I thought this one was pretty obvious, but apparently it wasn’t. I had a co-worker start routinely sending emails to my personal account instead of my work account, just because she had responded to an email from my iPhone. The problem was that, even once she recognized the problem, she continued to send the emails [...]
Malware vs Anti-Malware
Long-time subscriber Ed Pilarczyk wrote recently with a question about a malware problem he had solved. A friend had given him a subsequent tip, and he wanted to check it out: Hey Terry, Thanks again for all the hard work you put into your great newsletter! A few months back my wife caught a piece [...]
Microsoft Excel – Protecting Formulas in Cells
Subscriber Don Enderud wrote to ask a question about Microsoft Excel. He wants to use one of the features of Excel that is very valuable when you create a spreadsheet for others to use. Terry, A friend is sending me a very large spreadsheet (approx. 40 tabs, each worksheet with many columns and rows) which [...]
Excel Problem Too Many Cell Formats Error
I ran into an interesting (which, under the circumstances means aggravating and frustrating) problem this week with an Excel 2007 spreadsheet. I ran into an apparent bug in Excel 2007 which results in a "Too Many Cell Formats". My spreadsheet was about 40 MB in size (yes, that’s Megabytes!), has 10 or 11 sheets in [...]
How Do I Turn On the Outlook 2007 Reading Pane?
Subscriber Mike Gallagher wrote recently with an Outlook 2007 problem: Hi Terry, It is I again. So far I have not had any lick with the Win XP, SP-3 install, even following your suggestions. Still trying however. I will keep you informed. However, a "worse" situation has developed. My settings for viewing my emails in [...]
PDF Converter Professional 7 – A First Look
PDF Converter Professional 7 – A First Look Program: PDF Converter Professional 7.0
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Unable to Send Emails from Outlook 2007
Subscriber Mike Gallagher wrote Hi Terry, I enjoyed your last article, especially since it had a direct link to your Outlook problems section. Unfortunately, it did not contain an answer to my problem. The problem is that outlook 2007 does not actually send any email. It receives just fine, allows me to compose an outgoing [...]
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