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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 2013 Pro Plus + Windows […]
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 $30 cashback offer …. $30 […]
