Ramblings of a Luddite Geek

Suppose you have a set of data points that represent some quantity in a volume.  It could be temperature in a solid, for example.  How can ...

CLCL is the clipboard manager that I prefer.  But it’s lacking in extensive documentation, at least for those who don’t know Japanese.  I f...

Let's say you need to create a VBA function to use in a spreadsheet. Where do you put it? Quick answer, put it in a module. In Excel,...

If you work in the USA tech industry, you've probably been asked to sign a non-disclosure / non-compete agreement with a new employer.  ...

In a previous post , I wondered if my computer problems were due to AntiVirus interfering with Windows Update. Perhaps.  But there's d...

For over two thousand years, engineers had to contend with manufacturing issues.  We're still doing that today... "... its design...

The following links are listed in Data Visualization for Dummies : https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/ http://visual.ly/ http://chartporn...

I've written about how to force Excel to use absolute paths in its links by specifying the Hyperlink Base   That works in PowerPoint, to...

I've been using and recommending AVG AntiVirus Free for over a decade.  Whenever a new computer's trial version of Symantec AntiViru...

On Wednesday I was unable to download my personal email on my work computer.  Since downloading personal email at work is something I probab...

Today's Soup to Nutz comic strip by Rick Stromoski is definitely blog worthy... http://www.gocomics.com/soup-to-nutz/2017/01/14 If yo...

Did Hilary Clinton's discomfort with technology cause her to lose the election? After reading the FBI summaries of the Clinton email d...

I have an issue with traffic lights. When I'm stuck right behind an inattentive driver at a red light, I get annoyed when the driver d...

For this election cycle, ScienceDebate has included the Green and Libertarian party candidates in its list of 20 questions regarding the mo...

I've stopped installing Microsoft Office onto my home computers. Instead, I installed OpenOffice on my latest two computers. It does ...

FireFox is my favorite browser.  It beats Chrome in terms of usability.  But I'm curious to see if I could live with Chrome for a while....

Recently I had to set up fresh installations of Windows 7 on two computers.  Here are some tips to make that process go a bit smoother... ...

Several weeks ago I took the plunge and bought myself a cell phone.  This leaves my brother as possibly the only person in the USA who doesn...

A coworker had just bought a refurbished computer with Windows 7 OS and was dutifully applying updates.  He noticed a new icon in the taskba...

As of Wednesday Microsoft started giving away Windows 10.  What would you be giving away if you upgrade?  Privacy?  Security?  Performance? ...