Windows and Office

Archive: 08-2012

• Review: WinZip Self-Extractor 4.0

  WinZip Self-Extractor 4.0 has many powerful features for creating automated archives, but does that justify the asking price?

  Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | August 31, 2012, 12:24 AM PDT

• Dual-boot Windows 7 and Windows 8 using a VHD

  Greg Shultz shows you how to prepare and configure your Windows 7 system to dual-boot Windows 8 from a VHD.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | August 30, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT

• Use Consolidate to summarize Excel data without sorting

  There are a number of ways to summarize Excel data, but Consolidate is one of the easiest to implement and the results are easy to use.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | August 29, 2012, 11:47 AM PDT

• Review: Inno Setup - app installer made easy

  Inno Setup by Jordan Russell offers an easy to understand scripting system for building installers from scratch.

  Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | August 27, 2012, 8:29 AM PDT

• Dual-boot Windows 7 and Windows 8

  Greg Shultz shows you how to prepare and configure your Windows 7 system to dual-boot Windows 8.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | August 23, 2012, 11:09 AM PDT

• NirCmd: Take control of Windows at the Command Line

  Sometimes you want to modify the Windows user interface, manipulate connected hardware, and create interesting Windows boot-time configurations.

  Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | August 22, 2012, 11:08 AM PDT

• Use PowerPoint 2010 dynamic transitions to visually link data

  Use PowerPoint 2010’s new dynamic transitions to pan from one slide to another, and back again.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | August 21, 2012, 8:50 AM PDT

• Windows 8 Advanced Startup Options provide major improvements

  Advanced Startup Options in Windows 8 add several new features which give you some great options for fixing your PC.

  Posted by Guest Contributor | August 20, 2012, 10:30 AM PDT

• Built-in SmartScreen technology provides extra protection in Windows 8

  Microsoft has integrated Internet Explorer’s SmartScreen Filter technology right into Windows 8, where it is now called Windows SmartScreen.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | August 17, 2012, 8:43 AM PDT

• Three tips for rounding Excel time values

  Summing Excel date and time values is easy; rounding requires a bit of function help.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | August 16, 2012, 8:48 AM PDT