Referencing cells in an Excel spreadsheet and using the data quickly for calculations automatically is one of the spreadsheet programs greatest abilities. What if your information is held in another worksheet or even another workbook? Can you reference the cells in different sheets or even different files? Yes, indeed you can. In this article, we'll start with the basics and … [Read more...]
Kon-Boot – Log into a Windows Admin Account with no Password
When people find out you "work with computers," there is no limit to the number of mind numbing things you'll come across. I've received computers that I'm supposed to get working right away without being told any credentials to actually login. There are plenty of other scenarios where it's completely necessary and justified to "hack" an Admin password. In the past, in … [Read more...]
Is Mozilla Shooting Itself in the Foot with Its “Smart” Web Pages?
After Firefox updates, it will launch with a new tab for its What's New page and recently they've added a version check to the page to warn you if you have an outdated version of Adobe Flash. If you update Firefox and have an out of date version of Adobe Flash installed, you'll likely be greeted with this message when Firefox restarts: Not only is this message not very … [Read more...]
How to Deploy Camtasia Studio 6 with Group Policy
While I would much prefer alternatives like Camstudio or others, my work feels differently and has forked out money for Camtasia Studio 6. While they did this upgrade in bulk, it's my job to come up with a clever way of deploying this software so that I don't have to go around to each machine, install the software, and license it. Instead, I came up with a way of doing just … [Read more...]
Long URL Please – The End of the RickRoll?
There are a number of link shortening services cropping up all the time thanks to the growing popularity of Twitter, texting, and other micro-blogging/short communication forms. A shortened link, like one coming from the popular service TinyURL, would look like this: http://tinyurl.com/yfa99f5 This would typically be less characters than the URL you're trying to send, so it … [Read more...]