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Office 2013, so bright it hurts my eyes

November 30, 2013November 25, 2025 Thomas

I recently made the move from Microsoft Office 2010 to Office 2013. Not much has changed in the new version, but one thing seems to annoy many people around the world including me. For some reason Microsoft has decided that everything in Office 2013 has to be very white and bright. Not sure why, but it seems to be some kind of trend that many other software companies like Google and Apple also apply to. White seems to be the new black for some reason!

Review of Seagate Backup Plus Portable USB 3.0 Drive

November 13, 2013December 3, 2025 Thomas

With Seagate Backup Plus, I just got myself a nice little fancy USB 3.0 hard drive. Therefore, I would write a little review if you are considering buying a new Portable USB drive yourself.

My Google Analytics Traffic Report for Q3 2013

November 2, 2013April 15, 2023 Thomas

This report might a bit late (about a month), but I still hope that you find it interesting to see what brings traffic to my blog and maybe share your own traffic experiences with me in the comment section.

How to retrieve your Windows Product Key from Registry

October 22, 2013December 9, 2025 Thomas

Supported Sometimes it can be convenient to be able to retrieve the Windows Product key from an active Windows installation e.g. if you have lost your Windows COA Sticker or if you can’t read the sticker anymore because it has been damage.

How to Import Images into Active Directory

September 30, 2013April 14, 2023 Thomas

In this guide, I will show you how you can import images to Active Directory that your users Outlook clients will show in an Exchange and MS Lync environment making it all more interesting.