Tips & Tricks for Windows, Office, and Whatever
I wanted change how I publish my newsletters in the EMO archive section at slipstick.com; they are currently in HTML files on the site (copied from the HTML i used for the newsletter, so it was simple to do) but I really wanted them in Wordpress and … [Continue reading]
A new feature of the Office 2013 and 2016 applications is online templates. The Start screen window comes up when you open Word, Excel, and the other Office applications that make heavy use of templates. While these templates may be useful to some … [Continue reading]
Group policies are not for domain users only. Anyone can use them to set their defaults for any application that supports Group Policies. The advantage to using group policies for SOHO users is that you don't need to edit the registry. Also, some … [Continue reading]
I've been using an older version of Yourls for a few years. I tried to upgrade to v1.5 a few times but always hit a problem with adding new URLs to the database: it acts like it's adding the URLs but really doesn't Sometimes the 'thinking' icon spins … [Continue reading]
I hated Windows 8 when I first installed it. Navigating was difficult since I'm using on a desktop computer and live on the desktop. The Metro screen might be OK for touch screen tablets, but it's not workable for my desktop. Yes, I know, you can … [Continue reading]
Out of the blue, not one, but two, computers lost the RDP file association and clicking on the saved RDP files, opened the Open with... dialog, not the remote computer. I have no idea what caused the problems, but it was likely either a Windows … [Continue reading]
For the last two weeks I've been trying to figure out why pages on Slipstick.com (and to a lesser extent, on Outlook-tips.net) kept reloading. I first realized there was a problem when the 48 hour stats tracker (from Jetpack) showed a large jump in a … [Continue reading]
Update: I broke down and installed iTunes on my laptop. Install went smoothly, both for iTunes and iOS5. To a new-ish iPad owner, whole backup and restore process was confusing though. Was restore going to restore iOS4 or just the apps? It seems to … [Continue reading]
Although Windows 7 (and Vista) make it easier to find folders, thanks to the Favorites and Libraries, some applications use the older Open/Save common dialog. And yes, it still supports Places Bar. You can add up to 5 places to it, replacing the five … [Continue reading]
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