Category Archives: Software

How to Create & Use Custom Forms In Word

Posted on September 12, 2018 by jules

Create Fillable Forms In Word or How to Make “Fill in the Blank” Style Word Documents Content Controls & Macros Make It Easy by JD Sartain | tech journalist | PCWorld | Sep 11, 2018 3:30 am It’s a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Internet, Reviews, Software | Tagged Combo Box, create custom forms, create fillable forms, customize interactive content, Customize Ribbon, Drop-Down List Box, Keyboard Shortcuts, Microsoft Word, Office 2013, Office 2016, Office 365, templates, web pages | Comments Off

Microsoft Word: How to Open or Import Other File Formats

Posted on June 5, 2018 by jules

Word can handle a surprising number of file formats, though some may look funny by JD Sartain | tech journalist | PCWorld | Jun 4, 2018 3:01 am You can open or import a surprising number of file formats into … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Reviews, Software | Tagged .DOC, .ODF for formulas, .ODG for graphics, .ODP for presentations, .ODS for spreadsheets, .TXT files, .WPD, .WPS, Adobe PDF, ASCII files, conversion utility, Copy and Paste the slides, HTM, HTML, HTML webpage, import Excel, import PowerPoint, import slides, import spreadsheets, import text from other programs, Insert Clip Art, Insert Picture, Microsoft Word, ODF for mathematical equations, ODT, Office 2013, Office 2016, Office 365, Open Document Format (ODF) files, Open Source file formats, PDF, Rich Text Format files (RTF), text encoding, Word Perfect files, XML, XML-based | Comments Off

How to Use, Modify, and Create Templates In Word

Posted on May 23, 2018 by jules

Plus, creating custom interactive templates for special projects by JD Sartain | tech journalist | PCWorld | May 23, 2018 3:30 am In Microsoft Word, templates are pre-designed documents that you or someone else (such as Microsoft) creates to use … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Software | Tagged announcement flyer, brochures, business cards, colors, Combo Box Content Control, Controls, custom templates, design, design consistency, Developer tab, dotx, fields, font, graphics, input fields, Insert Pictures, interactive, layout, logo, Microsoft Word, Office 2013, Office 2016, Office 365, photos, Pictures Library, presentations, resumes, stock templates, style, templates, user interaction, Users\owner\Documents\Custom Office Templates | Comments Off

Will You Star In the Next Google or Facebook Ad?

Posted on November 12, 2013 by jules

–by JD Sartain, CIO; November 12, 2013 Recent updates to Google and Facebook privacy policies give the companies permission to use your photos in commercial content such as ads. Users aren’t pleased—but, at the moment at least, they are almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Internet, Software | Tagged Brian Blau, Data Use Policy, Erin Egan, Facebook, Gartner Research, Google, Google Play, Google Terms of Service Update, privacy, Proposed Updates to Governing Documents, Shared Endorsements settings, Statement of Rights and Responsibilities | Comments Off

The Last Days of Unix

Posted on August 21, 2013 by jules

After a 30-year run, once dominant server OS gets 86ed by x86es –by Julie Sartain, Network World; August 19, 2013 06:02 AM ET Network World: Unix, the core server operating system in enterprise networks for decades, now finds itself in … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Internet, Software | Tagged core server operating system, enterprise networks, Errol Rasit, Forrester, Gartner, HP, HP-UX, IBM, IDC Enterprise Server Group, Itanium-based Unix, Jean Bozman, Kirk Bresniker, Linux, Microsoft, Oracle, Oracle Exadata platform, Randy Meyer, RDBMS, relational database management systems, Richard Fichera, RISC platform, Rudd Canaday, SAP HANA, Sun, Unix, Windows, x86-based technologies, x86-processor | Comments Off

In Their Own Words: Unix Pioneers Remember the Good Times

Posted on August 20, 2013 by jules

–by Julie Sartain, Network World; August 19, 2013 06:02 AM ET Network World: We caught up with the pioneers who brought us the Unix operating system and asked them to share some memories of the early days of Unix development. … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Internet, Software | Tagged Andrew Tanenbaum, Bell Labs, Berkeley Unix, Bill Joy, Brian Kernighan, C language, CISE, David Korn, Dennis Ritchie, Digital Unix, Doug McIlroy, Douglas McIlroy, Gordon Bell, IEEE, Joe Ossanna, Ken Thompson, KornShell, ksh, Linux, Mach, Max Matthews, Michael Lesk, Mike Pilla, Minix, MIT, Multics, Peter Neumann, Peter Unics, Rick Rashid, Rudd Canaday, Stan Dunten, Steve Bourne, Unix, USENIX, UWIN Unix for Windows, VAX, virtual memory, VMware, WYSIWYG | Comments Off

Celebrating Unix Heroes

Posted on August 19, 2013 by jules

–by Julie Sartain, Network World; August 19, 2013 06:02 AM ET Network World: Unix, the multitasking, multi-user operating system was developed in 1969 at Bell Labs by AT&T employees and associates. Unix descendants and clones include Berkeley Unix, Minix, Linux, … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Internet, Software | Tagged Andrew Tanenbaum, Bell Labs, Berkeley Unix, Bill Joy, Brian Kernighan, C language, CISE, David Korn, Dennis Ritchie, Digital Unix, Doug McIlroy, Douglas McIlroy, Gordon Bell, IEEE, Joe Ossanna, Ken Thompson, KornShell, Linux, Mach, Max Matthews, Michael Lesk, Mike Pilla, Minix, MIT, Multics, PDP-7, Peter Neumann, Rick Rashid, Rudd Canaday, Stan Dunten, Steve Bourne, Unix, Unix V6, USENIX, UWIN Unix for Windows, VAX, virtual memory, VMware, WYSIWYG | Comments Off

Can Your IP Address Give Away Your Identity to Hackers, Stalkers, and Cybercrooks?

Posted on July 17, 2013 by jules

–by Julie Sartain, Network World; July 17, 2013 10:04 AM ET Network World: In today’s world of hackers, stalkers and cybercriminals, not to mention government spy programs and commercial sites that collect information about you for advertising purposes, is there … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Internet, Software | Tagged ad sites, AllAnonymity, Altimeter Group, AnchorFree, AOL, Black Logic, cybercriminals, design flaws, DHCP, digital address, Facebook, fee-based VPN, free proxy services, GeoIP databases, Google, hackers, Hide My Ass, Hotspot Shield, Internet, IP address, IRC networks, malware, mask your IP address, Mega Proxy, network, onion routing, privacy laws, privacy protection, protocols, proxy services, skypegrab.info, stalkers, subnet, Tor Project, Twitter, virtual tunnels, VPN services, VPN software, Web, Wi-Fi | Comments Off

Can Your IP Address Give Away Your Identity?

Posted on July 16, 2013 by jules

–by Julie Sartain, Network World; July 16, 2013 Network World: Can hackers, stalkers, criminals, and other Internet users track you down by your Internet Protocol (IP) address? According to the courts, several analysts, and IT professionals, the answer is both … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Internet, Software | Tagged criminals, encrypted links, encrypted tunnels, firewalls, hackers, identity, Internet, Internet Protocol, IP address, IP cloaking, online anonymity, privacy, stalkers, Tor Project, unencrypted links, VPN services, Web | Comments Off

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