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  • This through me for a look.  Seems that if you have a skype plugin installed, you cannot cut and paste formulas in Excel.  Pretty random till you think about it. The skype plugin is pretty aggressive trying to capture what it thinks are phone numbers and its totally possible the...

    Cant cut and paste a formula in excel? Could be a skype bug

    Posted on April 30, 2012 | No Comments
    This through me for a look.  Seems that if you have a skype plugin installed, you cannot cut and paste formulas in Excel.  Pretty random till you think about it. The skype plugin is pretty aggressive trying to capture what it thinks are phone numbers and its totally possible the...

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  • One thing that bugs me about windows 8 is I have 2 screens I have to get pass to get to my desktop.  First the splash screen, or whatever its called, then the login screen.  Well I just found out by accident that if you click on the spacebar, that...

    Tip #192 By pass the splash screen in windows8 with a click

    Posted on March 18, 2012 | No Comments
    One thing that bugs me about windows 8 is I have 2 screens I have to get pass to get to my desktop.  First the splash screen, or whatever its called, then the login screen.  Well I just found out by accident that if you click on the spacebar, that...

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  • I’m a reddit lurker. I’ll fess that now. I came across a pretty good comic on how to use your iphone instead of your glasses in the morning, or my case, when I misplace them.. Which I do often. I thought, ‘the world must know!’  Instead, I got sidetracked by...

    How to use your iphone as glasses and flashlight or I really need to post faster

    Posted on December 18, 2011 | No Comments
    I’m a reddit lurker. I’ll fess that now. I came across a pretty good comic on how to use your iphone instead of your glasses in the morning, or my case, when I misplace them.. Which I do often. I thought, ‘the world must know!’  Instead, I got sidetracked by...

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  • I just saw this Via Dana Oshiro on NewShelter. I have not really taken to Google+ for the same reason I did not take to facebook.  Too much scrolling.  What i like about Twitter, and still find myself going there first, is everyone is limited to 140 char and replies...

    How to use Google+, the early days tips

    Posted on July 8, 2011 | No Comments
    I just saw this Via Dana Oshiro on NewShelter. I have not really taken to Google+ for the same reason I did not take to facebook.  Too much scrolling.  What i like about Twitter, and still find myself going there first, is everyone is limited to 140 char and replies...

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  • Ok, I would not have believed this if I did not see it myself.  We have an older apple keyboard that was just disgusting. Instead of trying to clean it by hand, someone recommended putting it in the dishwater.  What??  Ok, so my friend gave it a shot and low...

    Tip#61 Clean your Apple keyboard in the dishwater

    Posted on June 24, 2011 | No Comments
    Ok, I would not have believed this if I did not see it myself.  We have an older apple keyboard that was just disgusting. Instead of trying to clean it by hand, someone recommended putting it in the dishwater.  What??  Ok, so my friend gave it a shot and low...

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  • As a developer and analyst, I heavily rely on the powerful features and flexibility that Microsoft Excel provides for various tasks. This was especially true when I was supporting enterprise level accounting systems. I would often be working with two or more workbooks at a time, and loved having the...

    How to make Excel open each file in a separate window. Tip #198

    Posted on March 10, 2011 | 6 Comments
    As a developer and analyst, I heavily rely on the powerful features and flexibility that Microsoft Excel provides for various tasks. This was especially true when I was supporting enterprise level accounting systems. I would often be working with two or more workbooks at a time, and loved having the...

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  • I love my little Roomba, and most people you talk to love theirs too.  However, as far vacuum cleaners go, they cannot really compete with a standard high power vacuum cleaner.  Nor are they supposed to.  However, here are 4 tips to get the most of your Roomba. 1. Maximize...

    4 tips to improve your roomba’s performance

    Posted on June 18, 2010 | 6 Comments
    I love my little Roomba, and most people you talk to love theirs too.  However, as far vacuum cleaners go, they cannot really compete with a standard high power vacuum cleaner.  Nor are they supposed to.  However, here are 4 tips to get the most of your Roomba. 1. Maximize...

