Monday, February 8th, 2010
Clients often ask us...is there a free and effective way for me to convert PDF's into a Word or Excel document?
We recently came across the websites 'pdftoword.com' and 'pdftoexcelonline.com', both of which provide impressive results and are by far the best of their kind (out of the free sites we've ...
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Thursday, July 16th, 2009
So a few weeks ago, I (Graham) went to London to visit Microsoft and listen to what they had to say about Windows 7 and I was impressed I have to say. Yes I was a fan already and contemplating putting it on my normal work laptop but hadn't quite ...
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Check out the Pctoolbox post 'Which Package Is Right For Me?'. It will help you make the right decision!
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
PC Toolbox has undergone a significant site change and like Brandstar.co.uk it is now powered by WordPress. Quoting from Pc Toolbox
"The aim of the site is to offer some techie blogs that are hopefully aimed at non-techies. Written for all to understand, highlighting the key information about the subject without ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
While on site working on client machines I will often use a number of shortcuts to speed up the job and with clients peering over my shoulder I get a common remark "Wow, how did you do that?". So I thought I would share my most commonly used keyboard shortcuts.
Windows
WinKey ...
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Sunday, November 25th, 2007
This is a popular question at the moment, should I upgrade to Office 2007?
The first question you really need to answer for yourself is: Will my system cope? Firstly take a look at the Offical Microsoft Office system requirements. I have to add that I was surprised when I say ...
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
At Brandstar we often get asked about deals on Microsoft Office for students and recently we have come across an almost unbelievable offer! Microsoft are offering university students Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate for under £40! Not bad eh? We believe this offer will run until April 2008, but ...
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
In Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft have disabled the function of being able to clear or edit the 'recent documents list'. However, Brandstar have discovered a way to do this! All you need to do is follow the instructions below. You will need to have some knowledge of ...
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
At Brandstar we like to provide follow up resources for our clients as well as on site support and a range of these resources will be made available online.
These resource documents will be aimed at our clients and their needs, however can be used to assist anyone who wishes to ...
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