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If you've wanted to try Tableau data visualization software, now's your chance! They've just launched Tableau Public, where you can upload your data, and use the free Tableau tools to create amazing interactive charts, maps and dashboards. This example shows Economic Indicators & Stock Market Returns, and you can select from a drop down list [...] An important step in setting up my new laptop is figuring out what's on my old laptop. To get a complete list of installed programs, plus details on hardware, installed security updates, and other details, you can use the free program, Belarc Advisor. Download and install the program, then run it to audit your computer. [...] Here's another Windows tip that I found while cleaning my office. If you find a picture while surfing the Internet, you can quickly add that photo to your Windows desktop as a background. The desktop photo is usually covered with documents, but it's nice to see a happy face or calming scenery when you close [...] One of my holiday projects was to clean out some old client files, and the five bags of shredded paper are evidence of my success. In one of the files, I found notes from Windows 98 training that I did for a client. Obviously, a few things have changed, but most of the tips still [...] If you're a software developer, you might be interested in this. Neil Davidson has created the Business of Software social network, "For anybody interested in building long term, sustainable, profitable software businesses." Getting Unstuck Meanwhile, if you're stuck on a project, whether it's software or something else, the SCAMPER Random Question Tool might help dislodge [...] When I installed Windows Live Messenger on my laptop, it also installed a folder named My Sharing Folders. Sometimes, when I try to drag a file to a different folder in Windows Explorer, it accidentally touches the My Sharing Folders, a message appears, and the copying freezes solid. Forever. Actually, I get tired of waiting [...] Have you ever bought software that came with free upgrades for life? In the Successful Software blog, Andy Brice asks if you should give customers free software upgrades for life. He created an income model in Excel 2007 that you can download, to test different scenarios. I can't imagine why anyone would offer free [...] Maybe I'm the last person in the world to learn this, but with two big monitors to navigate, I find this tip pretty handy. You can add a Links Toolbar and My Desktop Toolbar to the Windows Taskbar! I've added many programs and files to the QuickStart toolbar in the Windows Taskbar, and use it [...] Many programs use the Windows Common dialogs which you'll see when you Open or Save files in those programs. For example, in Notepad, if I select Fileâ–ºOpen this dialog appears. The bar at the left is the Places Bar, and it contains 5 standard icons. Not once, in my entire computing life, have I [...]  |
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