from Word Documents- Most documents include information such as Hidden text, Object info, Personal Information (identifying information, author name), and other invisible info stored as metadata. Word 2010 contains a Document Inspector feature that can inspect the...
September 07, 2011 Disable Autorun For Removable Media In Windows 7- Most malware applications spread because of the Autorun feature, which automatically executes a said file mentioned in the autorun.inf file located at the root of any removable device like USB. Also the Open folder to view files option can be...
August 24, 2011 How to Delete/Remove Blank Rows & Columns in Excel 2010 Spreadsheet- Here is a small tip for those using Excel 2010 who want to remove all blank rows in an easy way without having to remove each blank row manually. Please note that this tip applies to removing multiple columns as well. First select the portion of...
August 03, 2011 Disable Protected View In Office 2010- By default Office 2010 will open documents in protected mode that fail validation, have been downloaded from the internet, are located in potentially unsafe location and include attachments. Protected view opens the document in read-only mode...
July 25, 2011 How to Automatically Update Everything on Your PC- You may not care enough about bug fixes and minor features to keep every single app on your hard drive current, but you'll need to keep Windows and a few major apps (such as your browser, your PDF reader, and your office suite) updated to avoid...
July 22, 2011 Google Plus: 8 Quick Tips and Tricks- A lot of people know that you can create and use tables in Word 2010, but not everyone knows that there are some formulas you can use to manipulate the data in the cells of the table you create similar to what you can do in a spreadsheet. To...
July 19, 2011 How to Make the Most of Windows Accessories- PCWorld Notepad, Calculator, and Paint aren't the flashiest apps around, but they do have a few embedded secrets . Use these tips to get a little more use out of the accessories that come with every Windows installation; and don't forget to check...
June 16, 2011 Create and Use Formulas in Tables in Word 2010- http://www.online-tech-tips.com A lot of people know that you can create and use tables in Word 2010, but not everyone knows that there are some formulas you can use to manipulate the data in the cells of the table you create similar to what you...
June 02, 2011 How to Use the "Spike" in Word 2010- http://www.online-tech-tips.com One feature of Microsoft Word that a lot of people don’t know about, is something called the Spike; it’s a way of collecting text onto a virtual spike from various sources, and then pasting it all at...
May 19, 2011 Remove Account from an Android Device- http://www.online-tech-tips.com When you first turn on your Android device, you’ll be asked to set it up with a Google account. In addition, you can set it up with multiple other accounts such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, etc.
These...
May 05, 2011 How to Manually Format Spreadsheets in Excel 2010- http://www.online-tech-tips.com One of the downsides to having all kinds of templates and style sheets in MS Excel is that you pretty much get locked in to creating sheets that look like everyone elses which doesn’t do much for creativity...
April 21, 2011 How to Use the New Advanced Search Features in Windows 7- http://www.online-tech-tips.com With every new release of Windows, Microsoft has upgraded the search facility to allow users ever better ways to find the myriad of files, folders, images, videos and even e-mail on their computers. Windows 7 is no...
April 07, 2011 How to Use Comments Effectively in Word 2007/2010- http://www.online-tech-tips.com As the years have unfolded, Microsoft has added features, and then upgraded them with each new release of its flagship word processor, even if hardly anyone used those features; one of them is comments , a tool...
April 01, 2011 Technology & Productivity Weekly - Apr. 1, 2011- This Week's Headlines Netgear Announces Network Security Solutions for Small Businesses Mobile Trends: Why Tablets Mean Small Business 3 Web Tools for Small Business Communication How to Make Twitter Conversations Happen for Your Firm VoIP Hits...
March 24, 2011 Link Cells Between Excel 2010 Tabs and Workbooks - http://www.online-tech-tips.com A common thing to do in Excel is to use one sheet for collecting raw data, such as sales totals, and then to use another tab, or even a workbook to create summations or reports; the thing is though, doing so...
March 10, 2011 Compare iPad with iPad 2- http://www.online-tech-tips.com The long-anticipated announcement for iPad 2 happened this week, leaving many Apple fans wondering if the upgrades are worth buying the new iPad when it debuts today. Following are the major changes between the two...
