Tech
indulgences into my geek side
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Blocking Non-Virus Nuisance Programs
Windows Defender and Smart Screen can help block viruses and harmful malware, but there’s a whole other class of nuisance programs you might want to block as well.
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Creating New Profiles to Troubleshoot and More
While I’m never shy about just table-flipping and formatting my hard drive, some are decidedly more hesitant to reinstall their operating system. But creating a new user profile can be almost as good and only takes a minute.
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Refresh Many Excel Reports Automatically
Today I’d like to share a little homemade tool I whipped up to save me the tedious yet trivial recurring chore of opening several Excel workbooks and clicking the Refresh button inside each one.
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Composite and Clean Up Screenshots
Instead of just capturing your entire screen for guides or demos, composite your screenshots in PowerPoint to make them really shine. Here’s how I do it.
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On Taskbar Text Labels
Having identical text of “Mi…” repeated next to every Microsoft program doesn’t help the you find your application. It provides no value and slows you down. Just look at this, this mess isn’t improving usability:
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Sleeker Android Ticker Text Notifications
Today I am sharing an awesome Android app that minimalizes obtrusive screen-obscuring notifications while at the same time providing more detail. Check out this side-by-side comparison.
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Remote Desktop or Network Shares with Microsoft Account Sign-In
If you sign-in to your PC using a Microsoft Account, you may be unable to connect to it with Remote Desktop or with network file sharing, or locally schedule tasks using that account. Here’s how to fix it.
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Dude, Where’s My Cursor?
Judging by how many ways they’ve come up with to solve it, I guess Microsoft believes everyone has a hard time finding their mouse pointer on their big giant displays these days. Here’s my methods.
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Windows Volume Gestures
When you’re driving down the freeway and your favorite song comes on the radio, I bet you can reach out and adjust the volume knob without ever taking your eyes off the road: your muscle memory kicks in, and you instinctively know where to reach without even looking. This is a practical demonstration of Fitts’ […]
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Opening Multiple Instances of Excel, and Why (Power Query multitasking)
Although it seems like every Excel workbook that you open is a standalone instance, Excel is basically still the MDU application it’s always been. The Office team deploys some clever tricks to hide it, but in some situations it becomes apparent. Let’s explore.