Alternate Color Between Excel Rows In Excel, assigning an alternating color scheme to rows is known as color banding. Start by selecting the cells you want to apply color banding too. Or press Ctrl+A to select the entire sheet. Next, select the Home tab on the Ribbon, select Styles, and click Conditional Formatting. A drop-down menu will display; click New Rule. The New Formatting Rule dialog appears. Click the bottom option labeled Use a Formula to Determine Which Cells to Format....

Microsoft Modifies Get Windows 10 to Make Unauthorized Installations To give you an idea of how severe the issue has become, here are some quotes from disgruntled users on the Microsoft Community forums: There are thousands of other threads like these appearing across the web. The question everyone keeps asking is, why is this happening all of a sudden? A few months earlier, Microsoft enabled Windows 10 as a recommended update....

The goal of New Pro is to make it easy for you to follow work-related news using suggestions from Bing. Sound familiar to Feedly or Flipboard? Well, it is, but with a Microsoft spin. It’s less of a general news app like MSN news, but rather it focuses on the industry you’re in. Here’s the description for the app: Microsoft News Pro for iOS You can download News Pro by visiting this page on your iOS device, or you’ll find it in the App Store....

How’s it work? Simple. After installing Speed Launch, you’ll get an unobtrusive, unbranded bulls eye in the lower-right hand corner of your desk. To create a Speed Launch shortcut, simply drag and drop an existing shortcut, an application, a document or even a URL (grab the little icon to the left of the location bar) into the bull’s eye. This will pop open the Add Shortcut dialog. Type in your shortcut name and click add....

What is a Search Connector? We’ve talked about How To make your search connector for home use before, but what about in a corporate environment? Microsoft has this to say: Microsoft Released the following search connectors on their public download site: WikipediaEncyclopedia BritannicaGoogle BlogFlickrGoogle NewsMSDNThe RegisterTechNetBusiness WeekBingBing NewsBing Local SearchBing Image SearchYouTubeYahooYahoo NewsYahoo Images The download site doesn’t list any as compatible with Windows 7 or Vista; however, the OSDX version works fine....

Old Article… Outlook Hotmail Connector The Outlook Hotmail connector tool has been around for quite some time, helping Outlook users manage their Hotmail e-mail, calendar, and contacts. Recently Microsoft has updated it once again to version 14, and it’s packed with new features that were never available until now. Because Outlook is such a powerful management tool, many people prefer to use it over the online Live/Hotmail site. Previously the Outlook Hotmail connector tool was limited and would only allow you to manage parts of Hotmail’s systems....

Windows 10 20H1 Build 18917 Download throttling. With the Delivery Optimization feature in Windows 10 you can set upload and download limits for Windows 10 updates. But Microsoft is improving the feature: “We’ve heard from our users with very low connection speeds that setting download throttling as a percentage of available bandwidth isn’t providing enough relief in reducing the impact on their network,” notes Microsoft. This version will provide more control over download throttling with absolute bandwidth values­....

Windows 11 Preview Build 22000.282 Here is the list of improvements and fixes contained in today’s new build: We fixed an L3 caching issue that might affect performance in some applications on devices that have AMD Ryzen processors after upgrading to Windows 11 (original release).We fixed an issue for a small number of users that prevents the Start menu from working and prevents you from seeing the updated taskbar design after upgrading to Windows 11 (original release)....

We heard rumors that the event will be live streamed, and Microsoft made the official announcement today on Blogging Windows. The post by Brandon Leblanc is short and to the point. The webcast will start at 9:00 AM (Pacific) and you can watch it live at http://news.microsoft.com/windows10story/ If you miss the live cast, no worries as it will be available for streaming on-demand shortly after the event is over at the same link above....

Updated OneDrive Features The OneDrive web client UI is getting a makeover which includes new icons and colors. The new interface will be cleaner and more intuitive. It’s also getting a performance boost to make it more responsive. In addition to the cleaner interface, there will be an improved sharing experience. The new sharing features will be applied to Windows, Mac and the Web for a more consistent experience. It will support external sharing without requiring a Microsoft account....

I then proceeded to the RIM 850 (the DataTac version of the Mobitex-based RIM 950), then the 857, and then to the first real RIM Smartphone, the RIM 5810/5820. I’ve had BlackBerrys attached to my hip since 1999 and for a very long time, lived and breathed the BlackBerry mantra. It was the king of the space; in fact I think it led to the trend of actually using mobile data....

Apple users will have to set their devices to sync e-mail periodically or manually, because, until Apple appeals to the injunction ruling, it can’t offer push e-mail delivery for iCloud and MobileMe users. Apple has already posted a guide on its website (it applies, of course, just to users in Germany), teaching users how to set their device to download new e-mails at regular intervals. The guide states that “Apple believes Motorola’s patent is invalid and is appealing the decision”, but until that happens, people situated between German borders will have to just go along with it....

First, launch Mail then select Mail » Preferences. The Preferences screen comes up. Click on the RSS tab. Change the Default RSS Reader to Mail. There’s nothing to it. Then, set your preference for how often you want the system to check for RSS updates. Then set Remove Articles depending on how often you’d like to clear older feeds or whether you’d like to delete them manually. To add RSS feeds, go to File » Add RSS Feeds....

Note: You and the recipient will need to have HTML mode enabled to see the backgrounds. How to Add a Background Picture to Messages in Outlook First, launch Outlook and start a new email. To add the background click the Options tab on the Ribbon. Then click Page Color. The background changes as you hover over each color. To add an image click Page Color » Fill Effects. The Fill Effects screen opens....

On Friday Google officially announced new changes to their Picasa storage policy. These changes affect all users, regardless of if you have paid for extra storage or not. From now on, any photos that you have uploaded that “are 800 pixels or smaller and videos that are 15 minutes or less in length no longer count” towards your storage limit. Now you have a new place to host your Twitter media files!...

This exploit comes on the heels of the company releasing several patches (69 to be exact) earlier in the week for Flash, Reader, and Acrobat. According to the Adobe Security Bulletin: Help Protect Your Computer from Flash Exploits We all know that Flash is going the way of the dinosaur, and the best way to protect your system is to uninstall Adobe Flash completely. Unfortunately, that option might not be realistic for a lot of users....

Creating Your AI Companion There are a lot of different options when it comes to creating your AI friend. You can customize their hair, eye color, and skin color. You’re also given the ability to name your AI friend and assign it a gender. In the end, you get the perfect AI friend for you. As you talk to your AI friend, they will develop personality traits that change how they react during a conversation....

While doing the TechGroove Podcast the other night, our host Josh brought up this groovy tip! Reset Home Screen on iOS On your iDevice running iOS 4.3 or higher, go to Settings > General scroll down to the bottom and tap Reset. On the next screen tap Reset Home Screen Layout. Verify you want to do it and tap Reset Home Screen. It just takes a moment, and your Home Screen will be reset to the factory default layout....

7:11 PM: Samsung exec is bringing up Android chief Andy Rubin. To help announce the Android 4.0 next generation Nexus phone — “we want people to put their (phone) back in their pocket, feeling satisfied. So it’s like your cell phone is acting on your behalf because of cloud services.” 7:13 Rubin: Rolling a video. 7:14 “everyone, we are proud to announce the Galaxy Nexus.” It is a Super AMOLED display phone....

According to Samsung Hub (where the picture comes from), the company will show everyone at CES its new Galaxy player, a device aimed at people wanting lots of multimedia action, in a small package and without the cellular connection. Basically, it’s aimed at the target audience of the iPod Touch. The Galaxy Player will be introduced by the Korean company at CES and it looks very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone....