I find Visual Basic for Applications (“VBA”) most useful in Excel. I have created many small enhancements to make my larger spreadsheets easier to use. Here follows a simple “Hello…

When busy with a data migration where I needed to export Microsoft Excel workbook data to CSV for import into MySQL, I ran into some issues with export options, or rather…

So I managed to write a script to read a Microsoft Word document using PHP CLI and the COM object pretty easily, but then battled to get it working in…

I have to have multiple Microsoft Word documents open when I am marking CAT practical assessment papers. As I have the Learner’s file, the original file, as well as the…

If you work in design or printing (or with designers or printers) you will often see some pretty weird-looking text in documents, advertisements, posters and other design work. Here follows…

Microsoft Word can be used to create a digital form complete with a variety of controls. This form can be distributed, filled out by a respondent and returned to the…

Pixelation as a concept is best demonstrated by two versions of the same image, one with a much lower resolution than the other. The image below is the original image,…

Pharming is defined as the fraudulent practice of directing Internet users to a bogus (fake) website that mimics (copies) the appearance of a legitimate (official) one, in order to obtain…

Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information or data, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by disguising a message as an official, trustworthy electronic communication. Phishing…

Catfishing is a prime example of social engineering. Catfishing is defined as “luring (someone) into a relationship by means of a fictional online persona”. The goal of building this relationship…