While using the COUNTIF/COUNTIFS functions in Excel, I ran across a problem where the formula wouldn’t run. Needless to say, this is very frustrating. A simple numerical comparison works fine: =COUNTIF(A1:A10,”<10″) But a comparison using a cell reference does not…
Windows MetaFile files are vector image graphics that appeared along with Windows XP. However, they suffer somewhat from security problems and obsolescence, meaning they are not well supported in later versions of Windows. There are two ways of quickly managing…
Unreal Tournament 2004 is one of the last of Epic’s multiplayer fragfests. The single player campaign features quite a few characters and teams, and there are many ways to “adapt” to difficult situations using cheats or summons. This Excel sheet…
I wrote this article back in 2006 for The Network Stability Resource. Now that it is 2013, let’s take a look at what has happened. Original article: VIA Eden Processors, by George Liu (1/26/2006) For such a young company, VIA…
The basic, free level of Gandi BaseKit, which comes with most domains, contains just three pages and strips out any Google Analytics functionality. However, it is possible to enable Google Analytics with a simple workaround. The easiest way to do…
Google Short Links is a very useful link shortening tool, coming in especially handy when used to shorten links from Google Drive. Those that own a site and host it on Google Apps can easily add Short Links to their…
Windows 8 and Word 2013 are much better adapted to touch controls than Windows 7 and previous Windows operating systems. However, Word 2013 and all the other Office 2013 programs have a very annoying habit of popping up the touch…
I currently work from a 32GB primary SSD. That’s not a lot of space, so I offload as many extraneous programs and data onto a 64GB SD card as I can. That means that most games that I play must…
μTorrent has changed significantly after its purchase by BitTorrent. However, it remains the most popular torrent client due to its small size and performance. Its advertising can get very annoying, but there is a way to disable it. The way…
SSDs have limited lifespans due to their write limits. However, some operating systems are better adjusted for SSDs than others, and some tweaks can help. Here are two sites that offer some advice: Tweakhound advises users not to adjust any…