I received a email from a reader who was having trouble with file management in Word. Granted, Word is pretty poor at file management, but he pointed out something I’d not considered, which is how the Office 2016 (and 2013) Backstage is even poorer when it comes to file management.
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January 6, 2016Word’s Backstage File Management
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January 4, 2016New Year PC ChoresIt’s a new year! Things are slowly getting back to normal, with the chaos of the extended Saturnalia finally concluding. I mean, nothing gets done the last two weeks of the year, right? So why not take advantage of the lull and do some computer cleaning?
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January 1, 2016Predictions for 2016After the longest dry spell, things are looking up for high tech. Lamentably, these new exciting trends are happening in realms beyond those of computers, tablets, and phones. Advances in robotics, space technology, and travel are truly something. Computers? Meh.
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December 30, 20152015 Predictions RecapIt’s time to wind back the Wambooli clock and review my ill-fated (or not) high tech predictions for this current year. As the curtain closes on 2015, how well did I do?
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December 28, 2015PorchCam 2016 Year in ReviewIt was a sad day. On Thursday, 14 May of this year, the Wambooli PorchCam died.
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December 25, 2015December 23, 2015My Bluetooth HeadsetI enjoy computing on the road, taking my laptop to a café or coffee shop. The problem I frequently have is the noise. To combat that issue, I’ve invested in a wireless, noise-canceling headset.
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December 21, 2015Clear Google’s Search HistoryI recently received an email from a reader. His question was about clearing the Google search history. I cover clearing the web page history from your mobile web browser’s history list, but one thing that doesn’t fix is Google’s own history of those items you’ve searched for. Here’s how to clean-up that list.
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December 18, 2015Messin’ with the Google App
OK Google. That’s how it all starts. Utter those words, and your Android phone or tablet perks up its ears and gets ready to act.
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December 16, 2015The Perils of Not Upgrading IE
It’s been a long time since Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was the planet’s number one web browser. Some people still use it. Over 20 percent of those people use versions of Internet Explorer (IE) prior to the current version. Those people are facing an ominous security risk.
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