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MMS, video calls still going steady in S'pore
News Use of multimedia messaging service and video calls remain stable in Singapore, and expected to continue growing, say local telcos.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile platforms/communications, tariff, Telecommunications Company, multimedia, network, mobile, Video Call, video, Mobile platforms/communications
PlayStation Go digital, but not all to follow
News Digital downloads can help "lock out" content pirates, but games companies say they will not shift business model solely to online platform.
Tags: Game players, Games, Gamer, software, Microsoft Xbox Live, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, Singapore, entertainment, Microsoft Xbox
Web-based malware infections rise rapidly, stats show
News Nearly 6 million Web pages are infected with malware, double previous estimates earlier in the year, according to Dasient.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Google Inc., Malware, Twitter Inc., Dasient, SQL, Infection, Web Application
Open multiple Word 2003 documents in one window
Techguide Consolidate and streamline your Word document display to avoid the clutter of individual application windows.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Data, List, Cell, Item, Record, Microsoft Word 2003, Chances, AutoComplete
Add a looping introduction to a PowerPoint presentation
Techguide You can set up your slide shows to include a little preview presentation that will help prime your audience for the main event. Susan Harkins shows this simple but highly effective technique.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Presentation, Slide, Template, Button, Invoice, PowerPoint Presentation, Microsoft Excel 2007, sales tax, Figure
Use Excel's Workday function to determine delivery dates
Techguide Your customers will appreciate knowing exactly when they can expect their orders to arrive--and Excel makes it easy to set up a calculation that can tell them.
Tags: Microsoft Office, O2 Plc., Microsoft Corp., Delivery Date, Workday, check box, font, font size, Figure, Microsoft Excel
Create an online form with a Word table
Techguide Tables provide a simple, effective structure for your online forms. Here's a look at how to use a table to set up blank lines that will stay put when users fill out your forms online.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Box, Form, Cell, Borders Books & Music, SQL, Figure, Figure E, Microsoft Excel
Print selected pages from different sections of a Word document
Techguide Choosing which pages to print is a straightforward process, thanks to Word's Page Range options. But if those pages belong to different document sections, you'll need to give Word a little extra guidance.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Section, Chapter, Parameter Query, data entry, Microsoft Excel 2007, Figure, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access
Determine the sum of sales for a particular day using one Excel formula
Techguide You can build an Excel formula that makes it easy to track sales. Here's how.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Frame, Document, Animation, Frown, Smile, Sales, Property, F5 Networks Inc., Figure
Wrap text around text in Word 2007
Techguide Word 2007 expands your wrapping options in a text box. Here's a look at how to wrap around text rather than around the text box boundaries.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Data, Box, Tool, check box, line tool, Figure, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word 2007
Add upcoming renewal dates to your Access database
Techguide Calculating future dates in Access is easy, thanks to the DateAdd function and SQL UPDATE command. Here's an example.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Renewal, Cell, Database, SQL, Clear, Figure, Figure B, Microsoft Excel
Determine overall risk with a decision tree
Techguide In situations where risks are related, using a decision tree can help you determine the probability and impact of each risk combination.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Risk Management, Outcome, Decision Tree, Financial Risk, Risk, Figure, US$10,000, Outcome 1.1
Convert Excel calculations to literal values
Techguide Copying Excel data to a different location can send your calculations into a tailspin. Avoid problems by using Paste Special to copy values rather than formulas.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Symbol, Web Browser, font, font color, Figure, Insert, Microsoft Excel, Web Address
Windows 7 business standard by next year
News Analysts believe that Windows 7 will become the standard operating system for business PCs, skipping Vista.
Tags: Windows 7, Business applications, Forrester Research Inc., Operating System, business PC, Business applications, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, IT Professional, Microsoft Windows 7
BPO, the unfulfilled promise
Blogs The adoption of larger-scale (i.e. total contract value of US$25 million or above) BPO (business process outsourcing) de...
