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Exchange Tour Unplugged: we're going on the road so you can too

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:01 AM by Allister_Frost
Just announced for UK IT professionals who are looking to upgrade from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003: The TechNet Exchange Tour Unplugged will be on the road from 21st November for three weeks coming to a town near you. If you'd like to join me Read More
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More on Outlook voting

posted Wednesday, October 26, 2005 8:01 AM by Allister_Frost
If you use voting buttons in Outlook 2002 or later without an Exchange Server email account, it turns out that this works just fine as long as you remember to send the message in Rich Text Format (RTF) and the respondents replies in RTF too. Outlook won't Read More
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Why Outlook gets my vote

posted Wednesday, October 26, 2005 7:26 AM by Allister_Frost
Few people make good use of Oulook's 'Voting' feature in their emails but it's one of the simplest and most handy collaboration tools around. You have to be using a Microsoft Exchange Server email account for this to work but everything else is baked Read More
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Tracking down an email sender

posted Tuesday, October 25, 2005 10:43 AM by Allister_Frost
Want to know who sent that dodgy-looking email without trawling through the email header information? Take a free trial of http://www.emailtrackerpro.com/ for 15 days. This little application even draws you a nice little map showing the route the Read More
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XP Power Toys for cavemen

posted Friday, October 21, 2005 4:45 PM by Allister_Frost
Every so often I find someone living in a cave who hasn't heard about the free XP Power Toys at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx. There are some really cool tools in there. Check 'em out! Read More
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Save your blushes when sharing files

posted Friday, October 21, 2005 2:17 PM by Allister_Frost
The 'Remove Hidden Data' tool at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=144E54ED-D43E-42CA-BC7B-5446D34E5360&displaylang=en is a must-have for anyone who shares files electronically. In a nutshell, it cleanses your file of a Read More
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You know you're out of control when...

posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 7:02 AM by Allister_Frost
...you discover a 'Tasks in Archive Folders' link suddenly appears because Outlook has auto-archived some of your tasks which are now more than 90 days overdue! Heck! I need longer days to stay on top of my ever-growing workload. Or perhaps a shorter Read More
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Exchange Server 2003 SP2 just released

posted Wednesday, October 19, 2005 4:01 PM by Allister_Frost
Get it while it's hot: http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/2003/sp2/download.mspx Read More
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How smart desktop alerts can keep you alert

posted Tuesday, October 11, 2005 7:10 AM by Allister_Frost
The regular reader of this blog will know that I recommend switching off Outlook's desktop alerts for all but really important messages. It's easy to do this by changing the settings in the 'When new items arrive in my Inbox' section in Tools > Read More
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Always avoid folders starting with 'T'

posted Wednesday, October 05, 2005 8:31 AM by Allister_Frost
Frost's Random Tip of the Day: You can save time if you avoid creating mail folders in Outlook that start with the letter T. Why? Because you'll be able to more quickly convert an Email into a Task by pressing SHIFT+CTRL+V, then T, then ENTER. SHIFT+CTRL+V Read More
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Microsoft does Photo Imaging

posted Monday, October 03, 2005 9:42 AM by Allister_Frost
I'm a long-time fan of Adobe Photoshop. To be honest, I've invested many hours of my spare time happily learning how to use the software, right back to version 3.0 in 1995. Photoshop holds a special place in my heart as the only application Read More
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