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How to use Excel 2010's new conditional formatting with references

August 30, 2010 8:40am PDT

Excel 2010's new referencing option makes conditional formatting more powerful than ever before!

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DIY desktops are dead in business and dying in the home

May 24, 2013 8:22am PDT

Declining PC sales, fewer discrete components, and the proliferation of mobile devices are pushing the homebrew PC market into obscurity.

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Using NOLOCK and READPAST table hints in SQL Server

May 21, 2007 10:12pm PDT

Table locking hints provide developers much tighter control of their transactions. Look at the benefits and disadvantages of using the NOLOCK and READPAST table hints in SQL Server.

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Five top apps for managing inventory

August 15, 2012 9:53am PDT

A good inventory control tool will help your business be more efficient and profitable. These five apps are either free or open source, and one of them might be just what you need.

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10 skills for developers to focus on in 2013

December 16, 2012 6:21am PST

Development trends that began to emerge in 2012 are picking up steam. Here's a look at the must-know technologies for the year ahead.

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Recognize the dependable people on your team

April 17, 2013 6:30am PDT

Behind-the-scenes capability is one of those things that is often taken for granted and frequently overlooked when it comes to recognition.

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10+ ways to find out someone's e-mail address

November 21, 2008 11:40am PST

It would be nice if you could just pull out a directory and look up the e-mail address of anyone you wanted to contact. Unfortunately, a bit more resourcefulness is required. Here's an assortment...

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Does the decline in PC sales indicate tablet dominance?

May 2, 2013 9:12am PDT

Tablets and mobile devices are a major force behind the decline in PC sales, but is the PC dead, and are tablets truly the heir apparent for desktops and laptops?

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Copy an Excel worksheet into a new workbook file

April 27, 2009 12:00am PDT

Don't recreate spreadsheets, copy them as new sheets or even into new workbooks.

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What the decline in Apple's stock means for tablets

May 9, 2013 12:58pm PDT

Does the decline in Apple's stock signify the beginning of the end on the tablet front, or will the company be able to bounce back?

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Find the top 10 values in an Excel range without sorting

March 21, 2006 8:00am PST

When you want to total the amount of sales from your top 10 performers, you usually would have to sort the data first, then use the SUM function to add up the first 10 values in the sorted range....

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10 steps to creating a simple break-even template in Excel

November 29, 2012 1:40pm PST

Determining the break-even point for your products gives you valuable insights into how business is performing. Here's how to set up a break-even profit model.

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Four cost-effective POS systems for small businesses

August 24, 2012 1:51pm PDT

Point of sale software can cost a pretty penny. If you're shopping for a POS product, the ones featured here are either free or should be affordable for small businesses.

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Quickly export Outlook e-mail items to Excel

October 20, 2008 1:15pm PDT

Exporting e-mail messages from Outlook to Excel is easier than you might think. This sample VBA code automates the process, allowing you to specify exactly which fields to copy.

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How do I... Reseed a SQL Server identity column?

July 15, 2008 11:53am PDT

Microsoft SQL Server’s identity column generates sequential values for new records using a seed value. Seeding and reseeding an identity column is easy and relatively safe, if you do it...

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10 ways to explain things more effectively

April 1, 2008 10:59am PDT

In the course of your work, you may sometimes need to explain technical concepts to your customers. Having them understand you is important not only for technical reasons, but also to ensure...

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Generate dynamic SQL statements in SQL Server

March 10, 2008 1:59pm PDT

When you need to solve a tricky database problem, the ability to generate SQL statements is a powerful tool -- although you must be careful when using it. Tim Chapman explores how you can use this...

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7 CRM vendors that integrate with Google Apps

January 30, 2012 1:53pm PST

A number of CRM vendors have platform integrations for Google Apps, but with varying degrees of success. Adam Metz breaks it down for us.

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Review: EZ Opp for Microsoft Dynamics CRM

May 17, 2013 11:31am PDT

Manage CRM sales data on the go with ease using a Windows RT or Windows 8 tablet.

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Add a looping introduction to a PowerPoint presentation

November 24, 2008 10:08am PST

You can set up your slide shows to include a little preview presentation that will help prime your audience for the main event. Susan Harkins shows this simple but highly effective technique.

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