Go one step further to keep data safe
Two-factor authentication is a more complex login process that can help keep your online accounts and the information you store in the cloud safe, writes U.S. News & World Report data reporter Lindsey Cook.
When is it OK to break grammar rules?
Getting your words right makes a good impression, but part of knowing the rules means knowing when it’s OK to break them. Linguist Steven Pinker, writing in The Guardian, offers eight grammar rules that you can bend once in a while.
Coming soon to an airport near you
Travelers will find more innovative options to help them stay relaxed and productive at the airport. Ryan Ghee shares the latest airport innovations for passengers.
Craft the perfect LinkedIn message
Just because you’re networking online doesn’t mean it’s OK to throw basic etiquette out the window. Learn to write LinkedIn messages that people will want to read with these tips.
1-Minute Strategies: December ’14
Turn your next meeting into a walkabout … Spin your tips into a blog or podcast … Read another reason to love coffee.
When it’s clearly bullying, blow the whistle fast and loud
Q: “Instead of addressing me by name, our new director calls me ‘Princess.’ She also seems to enjoy aggravating me. When she walks by my desk, she will push my chair, rub the top of my head, or hit me with a stack of papers. I have tried not to react, since I figure that a reaction is exactly what she wants. My supervisor told her that I don’t like being called Princess, but this just seemed to make matters worse. I have been a model employee for twelve years, so I don’t understand why I’m being treated this way.” Not a Princess
Excel Quandaries
Microsoft Office Certified Trainer answers two questions about pound signs and circular cell references.
Don’t fall for the calendar’s crafty trap
2015 is just around the corner, and you know what that means—a regrettable moment or two in January when you leave ‘2014’ on a report, a form, a newsletter … Let’s face it, only the superhuman can avoid making this most common of mistakes. It might be worth setting up an Outlook reminder for late […]
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Make your files collaboration-friendly
If your office collaborates on documents and data, inside and outside the organization, you may encounter collaborators using different office suites who need to work on the same file. “So that data file might pass between MS Office, LibreOffice, iWork, WPS—the list goes on and on,” says TechRepublic’s Jack Wallen. Wallen offers some tips to help make your files easy to share.