Last month I kept getting "the connection has timed out" error messages when trying to access a website, so I checked the URL using my usual tool — Down For Everyone Or Just Me — and it let me know it wasn't the only one who couldn't access it. But then I discovered a website status checker that does a much better job of reporting website outages:
This keyboard shortcut has saved me lots of time when working with long documents and large spreadsheets:
Instead of scrolling down to hunt for the end of the text or the last spreadsheet cell, just press the Ctrl and End keys to quickly get to the bottom of the document.
When you have a spreadsheet that's chock full of numbers and statistics that's hard for your audience to interpret, you can have Excel create a chart from your data to better convey the meaning behind the numbers.
But what kind of chart should you choose? Which one will work best with the data you've got?
If you're considering a 3D printer for your library, take a look at this option — Printeer is a 3D printer created specifically for kids, and it only needs an iPad and wifi to design and print.
Noises can be distracting when you're trying to get work done, and using white noise can help mask background office sounds. Sure you could get a white noise machine or turn on a fan, but there are some nice free white noise generators available online.
Is that a map from Treasure Island, Where the Wild Things Are, or Game of Thrones? Is that a navigation chart from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, or Moby Dick?
Trying to find a centrally-located spot between you & colleagues for a meeting? Try using the free a.placebetween.us Google Maps mashup to choose the site for your get-together.
1. First, enter where you're coming from, then enter a city or an address for each member of your meeting.
Printing from Excel can be frustrating if your spreadsheet is too wide or too tall to fit on a single page. If those last few columns or rows print on a second page, it makes the info harder to digest.
One option is to use the "Fit Sheet on One Page" command from the scaling drop-down menu to shrink the page — but that can make your spreadsheet way too small to read.
Instead, watch this 3-minute video to see Mary Sanseverino demonstrate a different way to print your large-ish spreadsheet on a single page:
Last month I kept getting "the connection has timed out" error messages when trying to access a website, so I checked the URL using my usual tool — 
This keyboard shortcut has saved me lots of time when working with long documents and large spreadsheets:
Do you recognize these book titles?
When you have a spreadsheet that's chock full of numbers and statistics that's hard for your audience to interpret, you can 
Trying to find a centrally-located spot between you & colleagues for a meeting? Try using the free 
You can create a dividing line across a page of your Word document with just a few keystrokes:
