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- Video: Nintendo shows off Wii Fit to bring together exercise and video games
- This four-minute video clip from CNET shows the new Wii Fit video game that Nintendo is getting ready to launch with the goal of bringing together video games and exercise and trying to make exercise more fun. The game is played with the new Wii Balance Board, a new wireless...
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- Blog posts 2007-07-12
- Tip: Avoid trouble with Word tables
- Word's table feature is easy to use and intuitive enough that most of us can insert a table without too much going wrong. The quickest way to create a table in Word is to enter the table's headings or the first row of items, tabbing just once between each item....
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- Blog posts 2007-07-06
- Warning: New Outlook Patch Email a Fraud
- Thanks to Ben Camm-Jones at WebUser for this warning. A new scam is a foot. If you receive an email warning about an Outlook vulnerability and guiding you to download a patch, don't fall for it.I've not received the email myself and I don't have any more details than those...
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- Blog posts 2007-06-27
- Tip: Hide sensitive data in Access
- Anyone who works extensively with Access knows that it's weak on security. Nothing Access offers will deter a determined hacker. That's just a quick warning—if you're working with top-secret data, Access might not be the database for you.If your security needs are simple, Access offers a number of easy-to-implement security...
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- Blog posts 2007-06-21
- How-to change perspective in an Excel chart
- Oh my, I had no idea you could do this with an Excel chart! What am I raving about? You can reverse the order of the axis values. You have to see this in action to appreciate it. First, look at a simple column graph that compares sales for the...
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- Blog posts 2007-06-14
- How to Disguise Hyperlinks in PowerPoint
- Every product seems to underline hyperlinks by default, which is a good visual clue that the text is actually a link. However, in a PowerPoint presentation that you're controlling, I find the format a bit distracting. I can't help wondering if the audience is thinking more about what's behind the link...
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- Blog posts 2007-06-02
- Tip: Like-magic Ctrl+z
- Some of the simplest tips are also the best. Years ago, I learned a simple keyboard shortcut that can undo the last action—Ctrl+z. It’s similar to the Undo Typing feature, but allows you to keep your hands on the keyboard. Initially, it doesn’t seem like such a big deal, but...
- Tags: Uncategorized, Microsoft Office
- Blog posts 2007-05-10
- Basic Training on Office 2007 Ribbons
- Given the enthusiastic response to Jodys post on the Office 2007 Ribbon interface, I thought some of you might need a bit more help getting started. Microsoft has a short training program online: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/getstarted/FX101938921033.aspxYou can click through an introduction or review a demo.
- Tags: Uncategorized, Office 2007
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- Latest Office Update
- Office XP users should know that there’s a new Service Pack out—Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). Like most service packs, it includes security enhancements and other improvements. Now, if you have a resident IT or computer specialist who maintains your system, you probably don’t need to worry about this—they’ll...
- Tags: Uncategorized, Microsoft Office
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- Give SQL Professional Toolbelt a Test Run
- Are you a SQL Server DBA that wants to streamline work? Or maybe you are a Network Engineer that just inherited SQL Server tasks to do your job. If you are new or a seasoned veteran, there are specific tools available to help you with your day-to-day SQL...
- Tags: Uncategorized, sql server, Microsoft, databases
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- Are Quarterly patches a good idea on Database Servers?
- It seems that these days all major players in the software industry are beginning to deliver patches on a quarterly patch cycle. Oracle is one such vendor that plans to release fixes for 37 flaws for its flagship products on roughly April 17.Vendors such as Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, etc are...
- Tags: Uncategorized, sql server, oracle, databases
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- Imperva releases freeware database vulnerability scanner
- Imperva, a provider of data security and compliance solutions for the data center, recently announced the release of a freeware database vulnerability scanner that detects vulnerabilities and misconfigurations for databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, and DB2. This freeware tool is developed by the Imperva Application Defense Center ADC,...
- Tags: Uncategorized, databases, data center
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- Comments are an easy way to attach information to your data. Unfortunately, they often block data in adjacent cells. You can hide them, but that’s counter-productive. Still, having comments pop up as you browse a spreadsheet can be annoying. One easy-to-implement solution is to make the comment’s background transparent. Youll...
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- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- IBM's "low-carb" blade servers
- It looks like IBM is going green with its "low carb" servers. These servers need less electricity and use flash memory instead of disks.[poll=2][poll=3]This looks like the beginning of a new way of thinking in IT. There has been so much discussion lately about energy consumption that I believe this...
- Tags: Uncategorized, IBM
- Blog posts 2007-04-16
- It's Good to be Thin
- We are in the throes of a revival. What once was not, is now hot. It looks as if thin-client computing is making a comeback. We have come full circle. Whats interesting, is we first had the terminalmainframe model, and that progressed to the very popular PC and now...
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- Blog posts 2007-04-16
- Good Indexing May Improve Database Performance
- Tons of data, complex calculations, busy forms, and even network traffic impact a database’s performance. Your first line of defense against poor performance is a good design that includes appropriate indexes. An index is an underlying structure that determines how Access stores and retrieves data. By default, Access applies an...
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- Blog posts 2007-04-15
- Use Styles to Your Advantage
- Word provides many features for managing large documents. For instance, you can automate a table of contents or an index. Anybody working with large documents already knows the value of clicking a few buttons and having Word produce an index, as if by magic. In addition, keeping up with footnotes...
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- Blog posts 2007-04-11
- Unleash the power of virtualization in your enterprise
- Virtualization is a powerful tool that allows developers and IT professionals to streamline software development, testing, and deployment within their enterprise. With virtualization software you can run multiple x86 operating systems on a single computer. This gives you the ability to run Windows, Linux, or both on a single machine...
- Tags: virtualization, Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-04-11
- Top 6 Reasons to Host your Applications
- 1. Overworked. Your IT staff is overworked and you are still operating on a limited budged. By moving some third-party applications to a hosting provider, you will free up staff to finish the projects that have been backing up. Application Service Providers ASP is becoming more and more popular for...
- Tags: Uncategorized, data center
- Blog posts 2007-04-11
- Virtualization is on the Rise
- With the increasing need for IT departments to consolidate servers and reduce costs, virtualization is on the rise. While Virtualization has been around since IBM mainframes ruled the world but it was not until VMware pioneered virtualization on Intel chipsets that this technology really began to gain momentum. In the...
- Tags: Uncategorized, server virtualization
- Blog posts 2007-04-11
