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Crabby demystifies e-mail protocols

Article Crabby Office Lady Let's talk about what an e-mail "protocol" is, what the most popular types are, and why you should care. We're taking this one step at...

Crabby demystifies even more e-mail terms

Article Crabby Office Lady The world of computing is filled with terms and phrases that are baffling, if not etymologically strange. I've tackled some of them in...

Crabby demystifies Excel terms

Article Crabby Office Lady Welcome to installment number two of my "demystifying" series, where I'll cover 10 commonly used terms in 10 widely used Office programs...

Crabby demystifies Outlook terms

Article Crabby Office Lady Ah, Outlook. Good old Outlook. We use it every day, all day, and still … some of its terminology vexes us. Let's see if I can't assuage...

Crabby demystifies PowerPoint terms

Article Crabby Office Lady Microsoft Office PowerPoint is one flexible, useful program. And it's fun to use, too. But does one mention of a slide master or a design...

Crabby demystifies Visio terms

Article Crabby Office Lady It used to be that drawing during a meeting or at school was an indispensable way to pass time. Now it just might be an essential way...

Demystify a few computer terms and get on with your life

Article Crabby Office Lady As Olde Grammy Crabbye used to say, "Just because no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist." This week, let's explore some...

Demystify e-mail terms and get on with your life

Article Crabby Office Lady Everybody is on e-mail these days. And while it's easy to set up an account and start sending and receiving messages, there are some...

Crabby demystifies OneNote terms

Article The Crabby Office Lady I think the best way to learn something is to jump headlong into it and give it a try. It won't bite, and no one will know if you...

Crabby demystifies strange Internet terms (part 1)

Article February 15, 2008 Crabby Office Lady Welcome to part one of my two-part series about odd and wonderful Internet terminology. This week I offer five of my...

Crabby demystifies strange Internet terms (part 2)

Article Crabby Office Lady As you know, I really enjoy demystifying terms. A couple of weeks ago I introduced you to five of the more colorful Internet terms, and...

Crabby demystifies Word terms

Article Crabby Office Lady Welcome to my "demystifying" series, where I'll define some of the most common terms that are apparently vexing you, like pebbles in...

Crabby demystifies Access terms

Article Crabby Office Lady Access, our database program, has a language all its own. It's not Spanish, it's not French, it's not even Vietnamese (no, it's trickier...

Crabby demystifies Publisher terms

Article Crabby Office Lady In this last column of my summer "demystifying" series, I'll talk about Publisher, one of our most useful and fun-to-use programs. From...