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...]
Adding a Russian Cyrillic Phonetic Keyboard to Windows
I am in no way expert enough to thoroughly discuss the Russian phonetic keyboard versus the Russian keyboard that ships with Microsoft Windows by default, but working on a campus with international students and faculty I come across this stuff. Mostly, I apply a fix that I know about and I ask the user to test it out since I can't tell the difference. This Russian phonetic … [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...]
Turn YouTube Annotations Off by Default
In my opinion, one of the most annoying aspects of YouTube, the Internet's leading streaming video provider, is the user added annotations. Whether they're stupid comments, spam-filled speech bubbles, or desperate requests to subscribe, I have yet to see a worth-while use of the annotation feature on YouTube. In fact, after a particular video, it led me to search how to turn it … [Read more...]
Get Adobe Flash without the Adobe Download Manager For Internet Explorer
Following right in the footsteps of the Adobe Download Manager and a lot of backlash for GetPlus+ in Firefox, Adobe uses the Adobe Download Manager (or Adobe DLM) to deliver Adobe Flash for Internet Explorer users as well. I previously documented how to get Adobe Flash and Reader without GetPlus for Firefox users and here I'll do the same for users of Internet … [Read more...]