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Taming Office 2013’s appearance

Dave Farquhar Office, Software June 24, 2015August 14, 2016intel, lcd monitors, lenovo, office 2013

A couple of months ago I upgraded to Office 2013 at work. I liked it, but around the same time, my eyes started burning. I never made the connection, but then last week, when a coworker upgraded, he mentioned his eyes were burning, and he made the connection.

He found this guide for toning down Office. We both recommend the dark gray scheme, which is much easier on the eyes than the default harsh white scheme.

Dave Farquhar

David Farquhar is a computer security professional, entrepreneur, and author. He has written professionally about computers since 1991, so he was writing about retro computers when they were still new. He has been working in IT professionally since 1994 and has specialized in vulnerability management since 2013. He holds Security+ and CISSP certifications. Today he blogs five times a week, mostly about retro computers and retro gaming covering the time period from 1975 to 2000.

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Buy as much computer as you need

Dave Farquhar Hardware April 23, 2015April 19, 20151980s, 1990s, capacitor, capacitors, commodore, dell, lcd monitors

Veteran IT journalist Guy Wright advises not to buy any more computer than you need. Wright was a prominent Commodore journalist, so he’s been thinking this way for literally decades. I grew up reading the magazines he edited in the 1980s and 1990s–yes, really–so it’s not surprising that I would agree with him.

I saw a couple of points worth clarifying.

Dave Farquhar

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Tips on buying used stuff

Dave Farquhar Saving money June 5, 2014August 30, 20171980s, Consumer Reports, estate sales, extra money, garage sales, hardware store, lcd monitors, lifehacker, Marvel Mystery Oil, playstation, Spark plug, whirlpool

I just found a Lifehacker piece on buying used stuff without getting ripped off. I have plenty of experience in this area.

The key, I think, is to deal in person, and test as much functionality as you can before handing over the cash. Read more

Dave Farquhar

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Review: Insignia NS20EM50A13 monitor

Dave Farquhar Hardware December 18, 2012November 23, 2016best buy, dell, hp, insignia, lcd monitors, power brick, power cord, VGA, windows 7

My 15-inch Dell LCD died this weekend. Its date of manufacture was October 2001, so I can’t complain. I bought it used a number of years ago and paid a pittance for it. It had been acting up for more than a year, and at least it had the decency to wait until a potential replacement was on sale before dying completely.

Best Buy had its house-brand 20″ LED monitor on sale for $90, and I had a gift card with a few dollars on it, so I braved Best Buy again, and found a good low-end monitor for the money. Read more

Dave Farquhar

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How to clean your LCD monitor or TV cheaply and safely

Dave Farquhar Hardware July 16, 2012November 22, 2016lcd monitors, vinegar

I found a nice trick this week. If those microfiber cloths that came with your LCD monitors and TV(s) have all wandered off, you can use a dry eraser instead to clean your LCD. They’re bigger, so they’re easier to keep track of, and easier to use too. Just wipe the screen with the eraser like you would if you were erasing a whiteboard.

If you have fingerprints or other gunk on the screen that a microfiber cloth or dry eraser can’t remove, dilute some white vinegar 1:1 with distilled water and apply it to a soft cloth to clean the screen.

Dave Farquhar

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Caveats with LCD flat-panel monitors

Dave Farquhar Hardware May 22, 2005October 5, 2019extra money, lcd monitors, pentium ii, VGA, video memory

I just took a phone call from someone who bought an LCD flat-panel and couldn’t figure out why it looked so great in the store but was purely horrible on his PC at home.

He ran into a bunch of problems that some might instinctively avoid but to others would be much less than obvious.

Dave Farquhar

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