February 24, 2011 Import, Arrange and Present Graphics in Word 2007/10 - http://www.online-tech-tips.com Despite Microsoft’s attempts to make inserting and manipulating graphic images in Word documents easier, many people still find it a rather daunting experience, especially the part where you try to make your...
February 10, 2011 Make One Page Landscape in Word 2010- http://www.online-tech-tips.com Recently, I was writing a Word document and I came across an interesting problem. I had about 20 pages in the Word document, but I needed one of them to be in landscape orientation.
Even though I’ve been...
February 07, 2011 Search the Internet from Your Windows 7 Start Menu- http://www.online-tech-tips.com We have been using Windows 7 regularly for well more than a year now, and yet we still discover new tricks from time to time. One we recently discovered is the ability to search the internet directly from the...
January 27, 2011 Find Out if Two Cells in Excel Contain Exactly the Same Number Values- http://www.online-tech-tips.com Like a two-dimensional (or flat) database, Excel is capable of storing many different types of data from small business contacts to personal income tax records. In both of these examples, accuracy is essential to...
January 13, 2011 How to Use Styles in Microsoft Word Version 2010- http://www.online-tech-tips.com Even though a lot of us use Microsoft Word every day, we don’t always take advantage of all that it has to offer. Changing a few simple things in Word can make formatting your document infinitely easier, and...
January 07, 2011 Spreadsheets: Conditional Format a Chart- By Bill Jelen ( www.cfo.com ) Reader John P. wins a copy of Charts and Graphs: Microsoft Excel 2010 from the MrExcel Library for his question: "Is there any way to Conditional Format a Chart Range? For example, I have a series of numbers in a...
December 30, 2010 AutoFit Column Widths and Row Heights in Excel- http://www.online-tech-tips.com Excel’s grid-like appearance can seem static at times without the possibility of creating customized interfaces to match the needs of the data stored in a worksheet. Although this is true to some extent,...
December 14, 2010 Copy a USB Drive's Contents to Your Hard Drive Automatically- http://www.online-tech-tips.com Almost everyone has a USB storage drive these days. Many of us carry multiple USB drives on our key chains. The convenient portability of these drives makes them a must-have for anyone who uses multiple computers....
November 18, 2010 Easily Fix Red Eye in Photos for Free- http://www.online-tech-tips.com Fixing red-eye using Photoshop or other desktop software like Picasa is pretty easy, but it requires that you have that software installed on your computer. If you want an online program that can effortlessly...
November 08, 2010 Squeezing More Out Of Your Home Wireless Network- http://www.geeks.com Whether you've just set up your home wireless network or it's been up and running for a while, chances are you're not getting the most out of it. That said, it doesn't take much to squeeze a little more performance out of...
November 04, 2010 Must-Have Tech Gear to Maximize Productivity Outside the Office- http://www.geeks.com Let’s face reality, virtually everyone has a laptop computer and if you’re like most college students and mobile professionals, you like to get work done outside of the classroom and the office.
Luckily, most retail...
October 13, 2010 October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month- October 2010 celebrates the seventh annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. The National Cybersecurity Awareness Month provides an opportunity to learn more about the importance of...
October 11, 2010 Use Excel to Figure Out an Effective Interest Rate from a Nominal Interest Rate- http://www.online-tech-tips.com Among Excel’s more popular formulas, the EFFECT formula is often used by financial professionals to figure out an effective interest rate from a nominal interest rate. Also called annual percentage rate (APR) and...
October 08, 2010 Watch Google TV- This week, Google launched its latest plot to conquer the world—this time, through our TVs.
The latest HD televisions, billed as Smart TVs , work much like our favorite smartphones – complete with apps and advanced Internet browsers. Sony is...
September 13, 2010 Google Search Accelerates With 'Instant' Results- Google revs up search engine with new feature that delivers results as users type in requests http://abcnews.go.com Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin...
September 10, 2010 How to Automatically Record Skype Calls- http://www.online-tech-tips.com Since Skype’s inception in 2003, it has become one of the most popular VOIP software applications. As of 2009, the total Skype users worldwide reached more than 500 million. Currently, it has approximately 13...
