Here's your public service announcement: Microsoft will be dropping extended support to Windows XP and Office 2003 April 8th, 2014. April 8th, 2014 will be the last Patch Tuesday for both of those products. After that date, there will be "no new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates." … [Read more...]
April Fools 2013 around the web
April Fools is upon us once again. Google has had a pretty good presence at making jokes in previous years but this year it seems visitors are receiving the jokes with a little disdain. I have seen a handful of comment threads today filled with grumbling where people mention that Google has put more work into its April Fools jokes than maintaining or innovating with services … [Read more...]
Symform accepts a different form of currency to purchase cloud backup storage
Yesterday was World Backup Day. Every March 31st has been declared to be World Backup Day and serve as a reminder to everybody to backup their data. The website behind the holiday offers winnable prizes, discount offers, tips on how to backup and more. … [Read more...]
Looking to government agencies for guidance on technical and security matters
If you feel like you are always winging it when it comes to IT, you might make time to invest in some solid reading from various government agencies. The National Security Agency, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Department of Defense's Information Assurance Support Environment each have various documents freely available that provide information and … [Read more...]
Arena.Xlsm, an RPG built using Excel
If you have your nose buried in spreadsheets all day at the office, you might enjoy a little change of pace even with Excel open. Cary Walkin, a chartered accountant up in the great white north, has created an RPG using just Excel's macro system. It works on the Windows versions of Excel 2007 - 2013. The story goes that you are captured by the Emperor and are thrown into an … [Read more...]