Homehttp://www.hemmans.com/hemamnscom/2011-10-07T04:01:24ZSquarespacehttp://www.hemmans.com/hemamnscom/2011/1/27/essential-security-for-computers.htmlIvan Hemmans2011-01-27T20:17:04Z2011-01-27T20:17:04Z

Many people use computers with old, out-of-date security software or no security software at all. There are many ways to keep a computer safe. The first step is to ensure it has the essential security software it needs.

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http://www.hemmans.com/hemamnscom/2010/5/31/word-change-whatever-the-case-may-be.htmlIvan Hemmans2010-05-31T21:30:18Z2010-05-31T21:30:18Z

There is a command in Microsoft Word that changes the case of text when it is invoked. It changes text to lowercase, uppercase, title case, or sentence case, based on the selection.

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http://www.hemmans.com/hemamnscom/2010/4/15/apples-ipad-first-impressions-can-you-put-it-in-a-box.htmlIvan Hemmans2010-04-15T05:00:59Z2010-04-15T05:00:59Z

I have had an opportunity, thanks to a generous friend, to use an iPad for several hours over the past week. During that time, I showed it to roughly 2 dozen people and managed to collect some of their first impressions.

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http://www.hemmans.com/hemamnscom/2010/2/3/apples-ipad-will-it-find-a-place-in-your-world.htmlIvan Hemmans2010-02-03T13:00:00Z2010-02-03T13:00:00Z

On January 27th, in the year twenty-ten, Steve Jobs announced to the world Apple's latest creation, the iPad. People are still trying to figure out if it's a laptop replacement or a Kindle killer. They also want to know whether they need one.

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http://www.hemmans.com/hemamnscom/2010/1/20/keys-to-reduce-scrolling-on-the-blackberry-home-screen.htmlIvan Hemmans2010-01-20T13:45:38Z2010-01-20T13:45:38Z

BlackBerry® smartphones excel when it comes to working with large amounts of e-mail. They ship configured to allow easy dialing from the Home screen. Changing this setting unlocks an array of shortcut keys.

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http://www.hemmans.com/hemamnscom/2010/1/5/get-a-handle-on-autofill-in-excel.htmlIvan Hemmans2010-01-05T14:00:02Z2010-01-05T14:00:02Z

You can use the AutoFill handle to quickly drag a series into existence. You can drag days of the week, months of the year, or a numerical series — you can even create your own custom series.

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http://www.hemmans.com/hemamnscom/2008/11/24/toggle-the-display-of-formulas-on-a-sheet-in-excel.htmlIvan Hemmans2008-11-24T15:45:10Z2008-11-24T15:45:10Z

When working in Excel, you may wish to see the formulas in use on your worksheet to help you track down an error, or to see which cells are dependent upon other cells.

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http://www.hemmans.com/hemamnscom/2008/9/12/set-up-reliable-data-validation-in-excel.htmlIvan Hemmans2008-09-12T19:20:52Z2008-09-12T19:20:52Z

You can use data validation to restrict the type of information allowed in a given cell (or cells). In addition, you can use data validation to limit data to a predefined list of acceptable items and display the items as an in-cell dropdown list.

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http://www.hemmans.com/hemamnscom/2008/9/12/use-the-lookup-feature-to-find-values-in-lists-with-vlookup.htmlIvan Hemmans2008-09-12T19:00:24Z2008-09-12T19:00:24Z

Use VLOOKUP to find corresponding information in a list of data.

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http://www.hemmans.com/hemamnscom/2008/9/12/combining-data-from-multiple-cells-with-concatenate-in-excel.htmlIvan Hemmans2008-09-12T06:12:56Z2008-09-12T06:12:56Z

Excel gives you the ability to combine text from multiple cells into a single destination cell.

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