August 27, 2010 How to use Google Reader to Manage RSS Feeds- http://www.online-tech-tips.com
RSS feeds are ways for readers to subscribe to web providers like blogs and newsletters. With so much good content on the Net, it is good to have a tool to manage RSS feeds. With Google Reader you can save your...
August 18, 2010 Phone in Your Twitter Tweets- Tech Tip: Phone in Your Twitter Tweets http://www.online-tech-tips.com
The Twitter users with the most followers are often the ones who tweet the most often. Most people spend hours a day away from the computer, sacrificing valuable Twitter...
August 10, 2010 Test Your Password Strength- http://www.online-tech-tips.com Despite the thousands of warnings telling us not to use the same password for every site, most of us use the same password, or a variation of that password on most websites
for the simple reason that multiple...
July 29, 2010 Delete Browsing History, Cookies, and Form Data in IE- Tech Tip: Delete Browsing History, Cookies, and Form Data in IE http://www.online-tech-tips.com Internet Explorer (IE), the default web browser that comes with Windows, has a slightly different process for deleting browsing history, cookies, and...
July 08, 2010 Choose an e-book Reader- Choose an e-Book Reader http://www.online-tech-tips.com E-book readers have gained popularity lately, largely due to a brewing price war that has carried through the three major manufacturers: Amazon, Sony and Barnes and Noble. While the Amazon...
June 16, 2010 Safeguard Your Equipment with a Surge Protector- Electricity is a funny thing. When it's flowing normally through the power lines and into our homes and electronic devices, it's wonderful. But, sometimes, that electricity can turn against us.
How? A lightning storm, a bird or animal hitting a...
June 15, 2010 Learn How to Show Formatting Marks in Word- If you are old enough to remember when WordPerfect ruled the roost when it came to word processing, you may also remember that one of the best features of that program was the ability to show all formatting marks in a document.
This feature...
June 10, 2010 "Computers In The Air" - What Is Cloud Computing?- http://www.geeks.com It's supposed to be the next big thing in computing. It?s supposed to revolutionize the way we work at home and at the office. It?s supposed to slice bread, iron your clothes and make breakfast for you. Yes, its " cloud...
June 10, 2010 Google Calendar- Google calendar is here. Importing from a CSV or iCal file is easy enough. What to import your schedule from outlook into Google calendar? Actually importing from any CSV or iCAL file is very easy. Here is the tutorial to go from Outlook to...
June 10, 2010 Managing Outlook's Sometimes Overzealous Auto-Complete Feature- Microsoft Outlook stores e-mail addresses typed into the ?To? field whether they are correct or incorrect. For example, if a user accidentally types in ? dad@hotmaik.com ? instead of ? dad@hotmail.com ,? Outlook will store this e-mail address and...
June 10, 2010 Local Suggestions for Google Maps- Google Maps is trying to make it easier to find your desired location right around the block.
On Thursday, Google enhanced local search auto suggestions for Google Maps to more parts of the world. When you type in a restaurant or business name...
June 10, 2010 XP: Delete UserDumps (hdmp) to Restore Massive Amounts of Hard Drive Space- UserDumps are created when a program crashes. These large files contain information to help you (and Microsoft) debug what went wrong. However, these files are massive and can eat up a large amount of hard drive space very quickly. For example,...
June 07, 2010 Use Excel's Zoom Features for Greater Efficiency- Every once in a while, an application's feature is so simple and obvious that it goes overlooked even by those who use the program regularly. Excel's zoom capabilities are a good example of an overlooked feature that can increase your efficiency...
May 20, 2010 How to Use the YEARFRAC Function in Excel- One of the limitations of subtracting dates in Excel is that the application can only give you either the number of days or the number of months within a single year, or the number of years without regard for the days and months between the two...
May 11, 2010 Local Suggestions for Google Maps- Google TM Maps is a new online service from Google TM that allows users in the U.S. to find location information, navigate through maps, and get directions quickly and easily. Google TM Maps has several unique features: Draggable Maps
You can...
May 06, 2010 Convert a PDF to a Word Document the Easy Way- There are many times when we need to turn a PDF into a Word document. Most of the time, we are in a hurry and just want to edit something on the PDF quickly, and since most of us know Word a great deal better than we know Adobe, the task is much...
