Have you ever wished you could pick up a phone and reach out to an actual human being at Amazon.com? I have. In fact, just tonight I was needed to talk to someone to get an ordering problem straightened out.
From the category archives:
Miscellany
Just another quick Microsoft Office tip for you Mac users… I was just making a chart in Excel 2008 and it took me awhile to figure out how to add a label to the Y-axis. In the end, it turned out to be frustratingly simple…
I’m a big fan of reading my news online, and I’m also a fan of the Wall Street Journal. The problem is that the WSJ has started placing a bunch of their content behind a paywall. Fortunately, you can easily get around this limitation…
This is mostly just a note to myself, but… Have you ever wondered how to add a hyperlink to a PowerPoint presentation? That is, to add a web link that opens in your web browser when you click on it? Well, so have I. Here’s the answer…
The other day when I got out of bed, I removed my retainer and slipped it in the pocket of my sweat pants. Not smart, I know, but it is what it is. Unfortunately, I later left my sweats on the floor, and someone (probably me) stepped on them, thus breaking my retainer. Never one to take the easy way out, I fixed it myself.
I’m a Quicken maniac. I’ve kept meticulous financial records in Quicken for over a decade, and can’t stand it when things are out of whack. Unfortunately, I recently ran into a problem when updating our data in Quicken.
In the last couple of months, I’ve received numerous unsolicited, automated phone calls (i.e., robocalls) to my cell phone from a variety of different numbers. Most commonly, these calls involve “last chance” offers for to purchase an extended warranty for my car.
Hello, and welcome to jammer(six). While many people strive to write a lengthy, meaningful introduction to their weblog, that’s not how I roll. Instead, I’ll just say this…
This site is a place for me to share random bits of wisdom. Whenever I run across something particularly interesting or figure out something particularly useful, there’s a pretty good chance that it will wind up here. Topics will be varied, with a tendency toward the tech end of the spectrum, and updates may be sporadic. I’ll only write when I have something to say.
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