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Mark Kaelin
TechRepublic Staff
Mark Kaelin
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Office 2013 licensing changes increase IT angst
Microsoft has made some important changes to the licensing of Office which has caused more than the usual change anxiety.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | February 22, 2013, 8:48 AM PST | Latest comment by Thomas.Dahl@...
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Infographic: What's in and out of Office 2013
Best STL describes some of the new features of Office 2013 and some of features that have been removed.
Posted by Guest Contributor | February 21, 2013, 12:44 PM PST | Latest comment by jimburnham@...
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Be ready to use the Windows 8 Recovery Drive
Greg Shultz shows you how to use the Windows 8 Recovery Drive and exactly what to expect if you should ever need it.
Posted by Greg Shultz | February 20, 2013, 1:22 PM PST | Latest comment by John94903
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Alpha Review: BitTorrent SyncApp
BitTorrent's SyncApp experiment looks rather promising and makes setting up a personalized cloud for your files easy.
Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | February 20, 2013, 11:18 AM PST
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An easy way to manage Word's list of styles
By default, Word's list of styles is much larger than you need. You can easily reduce it to display just the styles you're using.
Posted by Susan Harkins | February 19, 2013, 12:09 PM PST | Latest comment by bd1235
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Review: Launchy for Windows
Looking for a comprehensive replacement to the Windows Superbar? Matt Nawrocki has a suggestion.
Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | February 14, 2013, 11:59 AM PST | Latest comment by plevin@...
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Create a Recovery Drive in Windows 8
Greg Shultz shows you how to create a Recovery Drive in Windows 8 for both a flash drive and an optical disk.
Posted by Greg Shultz | February 13, 2013, 12:15 PM PST | Latest comment by Greg Shultz
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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: February 2013
Deb Shinder gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's February 2013 patches in your organization.
Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | February 12, 2013, 1:35 PM PST | Latest comment by therealkorelian
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View web pages inside Outlook
View some web pages from inside Outlook's Mail window by adding a new folder to your configuration.
Posted by Susan Harkins | February 11, 2013, 1:20 PM PST | Latest comment by ssharkins@...
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Review: Cover all the bases with Malwarebytes
To cover all your bases, anti-malware software is great to have running in conjunction with any anti-virus application.
Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | February 8, 2013, 12:55 PM PST | Latest comment by Techevolution79
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Windows 8 apps for the productive Desktop user
Greg Shultz takes a look at a selection of apps that he thinks are a good fit for the desktop user running Windows 8 with a keyboard and mouse.
Posted by Greg Shultz | February 7, 2013, 12:55 PM PST | Latest comment by skennedy10@...
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Collaboration made easy with SkyDrive and OneNote
Access, edit, and review your stored OneNote Notebooks simultaneously with collaborators, or independently from any desktop PC.
Posted by Donovan Colbert | February 5, 2013, 12:13 PM PST | Latest comment by pbohanna@...
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Highlight Excel list values when they change
If your Excel lists repeats values and you need help finding changes, try this easy conditional format.
Posted by Susan Harkins | February 4, 2013, 11:04 AM PST | Latest comment by ssharkins@...
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Infographic: The top 11 features of Windows 8
Dot Com Infoway shares its thoughts on the Windows 8 operating system.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | February 1, 2013, 8:34 AM PST | Latest comment by chrisbedford
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The countdown to 100,000 Windows 8 apps falls short
Greg Shultz spent the last few months tracking available apps in the Windows Store; see what he discovered.
Posted by Greg Shultz | January 30, 2013, 1:19 PM PST | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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Microsoft Office 2013 is now available
Microsoft wants you to think of Office as software as a service; are you ready to do that?
Posted by Mark Kaelin | January 29, 2013, 1:17 PM PST | Latest comment by dogknees
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Review: Sophos Free Encryption
A good way to keep personal information private and locked away from prying eyes is with encrypted archives.
Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | January 29, 2013, 11:18 AM PST | Latest comment by Matt Nawrocki
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Add frequently used tables to Word's Quick Tables gallery
Reduce repetitive tasks and add frequently used tables to Word's Quick Tables gallery for quick retrieval.
Posted by Susan Harkins | January 28, 2013, 11:00 AM PST
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Enable Windows 8 File History to protect your data (revisited)
Greg Shultz shows you how enable File History in Windows 8 and why it is important that you do.
Posted by Greg Shultz | January 25, 2013, 12:11 PM PST | Latest comment by rifhickman@...
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Five tips that will increase your Word productivity
Searching for ways to increase your Word productivity may get in the way of your productivity. So here are a few tricks you don't need to go looking for.
Posted by Jody Gilbert | January 24, 2013, 10:07 AM PST | Latest comment by DAS01
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How to find duplicates in Excel
You'll need more than one trick up your sleeve to find duplicates in Excel.
