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project maps replace gannt charts
Gannt Charts are tedious and upating them is error-prone. Project Maps (created by any agile software like Jira, Azure ) is a better visual.
VBA for applications in Excel for Office 365?
Not to worry. VBA is still present in Office 365's version of excel. All you have to do is enable it (enable Developer Tools). Files --> Options --> Customize Ribbon…
Calendly Review – after 3 years of paid subscription
Top two concerns with Calendly events - my review after 3 years of use. Concern 1 - Mostly no show registrations There isn't a way to filter out real versus…
WordPress deceptive themes and elementor fraud
Elementor Kits that require Pro Subscription - Won't know till you purchase They will show you amazing live demos of their elements kit. What they will not tell you that…
Crypto Exchange Complaints?
Often, with foreign / Chinese based crypto exchanges, one doesn't really have access to a Better Business Bureau type of complaint channel. I ran into this - and tried Zendesk.…
Domain Name Registrars
These are some registrars that our company has encountered issues with. Non responsiveness, renewal without prior warnings or notification, inability to transfer out domains. Namecheap Cons - Upcoming Renewals and…
Lenovo won’t power on
Unplug batter, unplug power. Replug both in. Hold power button for fifteen seconds and then release the power button. This should turn on your laptop.
MX Record Values to add to your domain host to ensure Gmail receives emails
After signing up with Google Workspace and adding your user (and email) to the workspace, there is still a missing step before your host will route all emails to your…
The framework microsoft.aspnetcore.app version 3.1.0 was not found
If you see this error in VS Code, you are missing the aspnetcore runtime (even though you may have installed the larger .net core runtime). Basically, .net core is not…
Pivot table Add to Data Model grayed out
This can occur if you are working with a csv file. Ensure that the file is saved as xlsx - and you should see the Add to data source option…