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• Zombies, but in a good way: 20 how-to posts that just won't die

  13 May 2011

  Which need-to-know info on Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word do Office users keep returning to? Ever since George Romero's 1968 movie Night of the Living Dead , zombies have kept popping up in pop culture like, well, like zombies. They appear when and where they're least expected, creating fun for...
• Crabby’s shorty shortcuts for working smarter (Part II)

  17 Dec 2009

  Have I got some tips for you. And unlike "tips" from Wall Street, these won't incur the wrath of Main Street. They may, however, make your coworkers jealous. A few weeks ago I offered tips for Word, Excel and Outlook . Now PowerPoint, Publisher, and Visio get their turn. (Visit my column on Office Online...
• Crabby’s holiday survival guide

  26 Nov 2009

  Thanksgiving is nearly upon us and I’ve written a column about the holidays— yes those holidays— making their entrance this time of year, dragging along cheer, gluttony, and in-laws. But before you've wassailed yourself into a stupor, read my column called Crabby’s Holiday Survival guide . As I see it...
• Who’s falling for Internet scams? Not my readers

  5 Nov 2009

  Webster's Dictionary defines a scam as "a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation." And that's it. There are no secondary definitions. It's pretty simple, really: Someone is trying to bamboozle you. We all know them: The e-mails that come to you promising you weight loss, cases of fine champagne, and...
• Saving money doesn't have to suck

  30 Sep 2009

  Dear readers, job seekers, and those who could use some extra cash in their pocket, Saving money doesn't have to suck. It can be relatively fun, and with these bloggers, it's also a great way to build community. For instance, my friend has a great blog called The Non-Consumer Advocate ; she's witty and...
• Crabby’s favorite tips for most Office programs

  17 Jul 2009

  As I merrily go about my daily life working in Office and administering advice about what I've learned, I often come across little nuggets of gold disguised as tips and tricks. These treasures make my life in front of the computer more efficient and less irritating, and I get much satisfaction out of...
• The sweet sounds of Crabby

  26 Jun 2009

  Ever wish you could actually hear the Crabby Office Lady? Envelope yourself in her dulcet tones while receiving the communion of her tips and tricks? Of course you have – who hasn’t? Well, you’re in luck: Every week Crabby records and publishes a 2-minute podcast. It’s an abbreviated version of her current...
• Twitter headlines through history (A very early Friday funny)

  2 Jun 2009

  John Moe, an NPR host, author and Twitterer, takes us through the history of Twitter. All 13.5 billion years of it. Read the full article, "Twitter headlines through history ." A sample below: Early Prehistoric Animals Crawled out of sea on to "land", a kind of sea w/o water if that makes sense. Interesting...
• What not to share online

  10 Mar 2009

  Should you share your technical expertise, goals, or accomplishments at work? Yes! Share a caricature of your boss or love letter from an office romance, however, and you might soon need to share your resume. Here are some tips for avoiding such career-limiting moves . Perhaps your team is using Microsoft...
• Font foils football fakery!

  5 Feb 2009

  Nothing could be less newsworthy than standard fonts in Outlook and Word, right? Wrong. Sean Fallon on Gizmodo: The Gadget Blog, reports that the Microsoft font Calibri, introduced in 2007 and used as the default font in Outlook, helped uncover a strange deception: Deceased ex-football player's shady...
• Facebookitis

  2 Feb 2009

  You know those "top 25 random things about you" lists that are going around on Facebook (and elsewhere)? I've received a few too many in the past few days. My colleague David Salaguinto must have been looking over my shoulder this weekend because his Office OFFline comic today matches the reality of...
• Office Casual: What IM status icons really means

  23 Jan 2009

  There’s the “official line” (green means available) but here’s my take on working with those fuzzy green, yellow and red icons you find with Messenger, Communicator, and other Internet messaging and social tools. –DougThomas <div><img...
• Does being hot-headed make you yawn?

  16 Dec 2008

  You betcha this is work-related. See if you can apply this logic next time you're YAWN bored to tears in a meeting: YAWNing could be considered a compliment, because it's a sign that your brain has YAWN overheated and is trying to cool back down to a YAWN range where it--you--can pay full attention....
• Southpaws vindicated, at last!

  21 Nov 2008

  According to this post on MSN, LEFTIES ARE SMARTER. As a lefty old enough to have endured school desks designed for right-handers only, weird looks, impossible scissors, hints at sinister tendencies, penmanship lessons from Hell, and suggestions that my creativity comes at the price of a tendency to...
• Too much to juggle, not enough hands? "How Outlook can save your social life."

  13 Nov 2008

  With the mixed bag of brilliant innovations and petty annoyances that come with modern life, getting organized is a perennial challenge. Some folks are naturally brilliant at it but I suspect they're all either engineers or parents with multiple kids and kindly pharmacists. Juggling work, family, and...
• Career-limiting moves: "What to do if you send a Kamikaze email."

  7 Nov 2008

  Ever clicked "reply all" and then completely panicked? Inadvertently emailed your boss a blue streak about...your boss? Sent something a little too personal to the wrong person, or more likely 100 of them? Check out this video from videojug.com about handling one of life's not-so-little Outlook emergencies...
• PowerPoint + Beer = A new dimension in karaoke

  9 Jul 2008

  Not to be outdone by the Japanese creators of karaoke, German beer hall denizens have created a new variety of pub sport featuring everyone’s favorite “persuasion software.” In PowerPoint karaoke (as it has come to be known), inebriated volunteers deliver an impromptu presentation based upon random PowerPoint...
• Duck! I just threw a stapler at you in Facebook

  28 Feb 2008

  Sorry about that. I could have swapped chairs or fetched a donut for you. If you are on Facebook, you probably have been Poked or SuperPoked, perhaps you've thrown a sheep or an Obama. Just one of the those little ditties you can do, a little bit different than saying "hi, how R U?" Office Online gets...
• Of Amy Sedaris, cupcakes, bunnies and Office 2007

  13 Feb 2008

  Comedienne/actress/writer Amy Sedaris was describe by the storytelling magazine SMITH in these six words: Mushrooms. Clowns. Wands. Five. Wig. Thatched. Now we can add the word "Office." Amy and her Strangers With Candy cohort Paul Dinello created this short film for an Online ad campaign. Did we tell...