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Essential Security for Computers

Ivan Hemmans — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:17:04 +0000

Many people use computers with old, out-of-date security software or no security software at all.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.

Word: Change Whatever the Case May Be

Ivan Hemmans — Mon, 31 May 2010 21:30:18 +0000

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.

Apple's iPad: First Impressions. Can You Put it in a Box?

Ivan Hemmans — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:00:59 +0000

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.

Apple's iPad: Will it Find a Place in Your World?

Ivan Hemmans — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000

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.

Keys to Reduce Scrolling on the BlackBerry® Home Screen

Ivan Hemmans — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:45:38 +0000

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.

Get a Handle on AutoFill in Excel

Ivan Hemmans — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:00:02 +0000

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.

Toggle the display of formulas on a sheet in Excel

Ivan Hemmans — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:45:10 +0000

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.

Set up reliable data validation in Excel

Ivan Hemmans — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:20:52 +0000

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.

Use the Lookup feature to find values in lists with vLookup in Excel

Ivan Hemmans — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:00:24 +0000

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

Combining data from multiple cells with Concatenate in Excel

Ivan Hemmans — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:12:56 +0000

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