tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74632599428308264242010-02-25T00:59:42.329-07:00Tips and tricks along with ravings and rants by your favorite Temperamental Techie.Small Office Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518108976920670661noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463259942830826424.post-16034991933080078842009-09-09T13:12:00.003-06:002009-09-09T14:58:58.812-06:00

Many people come to me for advice about general electronics purchases. One of the common questions I receive is "Which is better, LCD or Plasma?" My answer? It depends on how you are going to use it. The arguments below are based on my research on the subject from sources like Sound & Vision, Consumer Reports, Cnet, and others.The argument for LCDLCDs are brighter than plasma and their screens

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Here are a few reasons why we techies can be temperamental. (Borrowed from http://www.sloppynoodle.com/joke-techsupport.shtml.)So you think you're computer-illiterate? Check out the following excerpts from a Wall Street Journal article by Jim Carlton --1. Compaq is considering changing the command "Press Any Key" to "Press Return Key" because of the flood of calls asking where the "Any" key is.2.

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Well, after a week's vacation and a two-week hiatus from the blogging world, the Temperamental Techie is back in full swing. Check out my new blog dedicated to temperamental reviews of the technology I work with every day. Just go to http://reviews.thetemperamentaltechie.com. If there is a product you would like reviewed before you try or buy, just let me know and I'll screen it for you.I will

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Have you created a macro that you use often? Wouldn't it be nice if there was a button on your toolbars that ran the macro so you didn't have go through all the menus every time you want to use it? Here's how to create a custom button that can be placed on any toolbar for easy access.Click Tools --> Customize...Select the Commands tab. From Categories, select Macros. Then click on, hold, and drag

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Doesn't it seem like sorting worksheets alphanumerically should be a built-in function of Microsoft Excel? Well, stop looking in Excel for a tool or option to do it, because it doesn't exist. Unfortunately, you have to create a macro. When you create a macro, you are telling Excel to memorize a set of commands and carry them out in sequence. Fortunately, Microsoft has published the commands in

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In case some of my readers tell their IT guy about this great blog they've come across, I thought I'd post something for them.If you don't know about it yet, you've got to learn about it now. Spiceworks is the best IT tool I've ever used."Spiceworks is a free “everything IT” tool that delivers nearly everything an IT pro needs to simplify your job. Designed for small- and medium-sized businesses,

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Have you ever forgotten the password for your protected Excel spreadsheet? Worried that you'll have to recreate the spreadsheet? Don't have any friends with good hacking skills? Well, worry no longer! PasswordX 2009 is a handy app that will remove the password so you can regain full access again. Give it a try today!Speaking of forgotten passwords, NirSoft makes a whole suite of free password

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How many times have you accidentally deleted an email you needed to look at just one more time? "No big deal," you say to yourself, "it's in my deleted items folder." Then your stomach drops as you realize you just emptied your deleted items folder or you used the SHIFT+DELETE command to skip having to empty it out of your deleted items folder. In a state of panic, you might approach your IT guy

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I don't know about you, but I am more efficient with email while at the office than text messaging on my phone. So, if you're like me and have Microsoft Outlook open most of the day, you'll save time and effort sending text messages right from Outlook.Most people have no idea that the major US cellular carriers actually use email for SMS to text capable cell phones. These text messages are

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Have you ever wanted to export a list of files from Windows Explorer? As far as you can tell, it is an impossible task. With the frustration mounting and the determination to not hand enter the list into Word or Excel when the data you want is staring you in the face, you would normally approach your IT guy and ask "Is there a way to export a list of files in a folder?" Now you'll have one less

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Temperamental: of, related to, or caused by temperament; subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious; sometimes used figuratively to describe user-unfriendly or unstable machines or software that are either complicated and/or have poorly written instructions and are subsequently...Does this describe your office IT guy from time to time? Or maybe you don't have a

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