January 7, 2013

Word Content Controls

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Have you ever started up a template in Word 2010/2007 and seen those fill-in-the-blanks items? Have you wanted to create them yourself? Here’s how!
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January 4, 2013

O How I Hate My Phone

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Once upon a time, I loved my phone. It was awesome! It grew even more awesome when I bought the battery pack upgrade and could make it through an entire day without a recharge. But now? I hate my phone.
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January 2, 2013

The State of the Art 2013

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The digital universe is expanding. The personal computer marked the dawn of the digital age. That seems like a lifetime ago. (And it is.) Today, your digital life is everywhere.
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December 31, 2012

Predictions for 2013

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Time to, once again, play my annual game of Am I Clairvoyant! Allow me to roll the cosmic dice . . .
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December 28, 2012

The Year In Review: 2012

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Time to look back at my silly ol’ predictions for the year 2012. How did I do?
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December 26, 2012

Porchcam Year In Review: 2012

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Here it is again, an annual tradition: Time to dust off the lens on my lame, “can’t see in color” porchcam. It’s snapped quite a few pictures over the past 12 months.
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December 24, 2012

Published Statistics

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I’ve been an author for just about 25 years now. That’s a long time! If I were writing fiction, more people would probably know who I was. Yet, while technology publishing isn’t glamorous, it’s a nice career. Here are some stats.
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December 21, 2012

This Is My Last Blog Post . . .

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. . . for the 12th Baktun.

DOOM!

Yes, that’s correct: Today is the day that the Mayan calendar rolls over. Kiss goodbye the 12th Baktun and say hello to the 13th.
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December 19, 2012

Why Not a Superuser Account?

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One of the most popular things people did with their PCs back in the 1980s was reformat the hard drive. Yep, they’d just wipe the whole thing out. Zap! Suddenly everything was gone. They weren’t trilled, either.
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December 17, 2012

February 29, 1900

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Don’t bother looking it up. Nothing significant happened on February 29, 1900. No one was born, no one died. While that may seem extraordinary, it’s true because there was no February 29, 1900. That is, unless you use Microsoft Excel.
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