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Are non power users questions welcome in Power Users? I have found three posts from one user having the same statement: > I'm a computer illiterate One of these posts derived on-topic question in this site, which have two answers; the top answer mentions that the question referred to it is off-topic, besides the OP admitting not being a "power use... (more) |
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Why searching two terms the results page includes posts not including one of the terms? I searched `computer illiterate` because I think I have seen some posts including these words and would like to copy the link to them to ask a question. Later I will provide more details on the question to be asked. This question is about the Codidact search feature. As I mentioned above, I search... (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
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A: Office suites category As of June 2023, it doesn't look to be enough questions about office-suite related apps to warrant having a category: Microsoft Office Considering the basic Microsoft Office Suite package: - microsoft-word x 16 - Most of these questions were asked by a single user. They don't look like to... (more) |
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A: Tagging questions about crossplatform software Adapting @samcarter proposal shared in a comment to the question Use two tags 1. One tag for the software, i.e., `microsoft-word` 2. One tag for the platform - `windows` or the corresponding child tag - `macos` or the corresponding child tag - `android` (no child tags so far) ... (more) |
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Tagging questions about crossplatform software This is a follow-up to Should we use more specific version tags for software? The referred question is about tagging software, more specifically software versions and presents the case of `windows-10-21h1`, which is an operative system. One of the answers mentions the `ms-office`, but it doesn'... (more) |
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A: Applications for "Edit Tags Ability" I'm interested in participating in tag curation. Below there are some notes - network x 6 - Should it be network or networking? - battery x 2 - It should not be the only tag, or it should be used more specific tag name. - scanning x 1 - Should it be scanning or scanner? - comp... (more) |
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A: Browser video sometimes stops working; how can I figure out why? As an alternative to rebooting, you might try to use "Force Quit Applicaitons" (Command-Option-Escape), select one web browser then click Force Quit. If there was another web browser in the list, repeat until there isn't any web browser. You could use the Activity Monitor if you still want to go d... (more) |
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Is the question "A term that describes frontend redirects" on-topic and in such case what tags should be used? A term that describes frontend redirects has the following tags: - web-browsers - web-servers While both tags are related, they don't look appropriate as the question is not about a web browser or a web server but about a protocol running on top of a networking protocol, more specifically, on ... (more) |
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Add [windows-11] as a child of [windows] and add tag usage guidance I wonder if adding [windows-11] as a child of [windows] might be possible as [windows] already has [windows-10] as a child. Also, considering that the term "windows" in the context of personal computers is ambiguous as it might refer to a very old version of the operating system, to any of the ver... (more) |
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A: Software Recommendations Category In the meantime that this is being discussed... the tag [software-recommendations] has collected seven questions. Related - What should our take be on software recommendation questions? (more) |
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Tags page shows [microsoft-excel] x 7 but clicking on this tag shows no questions Clicking on Tags, among other tags, I see `[microsoft-excel] x 7`, but clicking on `[microsoft-excel]`, I don't see any questions. What does that number seven next to `[microsoft-excel]` mean on the Tags page? (more) |
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A: Is the site name "Power User" or "Power Users"? The site name is Power Users. With due respect to the author of the previous answer and the community, considering the question title, > Is the site name "Power User" or "Power Users"? I'm posting this as I don't see any reason to have this discussion without a straightforward answer aft... (more) |
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A: In Word, how do I readily sort a string of numbers separated by commas? The Sort Text function shown in the snapshot is intended to sort lists. In Microsoft Word, a list has each element member in a new line (paragraph). Considering this: 1. Convert the numbers separated by commas into a list. This could be done by using search and replace, replacing the commas... (more) |
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A: How to disable email grouping (in conversation) in Gmail web mail for certain senders? As of June 2023, Gmail still doesn't offer a built-in way to disable the conversation view for specific senders. Knowing about this limitation, you should carefully review your inbox. If you influence your contacts, you could educate them about good email communication practices, but still, there... (more) |
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A: What do we do about webapps? Previously, web applications such as Facebook, Twitter, and Gmail were popular examples, but they have undergone significant advancements. Even Google Docs has undergone significant evolution. First, we should be aware that there are many types of software. Let's take the case of Google Docs as ... (more) |
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A: How can we grow this community? While I identify myself as a "power user", the site name "POWER USER" appeals to a very narrow audience, probably limited to people of certain ages and backgrounds. I don't recall having ever read a post or heard someone asking, "where can I find a power user?", "where do power users gather together?... (more) |
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