In the previous article, we looked at an easy way to cull metadata in MS Word documents. The same method could equally well be applied to MS Excel or Powerpoint. It does allow you to selectively remove just about all of the metadata from your document, but does not cover all of your bases.
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That Google was busted for taking a potshot at eBay’s trade practices was largely down to some lazy clerical work. The metadata that is contained in our documents goes unnoticed by many people, but there are some lines of work where it is important not to leave a trace. Not everyone wants a link between [...]

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eBay has been in legal hot water in Australia regarding a move to make their auctions PayPal and COD only. The move has been widely unpopular and billed by many as uncompetitive and unfair. The response was such that it drew the ire of the Australian public, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and [...]

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For some reason most people seem to give useless crap at weddings with the right intentions. Most people end up with multiple toasters or blenders and end up passing them on at the next wedding; and so the cycle continues. The Steampunk Clock that was given for Ehren’s wedding, however, comes dangerously close to being [...]

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While a little less offensive to me than a Blinged Mac Book Air, the Dunhill Bulldog USB key does strike me as incredibly stupid. I mean, why would anyone spend good money on an item that is otherwise reasonably inexpensive? If you want a cool-looking USB key, there are plenty of those around. This just [...]

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