Have you ever seen a drop down list in Excel and wondered how the developer of the spreadsheet did it? Well, youâve come to the right place. In this tutorial I will show you how to create a drop down list. We will cover the basics of how to create a drop down list in … Read more
When you are working with an Excel spreadsheet there may be a time when it is necessary to learn how to merge cells in Excel. You may find yourself needing to generate a report with a title at the top that will need to be centered over several columns. Fortunately, there are several ways to … Read more
Excel is one of the most power programs that Microsoft has created. You can track just about anything in the program and recall it at a momentâs notice. With the robust features of Excel and its tracking ability there may come times in which you will need to remove duplicate values, especially as the data … Read more
Computers come in all forms: desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. We all know that computers are constructed of various electrical components and hardware that rely on sophisticated programming for functionality. But, how do computer systems actually work? First, there are input devices that provide the data to the computer. The most common input devices are … Read more
Laptop computers have surged in popularity, and with that grew our dependence on WiFi. With most computers, having a wireless connection is almost assumed; however, when it comes to desktop computers it should not be. Laptops are made to be portable while desktops are meant to reside in one place. If your current desktop does … Read more
The hard drive on any computer is one of the most valuable and important components of the entire machine. Constructed of mechanical and electrical parts, the hard drive is where all of your files are saved, which means if your hard drive fails, you could potentially lose everything. Luckily, there are ways to replace and … Read more
Sometimes when people buy a new laptop or computer, they don’t realize that there is more that goes into it than simply going to a local store and picking something out. Instead, it requires a bit of research, some hard choices, and maybe even testing a few different options out. One of the most common … Read more
When your laptop needs repairs or something just isn’t working correctly, there can be some difficulty discussing the problem for one major reason: people don’t understand the different parts when they are actually talking about it. When you need something fixed but can only explain it as “that thingy that spins,” there is a breakdown … Read more
We use passwords for everything. Our online accounts, social networks, web app logins, computer logins, phones, cloud storage, banking, shopping and a whole lot more. When the loss of a password can mean losing data, money, personal details or worse, it makes sense to make that password a good one. As part of a data … Read more
If you read âHow to harden your home router for maximum securityâ, you will already know that most home routers have some work to do to be truly secure. One thing I mentioned in that piece was about disabling port forwarding. Today Iâm going to go a little more into why that is necessary. The … Read more
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