Among the December 2013 patches is a fix for the latest TIFF image bug. The most recent ‘zero day’ exploit for TIFF images has now been patched by Microsoft. The security lapse is the latest in a long line of problems with the Windows system for handling images. There seems to be endless opportunities for […]
Microsoft announces updates for Office 2013, SharePoint 2013 and Exchange 2013 Mark your calendar for ‘early 2014’ ‘coz that’s when Microsoft will release Service Packs for Office 2013, SharePoint 2013 and Exchange 2013. The service pack will apply to anyone using the ‘download then install’ version of Office as opposed to the streaming ‘Click to […]
A quick look at Apple Pages vs Microsoft Word The New York Times has a fairly glowing review of Apple’s word processor, Pages in comparison with Microsoft Word. The review notes that Pages has a less cluttered interface which may suit some people with basic editing needs. But some features like vertical ruler and shortcuts […]
Examine US public health data in Excel. One of the great things about the recent Internet is the availability of previously hidden data. Large blocks of information have been collected, checked and published online. Combine that with a tool like Excel and you can do your own analysis! Here’s just one example of what’s available […]
Checking the Google ‘bad’ word list in Microsoft Word. The latest release of Google’s Android has a list of blocked words that won’t show up as suggested autocomplete as you type. Back in July 2013 we told you about the ‘kill list‘ of words on Apple iOS devices. It’s a list of words which iPhone […]