A Beginner’s Guide to Flash Fill in Microsoft Excel 2013
Some of the most time consuming and irritating aspects of Excel are working with repetitive information. This included writing formulas, formatting, separating dates, and entering names and email addresses manually. Fortunately, the Flash Fill feature introduced with Microsoft Excel’s 2013 edition makes these tasks easier with brilliant automatic filling.
Windows Phone 8.1: Edit Shortcuts in Notification Screen
The new notification center (or action center) in Windows Phone 8.1 includes a row of four handy shortcut tiles at the top which lets users quickly access and make changes to frequently used settings in the system. While the default tiles are quite useful, not everyone has the same needs; a tile that may be helpful to one, may not be useful to another. Luckily, there is a way to change the shortcut tiles to the ones you need. Continue reading to find out how.
How to Disable JavaScript in Mozilla Firefox 23 and Later Versions
While working with a web application project, I wanted to test how my website would render if JavaScript were disabled in Mozilla Firefox. I soon found that the option to turn it off is no longer available on the primary interface. Read on to find out how I solved this issue.
Windows Phone 8.1: Set Custom Background for Start Screen
Even though Windows Phone provides a handful of colors that can be used to customize the start screen tiles, sticking only to a solid-colored theme can be boring at times. Fortunately, using an image as the background for the tiles is now possible. Continue reading to find out how.
Word: Proofing a Document in Another Language
By default in Microsoft Word, only the proofing tool for the program’s default language will be installed. This may be a problem if you usually have to work on documents in more than one language and want to use the proofing tool to check for errors. Fortunately, adding additional proofing tools to Word for other languages is possible. Read on to find out how.
How Do I Limit the Apps and Games That My Children Can Use on Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8?
If you let your children use a Windows Phone 8 or Windows 8 device, make sure to set up the parental control to filter out inappropriate apps so that your kids can download games and apps safely from the app store. Continue reading to find out how.
How to Deploy and Run a Windows Phone 8 App
One of my favorite features when developing Windows Phone apps is the ability to test my work quickly on both my phone and on my computer. Here are two ways to compile and run your app in Visual Studio using both the emulator and your phone.
How Do I Reset My Galaxy S5 to Default Settings?
If your Galaxy S5 has been acting up lately, a factory reset will take care of the problems you are having, in most cases. If nothing else you have tried has worked, consider trying a factory reset as a last resort to get rid of the issues yourself. Let us take a look at how to perform this task safely on your phone.
How Do I Un-Jailbreak My iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch?
If you have jailbroken your iPhone and later find that the phone is less stable or that the battery drains faster than normal, you should consider restoring the phone to its normal state. This tutorial will show you how to un-jailbreak your device.
Enable iPod Video Screensaver or Kiosk Mode
A buddy of mine instant messaged me today to ask if I had enabled the screensaver on my 5th generation iPod. I replied, “iPod screensaver?!” It turns out that there is a kiosk mode that allows a single video to be played over and over while an iPod is charging.
He pasted a URL with instructions which I followed, but it did not work. I Googled and found a number of other descriptions, including several variations, but it still took a bit of tinkering. Maybe these directions will make it easier for others to play with this hidden feature.
