Just when you thought there was nothing left to explore on the frontiers of knowledge, three Danish academics have uncovered the science of paper cuts! Paper cuts are surprisingly common but not well understood. Researchers found that paper around 65 micrometers thick is the worst culprit. “Here we visualize and
“Temping” is a staple and sell-out each year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It makes clever use of Microsoft Office, and we were lucky enough to get a ‘behind the scenes’ look. The show is a unique blend of interactive technology and narrative storytelling, where the solo audience member takes
Beware a scam that tricks people into giving a two-factor authentication code to a criminal so they can access your bank or other account. Criminals mostly impersonate banks but can try with other accounts, like Microsoft accounts. Security codes via text message is one way to verify an account login
The Office Watch head honcho, Peter Deegan, isn’t just a Microsoft Office nerd for over 25 years. He’s been a theatre junkie for even longer and goes to the famous Edinburgh Festivals each year. And each year he’s asked for recommendations and tips so now here’s some short reviews of
Some readers may know that the Office Watch head honcho, Peter Deegan, goes to the famous Edinburgh Festivals each year. Here’s some shows he’s looking forward to seeing and a few sadly MIA in 2024. Get the most for less money (and hassle) at the Edinburgh Festivals Mitch Benn Mitch
Some readers may know that the Office Watch head honcho, Peter Deegan, is a theatre junkie and goes to the famous Edinburgh Festivals each year. Here’s some tips from a Festival veteran. What I’m looking forward to at this year’s Edinburgh Festivals More than one Festival Edinburgh has many festivals
Paper shredding isn’t always welcome as recycled paper. Turns out there are hidden complexities even to just protecting your privacy and reducing waste. Wirecutter at The New York Times surprised us by explaining how putting shredded paper in a recycling bin can create all sorts of trouble. Shredded paper can
The Find My Phone feature in an iPhone or Android device is great even if you think the device is lost for good after a long swim in over 45 feet of water. An iPhone was lost in 15 meters (49 feet) of water off an Australian beach. It was
Our favorite compression tool, WinRAR, has just released version 7. WinRAR supports all the file compression formats including ZIP. We like the RAR format mostly for the ‘Solid’ option which can give better compression across many files in the same archive. ‘Solid’ is great for making a smaller archive of
WhatsApp can send any file, photo, video or text notes to yourself, in other words between your computers or devices. Files up to 2GB can be moved quickly and securely between machines. Sometimes you need to copy something between two computers or devices you have. That could be a little
A helpful guide to adjust your screen courtesy of Mr Spock and Lt Uhura – we have a sign ready to download as a reminder of how to sit at your computer. You have to hand it to the boffins at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – in between discovering new
Seen in New York, a ‘keyboard’ you can wear and keep you warm. Check out this very puffy jacket with keys .. Go to Instagram to see the short video. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2PwOSguccV/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Thanks to MJ for the tip! Get the real, original Earthrise photos from Apollo 82001 movie design: using in
In January 2024 a former Microsoft employee will become a Queen. A real live Queen from a noble and respected European royal house not some nerdy or made-up social media title. The former Mary Donaldson of Hobart, Australia and past employee of Microsoft Denmark is now better known as Mary,
Windows 11 and Windows 10 have a better clipboard but there’s a big problem as well, it’s hidden away and many people don’t realize it’s there. Windows 11 and Windows 10 saves more than one item into a clipboard memory. Most likely you have this enhanced clipboard and don’t even
The famous Earthrise photo from Apollo 8 is not what the astronauts saw and photographed. Here’s where to get the original, uncropped images from the source and a NASA remastered version. Earthrise is one of the most famous images of all time and rightly so. Among the many achievements of
One bit of Microsoft hardware isn’t cool – literally. Their ‘Xbox Mini Fridge’ has been given a ‘Shonky*’ award by an Australian consumer group. The mini fridge used as much power as a full sized model yet could barely cool a drinks can in tests CHOICE (the Aussie equivalent of
The Office Watch head honcho, Peter Deegan, isn’t just a Microsoft Office nerd for over 25 years. He’s been a theatre junkie for even longer and goes to the famous Edinburgh Festivals each year. And each year he’s asked for recommendations and tips. For 2023, he’s publishing some short reviews
Looking back on Dumb Ways to Die – video and song. Links to the official site, song download, karaoke version, animated GIFs, parodies, full lyrics and the unexpected cameo from former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson! Here’s the all too cute original Dumb Ways to Die video from 2012. Dumb
There’s a simple trick to make WhatsApp send full size, original pictures instead of smaller versions that WhatsApp usually sends. Sending the original, unchanged picture is better for display on larger screens and especially for editing the image. It’s best to have good resolution pictures in Word and especially PowerPoint
There’s a simple trick to ensure that an email is real, not a phishing trick to get your personal information. But Microsoft makes it easy for phishing attacks to pretend that are the real thing.. Hover over a link in an Outlook email to see the real url that you’ll
Interesting thread from a former developer at Twitter, especially for anyone who thinks that using Twitter, Facebook etc. is harmless from a privacy point of view. Steve Krenzel says: “ Twitter, like most mobile apps, logs *everything* users do – every swipe, tap, edit, delay, etc… – for debugging, metrics,
Sometimes you need to merge or split a PDF file. Here’s how to do that for free without bothering with Word’s PDF conversion feature. There’s a way to get some pages from a larger PDF that’s not only free but already installed in Windows and Mac computer. Let’s start with
If you’ve ever run out of table space for a laptop, there’s an academic paper just for you. Seven pages of math as a starting point for the ULBT – Ultimate Laptop Balancing Theorem. “Minimizing the footprint of your laptop” starts out with what might seem obvious, that the stable
Peter McDonell 1938-2022 We sadly must report the death of Peter McDonell, a good friend of Peter Deegan and Office-Watch.com. Peter died peacefully on 4 June 2022 aged 84 Peter was one of those people you don’t forget even after a short meeting. Friendly, open and fun with a wonderful
