Microsoft has finally admitted what was obvious to everyone else, that the DDE part of Office is dangerous and should be disabled. The latest patches have finally provided a way to disable the DDE feature in Office, either completely or in part. Something that’s looooong overdue. Sidebar There are two main ways for Office programs […]
Crossover, the Windows emulation for Mac computers, has released v17 which adds support for Office 2016 for Windows. With Crossover v17, the default compatibility has changed from Windows XP to Windows 7. That’s a big improvement and opens the way for a lot more recent programs to run like Quicken 2017. There are also some […]
It’s time again to see how Microsoft Word’s spell checker goes against the newest words in the English-speaking world. We’ve taken the “Word of the Year” from various dictionaries plus some other 2017 contenders and typed them in Word to see if the red squiggle appears. We used Word 2016 for Windows and Mac with […]
How can you filter the Outlook contacts list to show just the Contact Groups or not? You can’t … amazingly there’s no direct or easy way to separate out the two types of contacts: individual or groups. Look along the Search tab for Contacts and there’s many options but not all. The ‘More’ pull down […]
Use less print toner or ink simply by changing to a font designed to save you money. Ryman Eco is an Windows/Mac font which the makers say uses a third less ink or toner than regular fonts. In smaller sizes it looks normal but as the point sizes grow you can see the difference. Ryman […]
