Curb PC Annoyances: Windows 7, Office, and Monitor Tips

Curb PC Annoyances: Windows 7, Office, and Monitor Tips
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May 26, 2010
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* Curb PC Annoyances: Windows 7, Office, and Monitor Tips

Here's what to do when Microsoft changes a file format, Office
keeps asking you to accept the EULA, and Dell ships you a monitor
with a seemingly random cable.
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- Rick Broida, PCWorld

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