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Techie Tip of the Week: Updating a WordPress Site via a Mobile Device
Need to update your WordPress site but only have access to your phone or tablet? No problem! (Assuming you’ve configured your WordPress site to allow you to update via a mobile device, that is.) Option...
View ArticleTechie Tip of the Week: Creating Email Aliases Using the + Key
Many email providers, including Stanford, Gmail, and Hotmail, allow you to use an email address by simply adding a + sign at the end of your username and then adding text before the @ symbol. For...
View ArticleTechie Tip of the Week: Installing WordPress Plugins on Stanford’s Web Servers
Because the Stanford web servers require encryption using SFTP, and WordPress’s built-in method of installing and implementing a plug-in uses FTPS, you cannot install plugins from directly within...
View ArticleTechie Tip of the Week: 5 Alternatives to Google Reader
Recently, Google announced that they are discontinuing their free online RSS reader, Google Reader. What to do? Here are 5 alternatives to meet your RSS needs: Did you like the version of Google Reader...
View ArticleTechie Tip of the Week: Top 5 Home Wireless Networking Tips
So, you bought a wireless router and hooked it up to your DSL or cable modem. But you’re not getting the connectivity you expected. What went wrong? Here are the top 5 things you should check: Location...
View ArticleTechie Tip of the Week: Installing Drupal or WordPress Themes on Stanford’s...
If you’re using the Collaboration Tools Installer or manually installing a Drupal or WordPress site on Stanford’s AFS servers, you may have wondered how you can update existing or install new themes,...
View ArticleTechie Tip of the Week: Watch the IT Services Tech Training Drupal Videos!
Confused about what Drupal and other Content Management Systems are? Want clarification on how to update content on a Drupal site? Curious about how you can install a Drupal instance on the Stanford...
View ArticleTechie Tip of the Week: Place and Manipulate Objects in PowerPoint
PowerPoint allows you great flexibility in terms of manipulating where objects (e.g., text boxes, pictures, and drawings) will appear on the screen. These tips will help you use the object and drawing...
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Techie Tip of the Week: PivotTable Basics
PivotTables are used to organize and summarize data in numeric form. If you have a large Excel spreadsheet with lots of information stored in it, a PivotTable can make the data easier to comprehend and...
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Techie Tip of the Week: Non-Destructive Photo Editing Using Photoshop...
When you edit a photo in Photoshop using one of the image adjustment tools like Hue/Saturation or Brightness/Contrast, the image’s pixels are physically altered. This means that if you change the Hue,...
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