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August 2006 - Posts

Understanding Outlook Icons

Posted Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:17 PM by Allister_Frost
This isn't a new webpage, but a question from a colleague reminded me that I really should mention this on the UsefulTechnology blog. For the definitive view of every icon in Outlook 2003 check out this page . Now, what's the betting on Blake being the Read More...
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Dubious words emerging from Microsoft

Posted Monday, August 28, 2006 10:51 AM by Allister_Frost
What's going on? We seem to have a swathe of dubious sounding product names emerging from Microsoft just recently. There's the legendarily bad "OneCare" (careful how you say that), we've "SmartArt" in the 2007 Office system, and IE7 is now "RC1" which Read More...
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Smile! You're on a Speed Camera!

Posted Friday, August 25, 2006 10:22 AM by Allister_Frost
I'm fascinated by the human relationship with technology and how one helps shape the other. A recent example that got me thinking came after the Thames Valley Park Security team installed a speed camera on one of the roads approaching the UK Microsoft Read More...
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Internet Explorer 7 RC1 - get it now

Posted Friday, August 25, 2006 6:05 AM by Allister_Frost
Straight from the oven: Internet Explorer 7 (Release Candidate 1) . Get it while it's hot. Read More...
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Webcast: Survive Information Overload

Posted Monday, August 21, 2006 9:11 AM by Allister_Frost
The Microsoft Office Online team has paired up with Laura Stack, President and CEO of The Productivity Pro, to deliver a webcast at 9am Pacific Time (that's 5pm UK time) on Wednesday 23rd August. The topic: Tips to Survive Information Overload. In accordance Read More...
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[FRIDAY GAG] Britain's Favourite Joke

Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 10:05 PM by Allister_Frost
This was recently voted Britain's funniest joke: A woman gets on a bus, carrying her baby. As she pays her fare, the driver says 'Urghh, that's the ugliest baby I've ever seen.' The woman goes to the back of the bus, fuming with indignation, and sits Read More...
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You Need to Get Out More

Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 5:22 PM by Allister_Frost
It's Friday. And Steve Clayton writes today about how his Out of Office message has taken on a personality all of its own. Mine has too. We all get so many "OOFs" that the very least you can do is inject a little life into your own message. In the spirit Read More...
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Big Moon over Walton

Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 8:38 AM by Allister_Frost
That was a big moon over the North Sea the other night. And it's amazing what you can do with a point and click camera these days. Thought I'd share this calming little photo as we enter another busy working day. Read More...
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The quickest way to search

Posted Thursday, August 17, 2006 6:07 PM by Allister_Frost
Alfred 's been asking what's the quickest way to search for stuff online. Putting aside the debate of which search engine you prefer, there are some really neat shortcuts you can use to reduce the time from 'query to answers'. If you use IE7 there's a Read More...
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Save the Blog: Vote Now

Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2006 6:34 PM by Allister_Frost
Contrary to one correspondent's theory, the lack of recent postings here is not evidence of my having been seized by British Anti-Terrorist Police. I agree that the liquids I carry onto aircraft may have a dangerously high alcoholic content that could Read More...
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Shameless Self Publicist Makes Useful Technology List

Posted Friday, August 04, 2006 6:47 AM by Allister_Frost
Congratulations to Blake Handler (yes, that's his real name) for the most shameless self-publicity move ever in the history of blogs! Blake has been the victim of a regularly changing URL for his MSN Spaces (now Windows Live Spaces) Blog. Which has made Read More...
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Installing Internet Explorer Beta 3 over Beta 2

Posted Wednesday, August 02, 2006 9:38 PM by Allister_Frost
Is anyone else worried about whether to upgrade to the latest version (Beta 3) of Internet Explorer? I pondered (that's like thinking, but more posh) for a while then thought "what the heck, the worst that can happen is it destroys my PC and my life." Read More...
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From Zero to Hero with Outlook

Posted Tuesday, August 01, 2006 8:30 AM by Allister_Frost
I have my annual performance review in half an hour. This reminds me of a great little non-technical tip that may help you get even more value out of Microsoft Outlook. Every time you receive an email thanking or praising you for some work that you have Read More...
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