Are you looking for gift ideas? If so, I’ve assembled some items by price category that I’ve bought and used. I’ve tried to keep the ideas practical and have intentionally omitted things like gift certificates or other soft goods.
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The Lazy Way To Clear Site Cookies with Chrome
I’m a creature of habit and each Wednesday I go to my local supermarket’s website to see the specials. Certain of these specials are unique to me so I need to log in to see them. This week I couldn’t log in. Each time I got a message saying my session expired and to log in again. I had a pretty good idea that the problem was with some site cookie. The good news is there are multiple ways to clear cookies for one site with Google Chrome.
Customizing the Excel Ribbon for Your Needs
One issue I run into with this site is software updates. I’ll be updating an article and low and behold, something is missing or changed. Usually, this is a result of software changes. The area that is impacted the most is the Excel Ribbon. In two articles, I noticed I was missing the Forms button and in the other case, the Excel Developer tab. Both issues are easily fixed when you know how to customize the ribbon.
When Alexa Voice Recognition Gets it Wrong
Image my surprise this morning when I looked at my To Do list and saw, “do a review on grimm kermit call marilee”. I stared at the screen for a good 20 seconds hoping something would pop to mind. I was stumped. Fortunately, I could tell the task had been placed the day before by Alexa. Now, the question was how to figure out what Alexa voice recognition heard. It was time to go to the source.
How to Check Computer Specs with these Free Windows Tools
Recently, I was trying to track down some system specs for my computers and ran into a snag. It had to do with this Meltdown and Spectre chipset nonsense. It seemed that some articles referenced the “chipset” and others the “code” name. I didn’t have a decoder ring so decided to see if various system utilities could help me check my computer specs. I came away thinking that these profiler tools vary widely in information and details.
Easy Ways to Make a Google Docs Letterhead Template
People often think Google Docs isn’t full-featured. However, it can handle many of the tasks of commercial programs. But sometimes, you just have to know how to work around the system. In this tutorial, I show how to make a letterhead template with a logo.
How to Leverage Google Sheets and VLOOKUP
VLOOKUP is one of the most popular spreadsheet functions with spreadsheet wizards. It allows you to lookup needed values and use them elsewhere in your spreadsheet. This tutorial will show you step-by-step how to use the function with the accompanying file.
Simple Hassle Free Ways to Protect Your Online Accounts
Recently, I met a friend who looked stressed. He returned home from work only to find out that someone had broken into his online accounts. Naturally, he was concerned about the data, but also the amount of time it would take to fix the problem. I told him an easy way to reduce the risk of account breaches is to use something called “two factor authentication” or 2FA. But, it has some issues if you’re not careful.
The Hidden Strengths of Excel Tables
One of my favorite quotes comes from Yogi Berra who said “You can observe a lot by just watching”. In this case, I was watching someone work with Excel and doing various tips to make the spreadsheet more usable. In fact, I’ve written about many of those tips. I suggested to my co-worker that he could reduce steps by using Excel Tables. And no, I’m not talking about pivot tables but something simpler and equally powerful. (Includes sample Excel file.)
How to Clean Your Gmail Autocomplete List
Back in the old internet days, people rarely changed email addresses. Today is a different story with people changing jobs and having multiple email addresses. Sometimes email programs don’t want to let go of the old addresses and keep displaying them for us, which can present problems. I’ll skip the embarrassing parts and show you an easy way to remove stale addresses from the Google’s auto-complete list.