April 22, 2010 How to Repair Damaged Word Documents- Like any other file on your computer, Microsoft Word documents can get corrupted. Sometimes the damage manifests in obvious ways, like with formatting issues. A corrupt Word document can cause application crashes, system hangs, and many other...
April 08, 2010 Turn Caps Lock Text back to Normal in MS Word- If we are multi-tasking and watching television or Hula-hooping while typing, it is completely possible we will type long strings of text before we realize our mistake.
Rather than retyping the all-caps text, Word has a built-in option to fix...
March 25, 2010 Identity Theft- Quick Facts
It's important to protect your personal information and to take certain steps quickly to minimize the potential damage from identity theft if your information is accidentally disclosed or deliberately stolen.
Place a "Fraud Alert"...
March 11, 2010 Surf More Securely on Public WiFi Networks with FreeVPN- Do you scout out local free WiFi hotspots before vacationing in a new place? Do you only stay at hotels with free wireless access? Most of us do . . . but would you check your bank accounts from one of these public networks?
Public WiFi...
February 25, 2010 How to Unlock Windows 7 Hidden Themes- We live in a big world with many great countries, many great sites, and many great attractions. However, work sometimes puts us in a place where the greatest attraction is the time clock.
If you are working in an environment that uses Windows...
February 11, 2010 Protecting Portable Devices - Data Security- In addition to taking precautions to protect your portable devices, it is important to add another layer of security by protecting the data itself. Why do you need another layer of protection? Although there are ways to physically protect your...
February 08, 2010 New Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 7- http://www.online-tech-tips.com We love shortcuts! They make our lives easier and our computing more productive. For those of us whose hands ache from over using the mouse, shortcuts can add hours of pain-free computer time. Along with the new...
January 28, 2010 What is VoIP and How Can it Save You Money?- VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, is a family of technologies that allows you to make telephone calls over the internet. The marketplace for VoIP hardware, software, and services is extremely large and growing rapidly due to increasing...
January 14, 2010 How to Create a Group, Event, and Fan Page on Facebook- Aside from having your own basic Facebook page, you also have the option of creating groups, events, and fan pages. Each option has its advantages and disadvantages and is better suited for some things than others. Below, is the process for...
January 12, 2010 Using Caution with USB Drives- USB drives are popular for storing and transporting data, but some of the characteristics that make them convenient also introduce security risks. What security risks are associated with USB drives? Because USB drives, sometimes known as thumb...
December 17, 2009 Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet- This Tech Tip provides guidance for users connecting a new (or newly upgraded) computer to the Internet for the first time. It is intended for home users, students, small businesses, or any site with broadband (cable modem, DSL) or dial-up...
December 04, 2009 Ten Quick Calculator Tricks- The lowly Calculator sits there in your Applications folder. It's so unassuming you barely notice that it has menus and little interface details that make it not quite so lowly after all. These tips work for the Basic calculator. Many also work...
November 12, 2009 Windows7Share- If you have recently purchased a new laptop with Windows 7 installed, you’ll be happy to know that you can convert your machine into a mobile WiFi Hotspot! Using some cool free software, you can take any Internet connection and share it...
November 09, 2009 Introducing WindowsBytes - A Tech Blog with Quick Tips- So for all of those who read Online Tech Tips, you know that my articles are usually pretty long and go a little more in-depth about the topic. I?ve always found that this way of writing helps beginners understand tech stuff more easily.
But...
September 29, 2009 How to Query Webpages Using Excel- Excel users are usually required to import data from several sources. Web pages have become a common platform for corporate and non-corporate groups for presenting data. In this tutorial we will show you how to connect Excel to webpages that...
September 03, 2009 DSL vs. Cable Modem?- Two of the most popular technologies that offer speedy access to the World Wide Web are DSL broadband and the cable modem. There are several reasons why this is the case and the first one is that both of these Internet connections are...
September 02, 2009 Excel 2007: How to Clear the Values while Keeping Formulas- If you are constantly using a spreadsheet that requires you clear the values but retain the formulas, it can be painful to go through and select each field individually for deletion. Excel makes it easy to do this in just a few steps.
Open the...
August 20, 2009 What WiFi Standard Wireless Router to Buy?- There are several versions of the 802.11x WiFi standard, so before you buy WiFi gear, you should know what you’re paying for because some are much faster than others.
