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Excel's UNIQUE function can't skip columns—unless you use this trick

Nest CHOOSECOLS inside UNIQUE to extract non-adjacent columns, and use INDIRECT for interactive header dropdowns.

One Tech Tip: Californians have a new privacy tool for deleting their data

Californians can now use a new tool to request the removal of their personal information from over 500 data brokers.
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Sick of Scam Calls and Texts? You Can Now Request to Remove Your Details From Data Brokers

State law now allows California residents to have their contact and personal information removed from the people who sell it.

Ex-St. Petersburg police employee pleads guilty to misusing confidential database

Robin Conyers, 61, is the second agency employee to appear in court this week on charges related to sharing information from ...
CNET

Here's One Low-Effort Fix to Help Stop Unwanted Scam Calls

There are plenty of technological ways to cut down on spam calls, but this is the one that works best. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to ...
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How to pick a random name from a list in Excel

To pick a random name from an Excel table using a method that works across every version of Excel, this classic combination ...
CNET

I Found the Final Boss of Android Speed Fixes, and It'll Save You Hundreds This Year

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Don't even think about dropping several ...