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  • Tip # 41 I have window7/office 2010 on my laptop and XP on the work computer. I much perfer using the laptop, but I have multiple monitors on the work desktop.  So I have been dealing with a RDC call into the laptop and working off one monitor Which stinks...

    How to span across multiple monitors using microsoft remote desktop RDC

    Posted on May 20, 2010 | No Comments
    Tip # 41 I have window7/office 2010 on my laptop and XP on the work computer. I much perfer using the laptop, but I have multiple monitors on the work desktop.  So I have been dealing with a RDC call into the laptop and working off one monitor Which stinks...

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  • Like most people who had any choice, I avoided installing MS Vista.  I did download Windows 7 (build 7100 and RC) and have been quite impressed.  So in addition to dropping my hard drives and installing SSD’s (which I also recommend) I’m beginning a computer by computer reinstall to Windows...

    Single page for reinstalling your web apps, useful for windows 7 reinstalls

    Posted on October 26, 2009 | No Comments
    Like most people who had any choice, I avoided installing MS Vista.  I did download Windows 7 (build 7100 and RC) and have been quite impressed.  So in addition to dropping my hard drives and installing SSD’s (which I also recommend) I’m beginning a computer by computer reinstall to Windows...

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  • Ever find yourself in a hotel, want to watch a movie on your iphone?  Laying on a bed holding your iphone can get a bit tiring after awhile.   Well check this out. You can rig up an iphone holder using hangers and a plastic bag!  This assumes there is a...

    Cool new iPhone holder for the hotel traveler .. using hangers!

    Posted on September 9, 2009 | 2 Comments
    Ever find yourself in a hotel, want to watch a movie on your iphone?  Laying on a bed holding your iphone can get a bit tiring after awhile.   Well check this out. You can rig up an iphone holder using hangers and a plastic bag!  This assumes there is a...

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  • As I reported a few months back, I noticed an uptick on dropped calls and overall poorer performance when I upgraded from 2.x to 3.0. Basically it felt like the phone reverted to the same performance levels before the 2.1 upgrade.  So I hoped it was a simple visioning error...

    iPhone dropped calls and poor reception did not improve with 3.0.1

    Posted on August 14, 2009 | 1 Comment
    As I reported a few months back, I noticed an uptick on dropped calls and overall poorer performance when I upgraded from 2.x to 3.0. Basically it felt like the phone reverted to the same performance levels before the 2.1 upgrade.  So I hoped it was a simple visioning error...

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  • Every now and again, I get an email asking me to review an iphone app or provide feedback as its being developed.  Sometimes I’m asked pretty early so I’m sent screen shots or compiled code, but most of the time its in the App store. Someone once asked me how...

    How to use promo, redeem, access, discount or whatever codes in itunes

    Posted on June 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Every now and again, I get an email asking me to review an iphone app or provide feedback as its being developed.  Sometimes I’m asked pretty early so I’m sent screen shots or compiled code, but most of the time its in the App store. Someone once asked me how...

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  • I’ve been a Pandora fan for a long time, (more here on my fav radio apps) and when it hit the iphone, it became my default radio station for music complimented with occasional Last.FM.  Well, here are a few tips to really get the most out of your new iphone...

    The best way to use Pandora with the iphone, having jailbreak helps.

    Posted on May 16, 2009 | 4 Comments
    I’ve been a Pandora fan for a long time, (more here on my fav radio apps) and when it hit the iphone, it became my default radio station for music complimented with occasional Last.FM.  Well, here are a few tips to really get the most out of your new iphone...

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  • Last week I read an article in popular mechanics (link here) talking about the various ways, and the level of quality, per option.  Nothing new here that has not already been talked about, except, the missed out on one.. Over ride the CD changer! Why would we want to do...

