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How to conditionally return the last value in a column in Excel
Returning the last value based on a condition seems like a difficult problem to solve unless you try one of these easy-to-implement solutions.
How to improve performance when opening a file from a remote shared folder in Windows 10
Users can turn off the default request for detailed information about a remote computer and skip right to opening a file. But it will involve four edits of the Windows 10 Registry file.
Who Are the Bad Batch?
Hunter. Tech. Crosshair. Wrecker. Echo. This is experimental unit Clone Force 99, the baddest batch of clone troopers you’ll ever meet. Each member of this elite group adds their own exceptional skill to form a team unlike any other in the Republic. The Bad Batch’s missions have a 100% success rate due to their unusual […]
The New iOS Update Lets You Stop Ads From Tracking You

Facebook and other advertisers fought the move, but App Tracking Transparency is finally here.
Signal’s Founder Hacked a Notorious Phone-Cracking Device

Plus: App Store scams, an anti-surveillance bill, and more of the week’s top security news.
Ubuntu 21.04 launches with support for Active Directory and SQL Server
The latest version of Ubuntu has geared up a version of Linux with new features aimed at enterprise users.
Talking Brains, Hardware, and Privacy With Facebook’s AR Guru
This week, Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, the head of Facebook Reality Labs, joins us to talk about how his team is thinking about the future of mixed reality.
Apple’s Ransomware Mess Is the Future of Online Extortion

This week, hackers stole confidential schematics from a third-party supplier and demanded $50 million not to release them.
How to average with and without the highest and lowest values in Excel
Averaging in Microsoft Excel is easy, until you start excluding specific values. Here are three ways to average a data set when giving special consideration to the highest and lowest values.