The 802.11b standard was the first one to be ratified, and equipment that...
August 11, 2009 9 Advanced Twitter Tips- Over my last year on Twitter, I tweeted 9 tips that I realized were important and not discussed anywhere. They seemed to help a lot of people, so I figured I would put them in a blog post. These are not tips for beginners, I am going to be using...
July 14, 2009 Google Images: Use License Filters to Find Images You Can Reuse- Google Images makes it easy to find images that can be reused. This is helpful if you are searching for images that are under GNU Free Documentation license, Creative Commons, or in the public domain. Go to Google Images . Click the Advanced...
July 10, 2009 Removing Spyware and Adware from Your Computer- One of the first things you should do if you find a trojan or spyware on your computer is disconnect it from the Internet. And we're not talking about closing a browser session; we're talking about pulling the phone line out of the wall or...
June 25, 2009 Must Have Apps for the Blackberry- While the iPhone is all the rage, no smartphone says business like the BlackBerry. It's a powerful little device that lets you send and receive e-mails, browse the Web, view documents, keep track of tasks and contacts, and even take photos and...
June 04, 2009 Insert an Excel Worksheet into a Word doc- Perhaps we should consider taking out the hyperlinks b/c they are linking back to this article.
Ever need to insert an Excel worksheet into a Word document and have them linked so that when you update the main Excel worksheet , it automatically...
May 20, 2009 Using the New Google Search Options- Everyone’s favorite search engine has made it easier to get the search results you desire. You can filter your result set to show forums, reviews, videos, etc. and place a time constraint on the result set as well.
1. Go to Google as you...
May 07, 2009 Outlook 2007: The Easy Way to Insert Attachments or Copied Text into a New Message- Everyone who uses e-mail has found themselves attaching files to e-mail, or needing to send a copied blurb of text to friends or colleagues. Outlook makes this ultra simple to send these in no time flat. To attach files:
1. Copy the file(s)...
April 02, 2009 Outlook 2007: Create and Use Canned Messages for Repetitive E-mailing- If you find yourself sending the same messages out periodically (such as directions to your house, monthly reminders to employees, etc.), then you could save a great deal of time by using (and re-using) pre-made messages. 1. Open Outlook.
2. Go...
February 09, 2009 Easily Scroll to the Top of Your Blackberry E-mail List- Have you ever opened your Blackberry e-mail only to find you are the bottom of your e-mail list? Instead of having to scroll the wheel a hundred times to get back to the top or bottom, use the following key commands to get you where you want to...
February 03, 2009 Excel 2007: Have Your Data Read Back To You- After taking the time to input a large amount of data, you will want to double check to make sure you entered everything correctly. It can be quite time consuming to have to constantly look back and forth from your printed list to your...
January 09, 2009 Outlook 2007: How to View Nonconsecutive Dates on the Calendar- Outlook’s calendar displays normally displays dates in a consecutive manner. Sometimes, however, it is useful to view several nonconsecutive dates on your Calendar. www.tech-recipes.com Open Outlook. Go to Calendar . Select the single day view....
January 06, 2009 Change AutoRecover Interval in Office 2007- AutoRecover is a Microsoft Office feature that will keep you from losing work in the event of a system crash or power outage by automatically saving your document at certain time intervals. You can easily change the interval when data is saved to...
December 22, 2008 Excel 2007: Using a Background Image- Tech-recipes.com If you want to dress up your spreadsheet a little bit, you can add a background image. This works especially well when using images such as corporate logos that give it an “official” look. 1. Go to the Ribbon and select the Page...
December 05, 2008 Google: Get Current Time of Any Location- Doing international business requires managing multiple time zones. Several web sites exist that help with this. Google, however, makes getting the current time of any location as simple as possible Just searching for ?time? with a location gives...
December 02, 2008 Excel 2007: How to Sort Rows- Excel 2007: How to Sort Rows Tech-Recipes.com By default, Excel allows you to sort your data by columns. If you run into a situation that requires that you sort the rows, you could do it by hand or let Excel do it for you. 1. Highlight the data...
