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Did you know that you can quickly fill cells in Excel with common data patterns (for example 1...100 or Jan...Dec)?

This feature, called Auto Fill, and isn't just for numeric information. Excel can create predefined lists for you. For example, days of the week, months of the year, 1st qtr.

Did you know that you can quickly fill cells in Excel with common data patterns (for example 1...100 or Jan...Dec)?

This feature, called Auto Fill, and isn't just for numeric information. Excel can create predefined lists for you. For example, days of the week, months of the year, 1st qtr.

BlackBerry is hoping that its new software platform and the long awaited Z10 smartphone will help the one-time corporate darling regain its mojo, in a new age of services. After a tough five years which has seen its global market share slip to 4.6 per cent, a tenth of what it had in 2008, BlackBerry is in desperate need for a makeover.

When things get to hectic at work, you can walk away from the coffee machine and return to your space. If you’re lucky enough to have an office, you can even shut the door. But, what do you do with Outlook conversations that aren't important to you? Even if you opt not to read them, you still have to delete them.

Google is shutting down its popular RSS Reader as part of a broader "spring cleaning" to concentrate on a smaller selection of services.

In a post on the official blog for Google Reader, software engineer Alan Green cites declining usage and a reshaped focus on fewer products.

Google has launched indoor maps in Australia allowing users to find their way around inside airports, shopping centres, train stations and other large buildings using their mobile devices.

Australian engineers at firms such as Navisens, CSIRO and UNSW are leading the world in developing advanced indoor navigation technology capable of helping people locate specific products on supermarket shelves, tracking athletes' performance or guiding the visually impaired.

Brisbane can absorb up to 450 hotel rooms every year for the next 10 years before reaching its capacity.

“This is equivalent to more than 1100 jobs and $106 million in economic activity for the city, which is why it is an absolute priority for Brisbane.

Set your locations.

Be sure to enter your home and work addresses in Contacts. That way, Siri can remind you to do things when you leave or arrive at either place.

via Apple - iPhone 4S - Learn some helpful iPhone tips and tricks..

This morning’s revelations in the Financial Review that the Reserve Bank of Australia has been repeatedly hacked means we can almost certainly now add Australia to the list of 141 countries that have been hacked by China’s Unit 61398.

The AFR has reported that multiple computers within the RBA’s network have been compromised and that it had been infiltrated by a Chinese-developed malicious software, or ‘malware’ spy program, that was seeking intelligence on sensitive G20 negotiations.

Phone network providers are warning for iPhone 4 users not to upgrade at this time.

The upgrade can used problems with 3G connections and making calls.  iOS 6.1 was released last week.

Our recommendation on any mobile device upgrade is to hold off until you actually need or want the functionality that it provides - especially if the existing version is still working for you.