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Plug-ins for Microsoft Excel can make individual cells look sunken, but you can use the program’s own native tools to apply this effect. Borders and shading can make an individual cell look like a depressed and activated button. Sunken cells can emulate actual buttons when you use Excel to create mock-ups of spreadsheet or program layouts. If you want to include actual buttons, which sink or rise when you click them, you can insert buttons using the program’s Developer tab....

Go to virginmobileusa.com and access your account using your phone number and PIN number. Then click on ‘messaging setting’ on the left bar. On the messaging setting page, scroll down to ‘block text’, add the phone number you like to block its messages and click ‘update’. Also you can block an email address from sending to you emails on the phone using the same form. Other option you can use, call virgin mobile customer service from your phone using *86 and they will help you to block messages from certain phone number....

When you receive anonymous or private calls from a cell phone, you may feel certain that it’s from somebody with whom you don’t want to speak. People make private calls when they want to hide their identity. You can easily block the private caller from reaching your telephone. Unless he reveals his identity, he will not be able to put his call through. Tips Writer Bio

Sometimes you need to make calls to people you don’t want to have your phone number. If you are worried about someone getting your phone number and are dialing a regular phone, you can block your caller ID and prevent your number from showing up on the other end. The person receiving your call will see the word “Unavailable,” “Private” or “Restricted” instead of your phone number. Tips Warnings

Inkjet printers can command eye-poppingly low purchase prices, but their buy-in cost advantages disappear when you add in your investment of ink cartridges over the printer’s lifespan. That investment becomes even more expensive when inkjet manufacturers, such as HP, produce cartridges that no longer print after they reach a specific age. However, some HP Photosmart printers include secret override procedures you can use to bypass those devices’ ink-expiration warnings. Writer Bio

Call forwarding allows you to forward calls from your cell phone to a land line, another cell phone or any other number. This can be useful with a broken phone, a phone without available minutes or one that is about to run out of battery power. Call forwarding for a Sprint phone is easy to set up, and with many plans the service is free. Be careful, though: The fee for forwarded minutes may be higher than normal fees....

Most standard calendar applications allow users to color code their tasks based on the type of calendar they add the event to. While the iPhone’s Calendar application has the ability to color code calendars, you cannot change the color settings on the iPhone itself. Some users have created “hacked” workarounds, but they all require a jailbroken iPhone because they modify system files via a command prompt. The only way to change the colors without modifying your iPhone is through iCal, Apple’s desktop Calendar application....

Blog Title Your Tumblr blog title is set in the customization setting for your blog along with the description of the blog. Whatever text you have for the blog title will appear on your browser tab for that blog as well as in all the search results of the blog. If you want to change your blog title you can log in to your Tumblr account, access the settings, select your blog, choose to customize it and change the title to whatever you want....

Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, and XP allow you to easily check the authenticity of digital signature files stored on your computer using the File Signature Verification utility. A digital signature is an electronic security code that can be used to verify the genuineness of an electronic file. It can also be used to verify if a file has changed since its creation. Writer Bio

Checking for double minutes on your TracFone has never been simpler. You have two options of checking for minutes: through your cell phone or through the TracFone website. As long as you have an account online, you can keep track of your minutes, add more minutes or purchase ring tones and wallpapers. TracFone offers double minutes calling cards online and at participating retail stores. These let you double the minutes you use, for a low price....

Without a battery, laptops such as the Sony VAIO will not work, even when plugged directly into an outlet. Therefore, if your VAIO operates, the battery is viable. To check the charge, you will need to boot the computer into Windows first. Writer Bio

Verizon is a telecommunications company with a wide variety of services available to its customers, including high-speed Internet, cell phone and TV service and home phone service. With so much technology at its disposal, Verizon is able to offer home phone customers features such as the ability to check voice mail from any Internet-connected computer. The feature is called Verizon Call Assistant; you have to create a residential online account to access it....

Sometimes it seems like it’s easier to erase an embarrassing tattoo than it is to remove information from Firefox’s browser cache. For example, you know that the favicon associated with a specific website has been changed, but Firefox will stubbornly continue to display the old icon in its browser tabs and Bookmarks list. Fortunately, Firefox provides the “Clear Now” button, which will enable you to empty its browser cache and display the site’s new favicon the next time you launch the browser....

The Canon PIXMA MP250 is an ink-jet printer that comes equipped with an 8.5-inch by 11-inch flatbed scanner. The printer’s other features include a maximum print resolution of 4,800 by 1,200 dpi, a maximum scan resolution of 19,200 by 19,200 dpi, borderless print capability and full-color copy speeds of 39 seconds. The MP250 is compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP/2000 and OS X versions 10.3.9 through 10.5.x; the device connects to your computer via a USB 2....

When running a Microsoft Access report, formatting the text in the Access query is quicker than formatting it using front-side code. Access allows you to return string results with all uppercase letters using the Design View for your tables. The character used in the format properties window is the “>” sign. This character tells Access to use uppercase for all the results in an indicated column.

The time function in the C++ standard library returns seconds elapsed since a specific, standardized date and time known as the epoch. While this value contains all of the information needed to calculate the current time and date of the system, writing your own epoch time translation code is error prone. Using the standard library’s provided time conversion functions makes this translation process trivial, allowing you to focus on the more complex portions of your application....

A vector image is a series of points, lines, objects, and curves that make up the outline of an image. One of the main benefits of a vector graphic is that you can scale it (make it smaller or larger) without degrading the quality. If you want to convert your logo into a vector graphic, you have a few different options to choose from. Writer Bio

Delve into the many capabilities of Corel’s PaintShop Pro to learn about all the exciting and creative ways you can create with digital photographs. Whether you are just beginning to dabble in photo editing or you are an accomplished expert, you can satisfy your quest for creativity using PaintShop Pro. An interesting and simple technique that you can accomplish quickly is to convert photos to oil paintings. Use Corel’s Art Media Effects to experiment with different settings to change your plain digital photos into works of art....

If you watch streaming videos on the Internet and would like to keep a copy of one of those videos on your computer or transfer the video to a portable device like an MP3 player or your cell phone, there are a few free sites for downloading streaming video. Once downloaded, the file can be converted into any type of video file, including an AVI file. AVIs work in most video editing software and video players....

Gaps inserted between tracks by a CD or MP3 player can diminish the effects of a mixed CD–instead of tracks flowing into one another, there is a 1 to 2 second pause. By ripping a CD as a single track, you can enjoy seamless transitions between album tracks. And all it takes to rip a CD as one track is a CD ripping utility with the right features. Writer Bio