Microsoft Outlook was blamed for a 2015 leak of passport details of world leaders, including President Obama, according to a report in The Guardian. Here’s what happened then, how it can still happen now and what you can do to avoid the same trap. The details where emailed to the wrong person by the Australian […]
Reasons why a Word document or email can look different on one computer than another device and what you can do get ‘fidelity’ or the same look across many machines. In short – you can’t assume that what you see is the same as someone else. You get a document sent to you or maybe […]
You can translate a Pantone PMS code or name into something Microsoft Office; Word, Excel or PowerPoint understands? Sometimes you’re given a specific color using the Pantone color scheme. Most commonly this happens for a corporate logo. The Ford car company specifies ‘PMS 294C’ for their blue logo. McDonald’s uses PMS 123C and PMS 485C […]
A simple question – what characters can you put in an email address? Like many things to do with the Internet the answer isn’t as simple or direct as you might think. We’ll look at what makes a valid email address, both in theory and in practice. A simple question – what characters can you […]
How to compare caffeine levels in coffee, tea, soda and other drinks from an Excel spreadsheet. The Guardian’s Datablog has interesting analysis of caffeine levels in different foods. Sounds boring until you read that: reduced sugar colas have almost double the caffeine of a regular, sugared, cola. 1 cup of coffee can have as much […]