    Connecting your iphone/ipod to your radio (stereo) through the CD changer

    Posted on March 8, 2009 | 1 Comment
    Last week I read an article in popular mechanics (link here) talking about the various ways, and the level of quality, per option.  Nothing new here that has not already been talked about, except, the missed out on one.. Over ride the CD changer! Why would we want to do...

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  • If  you have categories on your iphone, you may have noticed that when you update an app, it creates a new icon on the iphone’s ‘desktop’.  The fix? Simply refresh categories.  Here are the steps… 1) Open categories 2) open any folder 3) click add.. You do NOT have to...

    iphone tip #29: fix extra icon issue with categories

    Posted on March 2, 2009 | No Comments
    If  you have categories on your iphone, you may have noticed that when you update an app, it creates a new icon on the iphone’s ‘desktop’.  The fix? Simply refresh categories.  Here are the steps… 1) Open categories 2) open any folder 3) click add.. You do NOT have to...

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  • There is a good reason SBSettings is Ichiban for my 10 ten best iphone apps list, I use it daily.  Really.. Daily!  Mostly turning the 3G off and on. When 3G is on at my place, my odds of missing a call climbs to 20%. Well, whats really great about...

    Kill process (cnt-alt-del) for the iphone.. SBSettings gets cooler and cooler

    Posted on February 28, 2009 | 10 Comments
    There is a good reason SBSettings is Ichiban for my 10 ten best iphone apps list, I use it daily.  Really.. Daily!  Mostly turning the 3G off and on. When 3G is on at my place, my odds of missing a call climbs to 20%. Well, whats really great about...

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  • The dev team is on the ball, as expected. I never upgraded to 2.2.1 because I did not want to bother with it. Note, QuickPwn has been updated to version 2.2.5-2 for the windows users. Remember QuickPwn and PwnageTool are not the same things.. so read up. Here is the...

    Jailbreak for iphone 2.2.1 is out for both Mac and PC. As expected

    Posted on February 7, 2009 | No Comments
    The dev team is on the ball, as expected. I never upgraded to 2.2.1 because I did not want to bother with it. Note, QuickPwn has been updated to version 2.2.5-2 for the windows users. Remember QuickPwn and PwnageTool are not the same things.. so read up. Here is the...

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  • We all know that the camera on the iphone is about as poor as it gets.  Basically its the same thing I had in my treo600/650. I’ve learn to accept this and move on with life.  Well, seems like someone was not willing to take this laying down and did...

    Improved iphone photos with clearcam.. and yea, it works

    Posted on February 5, 2009 | 2 Comments
    We all know that the camera on the iphone is about as poor as it gets.  Basically its the same thing I had in my treo600/650. I’ve learn to accept this and move on with life.  Well, seems like someone was not willing to take this laying down and did...

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  • When I first got my Griffin Clarifi Macro lens for my iphone, I was pretty happy, but then I realized there is one down side.  I keep the lens closed to protect the iphones lens, which is a great plus I did not think about.  But I also don’t think...

    Something I did not expect with my Griffin Macro lens

    Posted on January 29, 2009 | No Comments
    When I first got my Griffin Clarifi Macro lens for my iphone, I was pretty happy, but then I realized there is one down side.  I keep the lens closed to protect the iphones lens, which is a great plus I did not think about.  But I also don’t think...

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  • I saw a new app in Cydia for conference calling over VoIP.  That got me ta thin’kin, what are my conference call options with the iphone?  Leaving out typical conference call services that work on ‘any’ phone, I did a quick look around and found an app called ifbyphone. Before...

    How to make a conference call on the iphone both natively and with ifbyphone

    Posted on January 28, 2009 | No Comments
    I saw a new app in Cydia for conference calling over VoIP.  That got me ta thin’kin, what are my conference call options with the iphone?  Leaving out typical conference call services that work on ‘any’ phone, I did a quick look around and found an app called ifbyphone. Before...

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