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- 10+ common questions about SQL Server data types
- SQL Server has a variety of data types, and as with most things, the more options you have, the more confusing a choice can be. Susan Harkins offers answers to the questions she hears most often about using SQL Server data types.This download is also available as an entry in...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Server, Susan Harkins, Susan Harkins Offer, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Download resources 2008-05-15
- How do I... Spice up a list in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation?
- Most of us use bullets or numbers to introduce specific ideas or points. There's nothing wrong with them, but they are rather ordinary. In a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, you might want to forego the ordinary and go with something a bit more novel, and certainly unexpected. Susan Sales Harkins shows...
- Tags: Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Presentation, Susan Harkins, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Download resources 2008-05-13
- How do I... Use the Office Clipboard instead of the Windows Clipboard?
- Most of us get by most of the time just using the basic Microsoft Windows Clipboard. Copying multiple items at the same time takes a bit more work. You can spend a lot of time switching between documents that contain the source items and the target documents, but that routine...
- Tags: Windows Clipboard, Item, Susan Harkins, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Download resources 2008-05-08
- 10+ tips for using Word's Track Changes feature for collaborative editing
- Editing is a tough job and not many of us do it well. Most likely, you'll want others to review important letters and reports to suggest changes and catch errors. Thanks to Word's Track Changes feature, keeping up with all those changes and comments is a relatively simple task. Office...
- Tags: Susan Harkins, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software
- Download resources 2008-04-30
- How do I... Avoid e-mail spam using Outlook tools?
- As more and more spam finds your Inbox, it's harder to find legitimate mail. Regrettably, at least from the recipients' point of view, it looks like spam is here to stay. You can't keep spammers from sending you e-mail, but you can make sure you don't ever see it. Susan...
- Tags: E-mail Spam, Tool, Susan Harkins, E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Spam, Cyberthreats, Productivity, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Online Communications, Office Suites, Software, Security, Spam And Phishing, Enterprise Software
- Download resources 2008-04-22
- 10 ways to prevent Access database corruption
- Nothing frustrates Access users like a corrupted database. With a little know-how, you might get lucky enough to repair the database or at least recover the data. Sometimes, a third-party product that specializes in recovering data can help. But you might just end up rebuilding and re-entering data. (Or rather,...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Susan Harkins, Nothing, Storage, Databases, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Office Suites
- Download resources 2008-04-01
- How do I... Fill a Word table with Access data?
- Almost effortless collaboration is a key selling point for Microsoft Office: If the data already exists in one format, why re-enter it in another. Usually Office delivers nicely on its promise. Word is troublesome, however, because it doesn't offer an import feature. There's no intuitive way to get Access data...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Susan Harkins, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Download resources 2008-03-31
- 10 reasons to explicitly convert SQL Server data types
- SQL Server converts data types in two ways -- the way it wants to and the way you tell it to. Most implicit conversions work the way you expect. It's those surprise conversions that cause trouble. Unless you know exactly how SQL Server converts a data type, it's a good...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Server, Conversion, Susan Harkins, Data Type, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Download resources 2008-03-13
- How do I... Add music and narration to a PowerPoint presentation?
- The best presentations engage the audience using a number of creative tools. Sound effects, such as music and voice recordings can mean the difference between a good presentation and an outstanding presentation. PowerPoint supports media clips, which include sound and video files. Susan Sales Harkins explains how to use sound...
- Tags: Microsoft PowerPoint, PowerPoint Presentation, Music, Presentation, Susan Harkins, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Office, Marketing, Office Suites, Software
- Download resources 2008-03-04
- 10+ things you should do before building a custom Access database
- Whether you take on freelance work or you support your organization's IT needs by developing custom database solutions, you must build an efficient, easy-to-use database if you plan to stay employed. Access expert Susan Harkins explains some measures you can take before you build a custom database to make sure...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Susan Harkins, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Download resources 2008-03-03
- How do I... Share a PowerPoint presentation for comments and changes?
- Most of us don't have the creative expertise to create a professional presentation without a little help. Microsoft PowerPoint's advanced reviewing tools make it easy for everyone to collaborate at their convenience. Susan Sales Harkins shows you how to use these PowerPoint tools to your advantage.
- Tags: Microsoft PowerPoint, PowerPoint Presentation, Susan Harkins, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software
- Download resources 2008-02-27
- How do I... Create custom toolbar buttons in Outlook?
- Running a macro is simple: Select Tools | Macros, choose Macros from the resulting submenu, select the macro you want to run, and click Run. Simple, yes. Efficient, no. You could complete some tasks quicker than you could execute the macro! When running a macro takes more work than...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Toolbar, Macro, Susan Harkins
- Download resources 2007-10-08
- 10 tips to help your Outlook users work more efficiently
- Outlook might be the busiest application in the Office suite because it does so much. But the downside of all that functionality is that easy tasks aren't always intuitive, and some menu commands are buried under layers of choices.To be productive in Outlook, users must be able to see and...
- Tags: Susan Harkins, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software
- Download resources 2007-09-24
- 10 simple tips for working more efficiently in Microsoft Excel
- Excel is a highly sophisticated application, and users don't always discover the easiest or smartest way to accomplish various tasks. This list of tips will help them shave significant time off some of the most common spreadsheet chores. Susan Harkins shares a number of efficiency-boosters, such as taking advantage...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Spreadsheet, Susan Harkins, Productivity, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Download resources 2007-04-12
Additional Resources
- Travel execs on laptop ruling
- This might be interesting. I received this statement from the Association of Corporate Travel Executives regarding the Ninth Circuit decision that border cops may search laptops without even reasonable suspicion. "ACTE filed an Amicus brief contending that a traveler's laptop was essentially intellectual...
- Tags: Laptop Computer, Computer, Association Of Corporate Travel Executive, ACTE Global, Productivity, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- Georgia State sued over electronic "course packs"
- The New York Times is reporting that three publishers are suing Georgia State University in what appears to be the first suit of its kind. The publishers allege that electronic compilations of scanned materials posted on the school website for distribution to students violates "fair use" and requires licensing....
- Tags: Student, Material, Internet, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Network Solutions censors anti-Koran film site
- Network Solutions has blocked the Web site promoting an incendiary film by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, which presents his view that the Koran (Quran?) is "Facist," AP reports. "In this situation with the dialogue that's happening throughout the world we've made the choice to suspend the site...
- Tags: Network Solutions Inc., Web Site Development, DVD, Web Technology, Consumer Electronics, Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-03-23
- How open will Verizon make its new spectrum?
- So now that Verizon has officially won the precious C-block 700MHz spectrum, the question is, what happens now? Will they deliver a reasonably open network with this incredible new spectrum? At Public Knowledge, naturally, they're dubious. Susan Crawford, a visiting law prof at the U. of Mich.,...
- Tags: Network, Verizon Communications Inc., Spectrum, Business Structures, Networking, Finance, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-03-21
- Escape the Museum (exe)
- Help Susan work her way through the rubble of the National Museum of History after an earthquake rocks the city and separates her from her daughter. Escape the Museum is a unique game pulling on the familiar Hidden Object mechanic while building on the casual-friendly Adventure game play. Can you...
- Tags: Big Fish Games, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-03-20
- The end of software...
- ...as you know it. Right now I'm falling over startup vendors vying for attention in the so-called 'social software' space. The fact enterprise people hate the term doesn't seem to bother those who are bypassing IT as they sell into the marketing departments of companies at departmental budget prices. But...
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
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