Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Let Siri Decide

Need to make a quick decision and can't decide?

Let Siri decide your fate.

Just ask Siri "Flip a coin"

Siri will respond with "It's Heads" or "It's Tails".

Apple iPhone iOS Siri Flip a Coin - One Cool Tip


"Oh, and maybe even a surprise answer from time to time.

Siri can also roll a die.

Enjoy!

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Select an Entire Excel Spreadsheet

Microsoft Excel
There are several ways to select the entire contents of an Excel spreadsheet.

Do you know them all?

You can select the contents:

  • Press Ctrl + A
  • Select Edit then Select All from the menu (older versions of Excel)
  • Click the gray square in the top-left corner of the spreadsheet (above the number 1 and to the left of the letter A)
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Why select the entire spreadsheet?  You might need to copy to another spreadsheet.  Or want to adjust the formatting such as font and size.  Or you might want to adjust column or row size by clicking on the column/row dividers.

Note: When you Crtl+A in a cell with adjoining cells that have content, the region will be selected first.  To select the entire spreadsheet, just Ctrl+A again.

Enjoy!




Monday, September 7, 2015

Dictate in Google Docs with Voice Typing

Google Docs
Do you ever get tired of typing a document?

Let the power of Google do it for you.

Google Docs, the online word processing software, just got a whole lot better with the ability to dictate a word processing document.

The new feature is "Voice Typing" and requires Google's Chrome browser.

To dictate, enable Voice Typing in the Tools menu.

Google Docs Voice Typing


While dictating, you can stop and use the keyboard or mouse to correct an error.  Just insert the cursor where you want to restart and resume speaking to continue to voice type.

Key phrases and commands can be used to create punctuation: "Period" "Comma" "Exclamation point" "Question mark" "New line" and "New paragraph"

Google Docs can be downloaded to Microsoft Word format for future editing.

Google Docs is available at docs.google.com

Enjoy!


Sunday, September 6, 2015

ICYMI: Microsoft Office, Siri, Podcasts, Windows 10 Task Manager, FlightRadar24, and Stephen Colbert on Waze

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ICYMI - In Case You Missed It.

This was a super week of Cool Tips.  The theme for the week was "Getting Things Done Faster".  Each tip showed great ways to get things done fast, fast fast!

Here are the cool tips for the week:



Learn this shortcut that will keep your hands on the your keyboard for faster use of Microsoft Office products such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point and Microsoft Outlook.


Use This Cool Siri Trick to Call Someone


Don't waste time looking up the phone number to call a sender of an email.  Use this cool trick to let Siri make that call fast.


Get the most of your lost time like your daily commute.  Learn how you can listen to podcasts online, as a audio file or with mobile apps.


Who has time for a frozen application?  Learn this quick trick to access the Task Manager in Windows 10 to close that app and get back to work.



Don't waste your time because you didn't know the real flight time while waiting to pick up a friend at the airport.  Use this cool tip to learn how to get real-time flight information for plane flights around the world.


Get to your destination faster with the best navigation app, now with the hilarious voice of Stephen Colbert.  You'll get to your destination with a smile on your face.


Listen to the One Cool Tip Show for the week for cool tech news and tips from One Cool Tip.


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Saturday, September 5, 2015

One Cool Tip Show S1E7 - September 6, 2015 - Getting Things Does Faster

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This week's One Cool Tip Show is now available online.  The theme for this week is Getting Things Done Fast.


Getting Things Done Faster  
The One Cool Tip show for September 6, 2015, S1E7 features cool tips and news including how to 
  • Use a Shortcut to Access the Microsoft Office ribbon in Office Products, 
  • Using a Cool Siri Trick to Call Someone, 
  • Learning How to Listen to Great Podcasts on Your Phone or Computer, 
  • Opening Task Manager FAST with this Quick Trick, 
  • Track Real Time Flights on FlightRadar24, 
  • Letting Stephen Colbert Give You Driving Directions, 
  • a throwback tip regarding how you can Mute your Twitter connections and 
  • finally, we'll also look back at the top tech tips for August 2015.
Listen online to this week's show at:   The One Cool Tip Show, S1E7 - September 6, 2015

Want to learn more about podcasts? Check out this Cool Tip: How to Listen to Podcasts

The One Cool Tip Show covers tech news as well as more in depth coverage of the Cool Tips found here on www.OneCoolTip.com

You can also list to the current and past episodes via Podomatic, Tunein, PlayerFM, Stitcher Radio and iTunes:


Use the Podcast app on the iPhone and iPad---search for One Cool Tip.  

The RSS feed for the podcast is http://onecooltip.podomatic.com/rss2.xml

This week's episode is also available below:

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Let Stephen Colbert Give You Driving Directions

Stephen Colbert Waze Video - One Cool Tip
Are you tired of listening to your regular GPS voice when you drive?

Now you can let Stephen Colbert give you turn-by-turn driving directions with the Waze app.

In a bid to publicize his new late-night talk show on CBS, Colbert can now be chosen as a voice in Waze.

Colbert joins well-known celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Colonel Sanders who have provided the driving instructions voice in Waze.

Select Stephen Colbert screen Waze app - One Cool TipTo choose Colbert as your voice option, open the Waze app, go to settings, and select Sounds.  Click to select Stephen Colbert.


But don't wait too long, Stephen's voice will end on September 22, 2015.

Here is a video of Colbert explaining his new job as a Waze voice:


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Enjoy!


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Friday, September 4, 2015

Track Real Time Flight Status with FlightRadar24


The world aviation industry is amazing.  Thousands of flights around the world every day take off and land every day.

Air Traffic Control centers around the world keep track of these flights.

How can you see this information?

We've already told you the very cool Siri trick to find out about airplanes above you.

A great way to see this visually is to use the FlightRadar24 service.

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The website is available at http://www.flightradar24.com .

You can search for airports or drag the map screen around to watch flights represented by airplanes on the screen.

Click on a plane and information regarding the flight will display.

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Key info such as a airlines, flight number, departure airport, arrive airport, scheduled and actual departure time, scheduled and estimated arrival time, aircraft maker and type, registration, altitude, speed, and location are provided.

FlightRadar24 is also available for a number of mobile devices, including:


Enjoy!



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