I remember the exact moment. My mom looked at 12-year old me with a face that was equal parts disbelief and indifference. “No se llama Arturito?” she asked. “No, his name isn’t Arturito,” I responded. “It’s R2-D2.” Turns out my mom, like many Latin American parents of kids born in the ‘70s and ‘80s, thought everyone’s […]
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5 tips for using Microsoft’s To Do task-tracking app on Macs, iPhones and iPads
Many task management and reminder apps promise to simplify your planning, but only one is well integrated within the Microsoft 365 suite. Learn how to leverage Microsoft To Do using Apple hardware.
LEGO Star Wars Battles Brings Epic, Hilarious Minifigure Clashes to Apple Arcade
LEGO Star Wars // SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 TT Games Brighton’s Jason Avent on the making of the mobile strategy game, available now, and the fun of leading LEGO Star Wars minifigures into battle. An Ewok versus Darth Vader? Leia versus Boba Fett? BB-8 versus R2-D2? The possibilities are endless, fun, and often times hilarious in […]
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How to return the top or bottom n records without a filter or PivotTable in Excel
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How phishing-as-a-service operations pose a threat to organizations
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Nightmares and a Job for Jaxxon in IDW’s Ghosts of Vader’s Castle #2 – Exclusive Preview
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New Microsoft analytics tools help identify and understand trends without compromising privacy
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Visions Revisited: 5 Highlights from “Tatooine Rhapsody”
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