Windows and Office

Archive: 09-2012

• Review: Readability brings Reader Mode to the Windows web browser

  Readability is a simple add-on for browsers designed to turn whatever web page you are viewing into a nice clean document.

  Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | September 28, 2012, 11:03 AM PDT

• Transfer a Windows 8 ISO to a bootable USB flash drive

  Greg Shultz shows you how to transfer a Windows 8 ISO to a bootable USB flash drive.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | September 27, 2012, 9:52 AM PDT

• A quick trick for hiding duplicate Excel values

  Duplicate values aren’t wrong, but you might not want to display them. Use this simple technique to hide duplicate values in Excel.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | September 25, 2012, 8:47 AM PDT

• Review: record Skype conversations with Pamela

  Pamela for Windows adds an integrated call record feature to Skype.

  Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | September 24, 2012, 11:56 AM PDT

• Follow the right Windows 8 upgrade path

  Upgrading to Windows 8 may not be as simple as you think, this infographic will help.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | September 21, 2012, 1:21 PM PDT

• Get the free 90-day evaluation of Windows 8 Enterprise

  You can test Windows 8 Enterprise for your organization free for 90-days, compliments of Microsoft. Here’s how.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | September 21, 2012, 11:41 AM PDT

• Use AutoText to save multiple return addresses

  If you work with multiple return addresses, you don’t have to enter those addresses manually as you use them; use Word’s AutoText feature instead.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | September 20, 2012, 1:12 PM PDT

• Nitro Pro 8: A feature rich and economical Adobe Acrobat alternative

  Will Kelly reviews Nitro Pro 8, a third party Windows application for creating and managing PDFs.

  Posted by Will Kelly | September 19, 2012, 6:40 AM PDT

• Review: Tether brings reliable cellular Internet to your PC

  Tether stands out from the majority of other cell-phone Internet tethering applications because of its ease of use and convenience.

  Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | September 18, 2012, 11:21 AM PDT

• Native VHD Boot is available in all versions of Windows 7

  Update: It turns out that the ability to boot from a VHD is actually available in all versions of Windows 7.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | September 17, 2012, 8:32 AM PDT