November 24, 2008 Married with iPods, Part 2: One Library to Rule Them All- Last week, I showed you a technique for keeping your music collections separate from one another in a communal iTunes library. This week, I'll try and help out those of you with the opposite problem--people with fractured iTunes libraries across...
November 12, 2008 How to Transfer RSS Feed Subscriptions to Outlook 2007- Outlook 2007 allows you to subscribe to RSS feeds. If you want to transfer the subscriptions from your current feed reader (or Internet Explorer) to Outlook, you can easily do this with the help of an OPML file. Go to your current feed reader...
October 22, 2008 Viewing Excel Worksheets Side-by-Side- Viewing Excel Worksheets Side-by-Side tech-recipes.com
In Excel, you can work on two worksheets (from two different workbooks) by placing them in side-by-side windows. Excel 2003 Select Window Select Compare Side by Side With After you select...
October 07, 2008 IE7: Clear History, Cookies, and Temporary Internet Files- Browsers hold a lot of personal data. Clearing your history, cookies, and temporary internet files will clear a lot of this personal information from your browser. Although all this information is frequently used to improving the web browsing...
October 07, 2008 Adobe Reader: Change the Default Page Layout- If you find yourself constantly changing the Page Layout everytime you open a PDF file, you should consider changing your default page layout. For instance, you may prefer viewing the PDF using the Two-Up layout (especially if you use a...
September 09, 2008 How to Create a Business Continuity Plan- A Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is the least expensive insurance any company can have (especially for small companies, as it costs virtually nothing to produce). Unfortunately, many companies have never taken the time to develop such a plan....
August 26, 2008 Configure Microsoft Office 2007 to Save Files Using the Old Office 97-2003 Format- Having trouble opening an Office 2007 file in Office XP or Office 2003? Or maybe you have Office 2007, but always need to save files in an older to share them with others. There are two simple methods to solve this problem. One way is to have...
August 13, 2008 Migrate Your Pictures- Do you need a way to migrate or copy your pictures between online photo sharing services like Picasa, Flickr or Zooomr? Trying to do this manually by downloading albums or individual photos is can be very time consuming. Luckily, there is a free...
August 12, 2008 Word 2007: Viewing Two Documents, Side by Side- When you are comparing two Word documents, having them next to each other is often helpful. You could adjust the two documents so that they appear next to each other, but there is a much faster method. Word 2007 has this functionality built into...
July 08, 2008 Sending Large Files Over the Internet- Ever have a large file that is just too big to send through e-mail? Put that CD down and don?t get frustrated. Today there are several options for securely e-mailing larger digital files (many up to 2 GB each). These Web sites offer secure...
June 19, 2008 Outlook - Transfer AutoComplete Addresses to a New Computer- Outlook - Transfer AutoComplete Addresses to a New Computer tech-recipes.com Outlook's AutoComplete feature is a great timesaver. It allows you to type in the first few letters of a contact in the address field and it will show you what names...
June 03, 2008 Outlook 2007 - Make a Backup Copy of your Rules- Outlook 2007 - Make a Backup Copy of your Rules
Rules are conditional actions that you can create to help with organizing your email and keeping you notified of certain messages or events. You can spend quite a bit of time creating these rules,...
May 05, 2008 IE 7/IE 8: Disable Sounds in Web Pages- Did you know you can disable sounds that play in Internet Explorer without muting the speakers on your computer? Follow these steps to perform this action. Open Internet Explorer (IE 7 or IE 8). Click Tools and select Internet Options. Select the...
February 15, 2008 Playing Podcasts on your iPod or iPhone- Tech Tip: Playing Podcasts on your iPod or iPhone The FICPA is now offering weekly federal tax updates via podcast. Downloading the updates to your iPod or iPhone is a snap with help from iTunes. You can subscribe to virtually any podcast by...
February 13, 2008 The Do's and Dont's of Password Management- Passwords; seems like we are constantly getting a new one. More sites require logins and passwords are frequently changed in the workplace. Microsoft recently conducted a study on user passwords. The average user has 6.5 passwords, which are...
January 07, 2008 XP Users Can Speed the Reinstall Program File Process- It seems inevitable - there are times when you will need to reinstall a software program on your computer. The process becomes tedious when you just want to reinstall a single corrupt or missing file within a vast directory. (For example, when...
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