Epson’s new label maker is a far cry from the old ‘Dymo’ labeler. We’d all but forgotten about label makers but the new Epson LW-600P made us think again. This is a laser printer for labels that’s battery powered with apps for both Android and iOS devices to link via
An industrial dispute involving CAPS has ended. One of the most interesting industrial disputes of 2013 has now ended with a new agreement between staff and management of the Melbourne Fire Brigade in Australia. Being an emergency service, the administrative staff didn’t feel that a full ‘stop work’ strike was
A new patch for a major security lapse in Microsoft’s user account system. Among the December 2013 patches is one that deserves more attention and concern than it’s got so far. The problem is headlined by Microsoft as “Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Information Disclosure” and categorized as ‘Important’
What wins in a conflict between custom and exclusion dictionaries? In Office-Watch.com we’ve talked about the custom dictionary (which lets you add words to the Office dictionary) and the exclusion dictionary (which removes words that would otherwise be considered OK. But what happens if a word is in both the
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
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
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
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
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
Another Office promotion under the microscope Down in Australia there’s some special offers for Office 2013. Alas, when you look at the details it’s not such a great deal. The Get Modern offers for small businesses are summarized by Microsoft like this: 15% off The headline says “15% off Office
Is the latest offer for Office 2013 such a great deal? Down in Australia there’s some special offers for Office 2013. Alas, when you look at the details it’s not such a great deal. The Get Modern offers for small businesses are summarized by Microsoft like this: Let’s look at the
An example of web scraping from BestBuy.com into Excel. We’ve already talked about getting prices from the Amazon.com web site into Excel with automatic updates. Now let’s look at how to do it for BestBuy.com prices.Excel has had a method of web scraping for many versions you can find it
How to check Amazon product prices automatically in Excel. With Black Friday coming in the USA, it’s time to carefully check prices and look out for bargains. Ideally get those prices automatically and put them into Excel for comparison. To do that for Amazon means ‘scraping’ or trying to grab
Some improvements to Office 365 subscriptions Office 365 Home Premium subscription currently lets you install Office software on up to five computers in a household as well as get some ‘bonuses’ like an hour of Skype calling time and 20GB of Skydrive space. However control of those installs and the
Collaboration features now in Office Web Apps plus other changes Microsoft has rolled out an update to Office Web Apps – the browser based version of Office available via Skydrive and Office 365. These changes are now available free from Office.com for all comers (‘free’ users and those with paid
An email pretending to be ‘Outlook settings’ will actually lock up your data until you pay a fee – aka ransom. The tricks to separate you from your money and computer files continue to get more elaborate and this latest brazen effort from Russian scammers shows. For the last few
Another arrow is thrust right into Microsoft Office. Google continues its moves against Microsoft Office with the announcement that the next version of Android will include their direct rival for Office. Android 4.4 aka ‘KitKat’ will include QuickOffice which lets you create and edit Microsoft Office documents directly (Word, Excel and
It seems you can’t drag content from IE11 in Windows 8.1 into Word. As we mentioned recently, you can drag content from a browser to Word. In fact you can drag content between many applications. David K. has noticed an interesting anomaly with Windows 8.1 and Internet Explorer 11. You
With Windows 8.1 for Surface RT comes a new Outlook – what’s it like? If you have a Surface RT device then there’s an update to Windows 8.1 available* and within that is a new Office program – Outlook RT. The ‘RT’ versions of Office programs look much like the
Christmas Cheer with Microsoft Office updated for Office 2010 and Office 2013 The Premium edition of Christmas Cheer with Microsoft Office has been updated for all customers – new and existing. We’ve updated the ebook to cover Office 2010 and Office 2013. All the Christmas themed sample documents – cards,
Office 2013: the real startup guide gets some updates for all readers. Our popular ebook Office 2013: the real startup guide has been updated with some new content for all readers. Volume Licencing chapter greatly expanded to include summary of the options as they apply to buying Office 2013, the
Mixed signals about the core anti-virus protection in Windows. These days, most IT professionals will recommend Microsoft Security Essentials. MSE is the free anti-virus program that’s included with Windows 7 and Windows 8. It’s also available as a free download for Windows Vista and XP users. Security Essentials is all
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The Vatican’s latest mistake can be blamed on Microsoft … if you try hard enough. A good laugh can be had with this news from the Vatican: “A commemorative coins issued by the Vatican has been withdrawn because it spells the word ‘Jesus’ incorrectly”. You’d think that knowing how to
