Blog Archive: May 2025


How to reset the default cell formatting in an Excel spreadsheet

One of the more irritating things you can come across in someones elses spreadsheet (on the basis that I've never managed to reproduce it myself) is when somehow the default style has been changed to spit out a daft format of 00:00:00 for seemingly any number. This is especially apparant of you are a regular user of the clear formats function. It   more »

Removing tissue residue on clothes from washing machine with asprin

We've all done it, left a tissue or some paper in a pocket of an item of clothing and then washed it only to find all of your favourite black clothes come out covered in white flecks. Even after you've washed it again the problem persists. The timing is probably unfortunate as well - it annoyingly happened to my faithful Tour de France T-shirt   more »

Musing of the Day 9-Sep-2015

I think that my work colleagues have finally worked me out! Yesterday I was quetly working away at my desk when I felt a sneeze coming on. Sure enough it arrived and was promptly followed by the usual exchange of excusses and blessing. After which I remarked about my satisfaction of the preceeding event - it was one of those sneezes that you   more »

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