Bits from Bill Pytlovany: WinPatrol 2012 – Long Time Coming
It’s been a while but I’m pleased to finally release a brand new version of WinPatrol to all our friends and fans.
Year: 2011
Excel.Tips.Net: Calculating the Distance between Points
Mike keeps track of a series of latitude and longitude values in an Excel worksheet. As these are essentially points on a grid, Mike would like to calculate the distance between any two given latitude/longitude pairs.
PowerPoint Tips: Create custom designer PowerPoint backgrounds
Get a designer look with abstract images to create PowerPoint backgrounds.
Word.Tips.net: Keeping Table Rows on the Same Page
For some documents, it is par for the course to have tables extend from one page to another.
Techlicious: Create Instant Thank You Video Cards with Your Smartphone
My kids love their holiday presents, but getting them to express their enthusiasm in written thank you notes is always a challenge.
Ask Dave Taylor: How to Change What Happens When You Close My Laptop?
I don’t know if my computer is broken or what, but my new Dell XPS laptop keeps running when I close the lid on it and it’s effectively meaning that the battery is always completely drained. Not good at all, I need it for taking notes in class! Is the action that happens when I close my laptop PC something I can configure?
Windows Observer: Use Microsoft Word For Free
A real jewel from the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Blogs RSS Feed.
Chris Pirillo: What Would Make Mac Users Switch to Windows?
Is the Windows 8 Metro experience enough to make Mac users switch to Windows?
Bob Rankin: Time To Upgrade Your Browser?
If I had to guess the most-often used piece of software on most computers, I would have to go with the Web browser. The Internet is an integral part of most people’s computing experience these days, and the browser is the primary app for interacting with the online world. So it’s surprising to me how lax some people are about keeping their Web browsers up to date. Here’s why that’s so important, and how to get it done…
Ask Leo: Get rid of questionable Hotmail auto-completes?
If you’re finding unrecognized and adult entries in Hotmail’s auto-complete, there’s a good chance that you have Messenger invitations that you don’t know about.