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Microsoft Excel: Huge Update Expands Data Types Beyond Just Text and Numbers

Posted on November 5, 2020 by

Businesses can now create data types from their own data in Excel. Excel is receiving what could be its most significant overhaul in years, after Microsoft announced that the program will allow users to create custom data types. Historically, Microsoft Excel has only allowed users to work with text and numbers. This changes in an

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How to Protect Your Privacy When Selling Your Phone

Posted on October 23, 2020 by

If your current phone is ready for retirement or you need to sell your current phone to upgrade to a new model, follow these steps to keep your data private. We generate about 50 million metric tons of e-waste every year. That’s equal to the weight of almost 4,500 Eiffel towers. This number has been

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How to Improve the Cybersecurity of Your Remote Workers

Posted on October 15, 2020 by

The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown forced organizations to make dramatic changes over a quick period of time. One of the biggest changes has been the shift to a remote workforce. But because of the abruptness and speed of that transition, proper cybersecurity hasn’t necessarily been followed, prompting cybercriminals to level more attacks against remote workers,

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What’s the Difference Between Outlook’s PST and OST Files?

Posted on October 9, 2020 by

Microsoft Outlook stores your emails, tasks, and appointments as either PST or OST files. These both do the same basic job. However, there are some differences that are important, depending on whether you want to backup, restore, or move your data. To explain the difference between PST and OST files, we have to explain a

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How to Tell if an Email Has Been Spoofed

Posted on October 1, 2020 by

There are numerous email scams that land in your inbox every day, from malware-ridden attachments supposedly from a friend to IRS impersonators to blackmailers threatening to expose you for watching porn. And what makes many of these scams harder to recognize is that they rely on a “spoofed” email address to make it appear that

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