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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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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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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 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 Read More
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Known Issues in Outlook 2007 Beta 2

posted Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:01 AM by Allister_Frost
Slipstick features a comprehensive article detailing the latest known issues that people encounter while testing Outlook 2007 Beta 2. The most common problems I hear about are caused by incompatible add-ins which can be disabled in the new Tools > Read More
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Presentation Tips from the Master

posted Tuesday, July 25, 2006 8:16 AM by Allister_Frost
My colleague Darren (he's not as effeminate as his photo would suggest) has written up a great post with some really useful tips on how to give good presentations. So many people complain about 'Death by PowerPoint', yet so few take active steps to Read More
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Start RSSing Around

posted Tuesday, July 25, 2006 7:55 AM by Allister_Frost
If you still don't know your RSS from your elbow it's about time you made use of this very useful techno gizmo. Eileen Brown tells all in this blog posting from many moons ago. And life's even simpler if you're using the shiny new Internet Explorer Read More
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The Mysterious World of Extend Mode in Word and Outlook

posted Monday, July 24, 2006 2:11 PM by Allister_Frost
The Extend Mode in Microsoft Word is an artefact of the early computing era before the mouse was invented (and the natural evolution of that gunky stuff that builds up on your mouse's bottom). Few computer users make use of this feature today because Read More
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My Mouse has a Dirty Bottom

posted Friday, July 21, 2006 11:13 AM by Allister_Frost
What is that stuff that keeps building up on my mouse's bottom? No matter how many times I clean it off and scrub the surrounding desk area it keeps coming back. I don't use a mouse mat because the Health & Safety Police told me it's better Read More
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Changing Meeting Attendees' Type

posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 7:15 AM by Allister_Frost
That is, without doubt, the most boring and uninspiring title that I've ever come up with for a blog entry. Sorry. I just couldn't think of a better way of describing this fairly ordinary, but still rather useful, tip. As you may know, when inviting Read More
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Publishing Your Calendar for the World to See

posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 9:03 AM by Allister_Frost
Earlier this week I blogged about Outlook 2007's new 'Send a Calendar via Email' feature. An even more powerful calendar feature allows you to Publish your Calendar to the Microsoft Office Online Beta* service. After you first use this feature Outlook Read More
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