Computer Software & Operating Systems

Skype had a good run, but it's no longer the king of video conferencing apps. Check out these Skype alternatives that are actually better.

Microsoft's withdrawal of support from Windows XP is forcing users to find an replacement. For those who can't or don't want to upgrade to Windows 7 or 10, Lubuntu Linux is a good alternative.

Adding filters in Google Data Studio They simply reduce the amount of data displayed without transforming your original data in any way. Filters can be applied to a single visualisation or the entire Report.

File tagging can help you find electronic documents by browsing their tags and by letting them be in more than one place a time. There’s a lot of software to help you add tags to electronic documents and then retrieve them by tag. But they aren’t all equal.

Linux is an open-source operating system that runs on computers and other electronic devices. Today, a small number of computer users use Linux operating systems. It is, however, embedded in other electronic devices such as TVs, watches, servers, cameras, routers, printers, fridges, and even cars.

Here’s how to install and use Google’s free remote access software to centrally control your remote computers.

Explore the techniques to handle very large data in Excel from Azure. Use any of Microsoft Azure storage options like HDInsight (Hive), CosmoDB, Azure Storage or MongoDB in Azure with Azure Analysis Services from Excel and Power Query.

After April 8, 2014 Microsoft will no longer supply security updates for Windows XP. Here’s what one small church plans to do to be able to continue to safely use WinXP.

Chart interaction filters let you turn your data visualisation/ charts into filter controls. Imagine you can now filter reports by clicking a table row or selecting a bar in a Bar Chat, making your reports and dashboards truly interactive

Finding similar but not identical photos can help you pick the best of a group of the same scene. For text documents, you can find the latest version, the original Word document from which you obtained a PDF or all the slight variants of an email that you sent. There's a lot of software to help.

When a new record is added to or removed from the data sets at Google Sheets, the Report you have created will be updated automatically. However, when there is a structural change, example, adding or removing columns and renaming field names, you need to manually initiate that change.

Having trouble finding books, CDs or DVDs at home? Your phone camera and Windows computer can help you to locate things more easily.

Discover how you can Get Things Done in Wunderlist with this step by step guide to implementing a digital version of David Allen's productivity system.

Dropbox backs up files and syncs them between different devices. The free version offers limited online storage space, but this space can be easily increased.

I compare using Ubuntu to Windows 10. I go over if this is something people will want to do or not. I also my own Ubuntu usage.

Data Studio can be extended to include filtering capabilities directly into the charts. Viewers of the Report can click on any data in order to initiate filters.