Posted by Susan Harkins | March 5, 2013, 10:56 AM PST | Latest comment by thanhonap
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Quick Tip: Track down lost Microsoft product keys with ProduKey
Find your lost key for any properly installed Microsoft product with the help of this free tool.
Posted by Greg Shultz | April 23, 2013, 1:11 AM PDT | Latest comment by dcarr@...
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Create a Recovery Drive in Windows 8
Greg Shultz shows you how to create a Recovery Drive in Windows 8 for both a flash drive and an optical disk.
Posted by Greg Shultz | February 13, 2013, 12:15 PM PST | Latest comment by Greg Shultz
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Restore Windows 8 with System Image Recovery
Greg Shultz shows you how to use System Image Recovery tool from the Recovery Drive to restore your hard disk.
Posted by Greg Shultz | March 27, 2013, 12:17 PM PDT | Latest comment by John94903
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Change and customize Windows 7's Logon screen wallpaper
In this edition of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to change Windows 7's Logon screen wallpaper.
Posted by Greg Shultz | July 25, 2011, 12:18 PM PDT | Latest comment by PhilipAngel
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Quick Tip: Take fast screenshots with Windows 8 shortcut
Capturing and saving a screenshot in Windows 8 can be as simple as a basic keyboard shortcut.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | April 10, 2013, 11:42 AM PDT | Latest comment by VTMedicated
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Latest poll results: What percentage of your enterprise is running Windows XP?
Microsoft Windows XP is still prominent, but the tide has definitely turned toward Windows 7. Windows 8, however, is out of the picture.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | April 24, 2013, 12:54 PM PDT | Latest comment by JCitizen
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Quick Tip: Disable the Sticky and Filter Keys in Windows
While accessibility features are terrific for those who need them, they can be annoyance for those who don't.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | May 21, 2012, 12:58 AM PDT | Latest comment by tuanmohdamrultuansoh
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Make Windows 8 boot straight to the desktop
Greg Shultz walks you through the steps required to make Windows 8 boot straight to the desktop using a scheduled task.
Posted by Greg Shultz | December 5, 2012, 10:06 AM PST | Latest comment by cybelemoon
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Revive the F8 method of booting Windows 8 into Safe Mode
It is possible to reconfigure the Windows 8 boot process to allow you to use the F8 key to access the Advanced Boot Options menu of old.
Posted by Greg Shultz | May 2, 2013, 1:21 PM PDT | Latest comment by naberps
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Build a simple timesheet in Excel
Excel makes it easy to set up a system for tracking time. Follow these steps to create your own or download our sample timesheet template and customize it to fit your needs.
Posted by Susan Harkins | May 3, 2013, 12:43 AM PDT | Latest comment by emma0123
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Move your Hotmail.com account to an Outlook.com account
Greg Shultz shows you how to move from Hotmail.com to Outlook.com now instead of waiting for Microsoft to do it for you later.
Posted by Greg Shultz | April 2, 2013, 11:03 AM PDT | Latest comment by NickNielsen
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Three Outlook Calendar defaults you can have your way
Don't work harder than you need to. Change Outlook Calendar's defaults to suit your working habits.
Posted by Susan Harkins | May 6, 2013, 7:51 AM PDT | Latest comment by jonathan_armstrong@...
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The first nine things I do to default settings in Word 2013
Some of the default settings in Word 2013 just don't work for him, so before he does anything else Mark Kaelin changes them.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | December 6, 2012, 12:22 PM PST | Latest comment by nuwan-d2d92
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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: May 2013
Deb Shinder gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's May 2013 patches in your organization.
Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | May 14, 2013, 12:57 PM PDT | Latest comment by kanyginb
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How the Windows 8 Automatic Repair feature works
Greg Shultz takes a look at the Automatic Repair from the Recovery Drive feature of Microsoft Windows 8.
Posted by Greg Shultz | March 1, 2013, 11:20 AM PST | Latest comment by eludeman30@...
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Quick Tip: Invoke god mode to take control of settings in Windows 8
Control panel settings and configurations are typically scattered all over in Windows 8, unless you know about god mode.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | March 26, 2013, 1:48 PM PDT | Latest comment by ebob2k
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Get the Windows 8 Media Center Pack for free - but be prepared to wait
Greg Shultz explains how to download and install the free Windows 8 Media Center Pack in Windows 8 Pro, including some caveats.
Posted by Greg Shultz | November 20, 2012, 1:36 PM PST | Latest comment by wouter1984
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Quick Tip: Flip text for a mirror image in Word
Use these simple techniques to get a mirror image of text in Microsoft Word.
Posted by Susan Harkins | May 20, 2013, 11:12 AM PDT | Latest comment by mudpuppy1
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Quick Tip: Create a tile on the Windows 8 Start Screen
Sometimes you have to create a tile on the Windows 8 Start Screen manually.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | November 21, 2012, 10:43 AM PST | Latest comment by Slayer_
