Archive for November, 2007

Fragmented files are files whose contents are split up into chunks, and stored in various locations across their storage volume. Fragmentation occurs over time as the files on a disk are added, deleted and modified.

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I have a file in Excel, and someone wants me to send it to them in Access. I don’t want to re-type everything. Is there any way to automatically transfer everything from Excel to Access? Take a look at Excel. Now take a look at Access. A spreadsheet and a database are not the same thing, [...]

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How can I save an Access database into an Excel spreadsheet? While Access and Excel have similar interfaces, they are not exactly the same — although you cannot save an entire Access database as an Excel spreadsheet, you can save data from tables and queries into their own Excel spreadsheets. This article applies specifically to Microsoft Office [...]

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Firefox add-on FxIF allows you to view the hidden EXIF data for any photo through the right-click menu. EXIF data is a set of hidden fields within a digital photo that contain information about the picture. EXIF data includes camera data such as exposure settings, camera make & model, and the date the picture was taken. [...]

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In “How to Keep your Digital Photographs Safe“, productivity blog Lifehacker points out an article that outlines a few quick tips for protecting your snaps. The article primarily discusses photos taken on the road — protect your holiday snapshots by using multiple memory cards, and backing up all along the trip. Once your photos make it [...]

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How can I add submit buttons for sites like Digg and del.icio.us to my WordPress blog? Adding a set of sharing buttons to your WordPress blog posts isn’t too complicated of a matter. All you need is a dash of PHP, a little HTML, and some CSS rules to make everything look pretty. In this article, [...]

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If you produce quality, original content on the Web, then you should take advantage of the popularity of social networking to expand the reach of your words online. Most social networking sites that allow members to share content make it pretty easy for a blogger or webmaster to code a link that submits a URL [...]

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Mark Cuban thinks people who use peer-to-peer applications are bandwidth leeches, and their activity should be banned across the board. I, on the other hand, do not think you should deck your barmate for finishing all the booze.

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I noticed that some sites I visit say “https” instead of “http” in the address. What does “https” mean, and what’s the difference? The address of a Web page is called a URL. The letters that preceed the colon (:) at the beginning of a URL are the protocol, or the manner in which your computer [...]

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Never, not even once have I braved the Black Friday crowds to get my holiday shopping done early. Waking up early, standing in line, dealing with crazed shoppers… there’s just no way. Unfortunately, skipping Black Friday means missing out on some serious discounts. There must be a better way, right? Wait a minute… The Internet is the [...]

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