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October 2006 - Posts

That Windows Vista Packaging

Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 11:12 AM by Allister_Frost
Here's the clever bit about the new packaging. It opens like this: Very neat! Read More...
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Windows Vista and 2007 Office system packaging unveiled

Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 5:44 AM by Allister_Frost
Oooh, it's shiny and new. Announcing the new packaging for Windows Vista and the 2007 Office system. I quite like it. Do you? Read More...
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My Blogcasts on Soapbox

Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 3:36 PM by Allister_Frost
I've been playing with the new Soapbox on MSN Video service. It's pretty cool. I never really got into YouTube but I can see how useful it will be to be able to restrict access to my videos on Soapbox based on my existing Windows Live Messenger contact Read More...
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Bring YourSELF to Work

Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 4:47 PM by Allister_Frost
Yes, it's true: tomorrow is Bring YourSELF to Work Day 2006. In case you're feeling confused because you bring yourself to work most days anyway, take note of that clever capitalisation of the letters S, E, L and F. As the campaign leader says: Nothing Read More...
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Brainfart with Vista

Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 10:37 AM by Allister_Frost
By our standards it's quite subtle, but there's no doubting that Windows Vista is behind this new site at http://www.clearification.com/ . If you don't know Demitri Martin (i.e. you are one of the 95% of human beings living outside of the USA) you may Read More...
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Securing that wireless network

Posted Monday, October 23, 2006 11:30 AM by Allister_Frost
I stumbled across this helpful article from Connected Home that explains how to secure a wireless network: http://www.connectedhomemag.com/HomeControls/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=49176 . The most important thing here is to enable WPA (or WPA2 if you Read More...
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The Joy of Finding Big Things (in Outlook 2007)

Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 8:42 PM by Allister_Frost
My former boss, Bruce Lynn , asked me this weekend how he could locate all the large (>200kb) entries in his Outlook calendar so he could delete them to free up some space in his mailstore. He couldn't figure out how to do this but knew it must be Read More...
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Voluminous Venti

Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 2:37 PM by Allister_Frost
Sunday, sitting in Starbucks. Note to self: a venti-sized mug of coffee is too large to drink comfortably without a catheter. Read More...
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Windows Live Insider Club

Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:52 PM by Allister_Frost
Confused by all this new Windows Live stuff? Yeah, me too. There's a lot of new gadgetry to get our heads around. I discovered an interesting new site at www.insiderclub.co.uk that aims to shed some light on the matter. Those talking bodies are a bit Read More...
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Internet Explorer 7 is launched

Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:40 AM by Allister_Frost
The world's most popular browser just got better. Internet Explorer 7 was released just hours ago. You can get it from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx . Read More...
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Windows Vista Tipfest

Posted Friday, October 13, 2006 11:39 AM by Allister_Frost
Ah, I love the smell of a tip in the morning! I'm in New York for Digital Life and to meet up with some of my colleagues from around the world. It's Friday 13th, I'm jetlagged and I've just run out of coffee. But all is well because I've just discovered Read More...
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Add some hyperlink action to your emails

Posted Friday, October 13, 2006 12:14 AM by Allister_Frost
Bloggers know how important it is to include relevant hyperlinks in their posts ;-) They can come in pretty handy in emails too. Instead of pasting a lengthy and ugly URL into an email you can add a hyperlink to any part of your email text. So, instead Read More...
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Screen capture the easy way

Posted Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:17 PM by Allister_Frost
I'm often asked what tools I use to make screengrabs to include in my blog. I used to use the Snipping Tool which is part of the Tablet PC Experience Pack for Windows XP . So you can imagine my disappointment when, after upgrading to Windows Vista, I Read More...
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Windows Live OneCare beta - free to 18 countries

Posted Wednesday, October 11, 2006 2:26 PM by Allister_Frost
Hurrah! At last, Windows Live OneCare 1.5 is now available for free download in 18 countries around the globe. Despite having a dangerous name for anyone with lazy pronunciation, OneCare is finally out of the blocks on its journey towards global availability. Read More...
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The brainless way to win a £4,000 digital makeover

Posted Monday, October 09, 2006 7:26 AM by Allister_Frost
What is a Personal Computer? (a) A microcomputer whose price, size and capabilities make it suitable for personal usage (b) An elongated yellow fruit that grows on trees (c) The Queen of England At least the questions aren't quite as simple as that but Read More...
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Get Safe Online (and Secure that Wireless Network)

Posted Friday, October 06, 2006 9:28 AM by Allister_Frost
So here I am blogging from inside Windows Vista RC1. And I've never felt safer. Which is handy because I've been working closely with the team at Get Safe Online over recent months and next week is officially Get Safe Online Week in the UK. I'll be in Read More...
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Get Safe Online - UK Roadshow next week

Posted Monday, October 02, 2006 8:14 AM by Allister_Frost
If you're a paid-up member of the geek gang, you probably end up fixing friends' computers every time you see them. And often the problems you have to fix are caused by their not taking simple steps to protect themselves while online. Thankfully there's Read More...
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