People in the early 21st century wouldn’t see it as such, but Grandpa Ryan’s 70th birthday party was quite the celebration. No one was interacting. No one heard the sounds of laugher or dialog, and yet everyone was having a wonderful time.
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March 3, 2014Ryan’s Heart Attack
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February 28, 2014The Ordeal of Updating with Samsung KiesIt finally happened me. I’ve read about it, but didn’t believe it. Was it true? Do you really need to use a computer to update an Android phone? The answer is “yes,” if that phone happens to be a Samsung.
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February 26, 2014Assigning a Word Macro to a Shortcut KeyWelcome to Weird Word Wednesday here at the Wambooli Wamblog. Last week’s post was about creating a macro, which is fun and useful. It becomes even more funner and usefuller when you assign the macro to a keyboard shortcut.
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February 24, 2014A Hardbound For Dummies BookDon’t bother looking for it; you won’t find any hardcover editions for any For Dummies title. No, they’re all considered “trade paperback,” which is the publishing industry’s term. Yet I do have one hardbound For Dummies title. One of only ten printed.
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February 21, 2014Samsung the SillyRecently, Google and Samsung sat down to talk. Samsung is the largest supplier of Android devices in the world, both phones and tablets. Obviously Google would have a lot to lose if Samsung decided to create their own operating system. They’re halfway there already.
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February 19, 2014A Simple Word MacroThe first macros in Word were simple keyboard recorders. You turned on the Macro command and anything you typed was dutifully recorded for playback later. Such simple macros can still be created in Word.
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February 17, 2014The 1980s Nerd PartyIt didn’t happen often, but computer nerds of the 1980s would get together and party. February 14, 2014Become a Word Developer
February 12, 2014Before Laptops Had TrackpadsThe sun is shining. A new day calls. You have work to do, but you’re playing hooky from the office. Fortunately you have your new Compaq LTE. You can take your work anywhere! And you do! Off to the coffee bistro you roll. In tow is your fully-charged 8086, 250K laptop and your Microsoft Thumb Mouse. The year is 1989.
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February 10, 2014My Most Ancient Computer BooksI started buying computer references back in the early 1980s. Al Gore had stubbornly not yet invented the Internet, so budding young computer enthusiasts such as myself had no other choice but resort to the dead tree version of a reference. And I bought a lot of computer books. |
People who use Word as a mere word processor aren’t even scratching the surface of what it can do. The program’s power is vast and intimidating. It goes beyond writing and formatting text. Word also contains tools that let you completely overhaul and customize the program.