Tips: November 2008 Archives

2008 Nov 26
Using Greasemonkey we can download userscripts that automatically adds numbers as ranks into the search results page from Google, Yahoo and MSN live search engines.

Install Greasemonkey add on into firefox, then download the following user scripts.

Numbered Google SERP results
Place a number on the Google SERP window

Numbered Yahoo SERP results
Place a number on the Yahoo SERP window

Numbered MSN Live SERP results
Place a number on the MSN Live SERP window


You might also be interested on the following scripts below

Google 100
Show 100 results at a time in the Google SERP window.



2008 Nov 17
Excel lets you share a workbook and edit worksheets simultaneously. It also allows multiple people to edit every cell or spreadsheet and track changes at the same time. Collaboration between your team will never be the same plus you will be maintaining just one workbook for the entire team which results to less confusion and an updated version for everyone. Updated data will always be available all the time. You can track changes from everybody across the network using their login names and the date they made the update. Excel also prompts you which version of the edit will be posted or you can set it to always overwrite the old ones.

The workbook however need to be in a network share. it must have a write privilege to all your team members. Using Excel 2007, sharing a workbook is as simple as point and click. Here follow these steps.

  1. Open your workbook.
  2. Navigate to Review on the toolbar
  3. Click on the Share Workbook icon
  4. Place a check on the check box that says Allow more than one user at the same time.
  5. Click on OK
  6. Now, save your workbook on a network share

You can use the double slash [ \\ ] to access your file server like this \\FILESERVER
Delete your local version to remove confusion and open the file from the server

You can also create a shortcut to your desktop so that it may be easier for you to open it.

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