Posted in tech on Aug 8th, 2008
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is a computer language created to instruct applications (web browsers) how to display text and images (Shannon, 2007). The language is called a “markup language” because it uses special tags to change, or mark-up, plain text. Tags surround the effected text and let the web browser know how the text should [...]
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Posted in tech on Aug 8th, 2008
Lotus 1-2-3, now a part of Lotus SmartSuite, is a direct competitor with Microsoft Excel. Although it’s really only a minor competitor today, Lotus 1-2-3 was once one of the most important pieces of software in personal computing (Darrow, 2002). The latest major version of Lotus SmartSuite was released in 2002. Updates to that release [...]
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Posted in tech on Aug 2nd, 2008
There are five different versions of Microsoft Office 2007: Home and Student, Standard, Small Business, Professional, and Ultimate. Each version includes a difference combination of Microsoft Office products (Microsoft Corporation, 2008a). Care and diligence must be taken to observe all the appropriate licensing agreements associated with the version of Microsoft Office you’ve purchased.
It’s interesting to [...]
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Posted in tech on Aug 2nd, 2008
I had to write a proposal for a Family Reunion Account Workbook that would be implemented in Microsoft Excel. Those involved in the project are certainly aware of what all this “Phase 4″ business is all about. Enjoy.
I envision the Family Reunion Account Workbook as having two worksheets. The first worksheet is called “Family Summary” [...]
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Posted in tech, writing on Aug 1st, 2008
Why someone thought the topic of searching on Google and plagiarism are relevant is beyond me. Nevertheless, enjoy.
The first entry listed in Google when searching for “double-entry accounting” is a Wikipedia page. Listed above the Wikipedia entry is a sponsored link. Sponsored links are advertising. A company, in this case Intuit, has paid Google to [...]
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