BOSTON — Larry Burhoe robbed banks. He went to jail. His release date was set for 2006. Simple enough. But the system that calculated his release date was off by more than two years. He should have ...

There are a lot of technical tasks lawyers do that beg for automation, e.g., calculate time, process bills and assemble documents. But what about calculating dates for court appearances and filing ...

State prosecutors are raising alarms about a legislative audit that found the system used to keep track inmates is riddled with problems, including trouble accurately calculating dates when inmates ...

It wasn't long ago that whenever Microsoft gave a ship-date target for a new Windows release, IT managers would add anywhere between a few months to a couple years to it when figuring their upgrade ...

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. There are a lot of ways to calculate the number of days ...

How to automate entering dates with VBA in a Word document Your email has been sent Illustration: Lisa Hornung, Getty Images/iStockPhoto Must-read Windows coverage CrowdStrike Outage Disrupts ...

If you need to calculate dates in your spreadsheets, Excel uses its own unique system, which it calls Serial Numbers. Every date (month, day, year) and time (hour, minute, and second) has an ...