Posted in Microsoft on Aug 28th, 2010
Recently Microsoft released a very interesting interactive guide which shows Office 2010 users how to “use their knowledge of Office 2003 to learn the basics in Office 2010”. The downloads are 100% free and you can get them from this page. Just a few things to review before you go out and grab it.
Posted in google on Aug 17th, 2010
Back in February we reviewed the Google Calendar Sync plug-in for Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007 and today we have good news for Outlook 2010 users! Google just announced their Google Calendar Sync version 0.9.3.6 now supports 32-bit versions of Microsoft Outlook 2010. Unfortunately, 64-bit versions of Outlook 2010 is still not supported.
Posted in Microsoft on May 20th, 2010
Have you ever been working on a project in Excel just to realize that it would look better if it was arranged horizontally instead of vertically (swapping around the Rows and Columns)? Here is an age old Excel trick that works whether you’re using Excel 2010, 2007, 2003, or even the stone age Excel 2000. (Gasp!)
Posted in Microsoft on May 19th, 2010
The Outlook 2010 Auto-Complete suggestions / cache functions just like it did in Outlook 2007, and just like before we’re going to show you how to disable it. This time it’s a little different; easier to find, but still tricky if your still not up to speed on where Outlook 2010 moved all the options settings.
Posted in Microsoft on Jan 6th, 2010
Every year when the calendar flips to January, I like to create a new Outlook PST file and move all my email into it. I then compress the new PST file and burn it to DVD for archival purposes. It’s probably a mental thing but I just really like starting the year off with a nice and clean Email Inbox. Granted it doesn’t last very long (staying clean that is) but, it’s my once a year “new years cleaning” so to speak. 
Posted in groovyReview on Jan 2nd, 2010
Sending someone a really large file (5 megs or larger) can really be a pain sometimes for both home and corporate users. Most email servers cap attachment size at 5 megs so that leaves the options fairly limited for the “non-techy”. And no… FTP is not an option…
Posted in Outlook on Jul 6th, 2009
Enabling the Out of Office Auto Response feature in Outlook (also called Vacation Mode by some) is a handy way of letting co-workers or customers know your away from the Office (vacation / holiday etc..) and not checking email regularly. Turning on the feature…
Windows 2007 is packed with great features, but many many new users complain about the new Navigation Ribbon. One of my users at work for instance spent 20 minutes looking for the PRINT option before calling me. Ouch..
So, recently I went on a…
Posted in Outlook on Mar 27th, 2009
A few days ago I explained How-To Defer the Delivery of sent items / emails using GMAIL. This is particularly handy for those “OH NO I HIT SEND” moments where…
Posted in Internet Explorer, Outlook on Oct 10th, 2008
Recovering Deleted Items/Email from any Folder in Outlook 2007 is a trick that’s been around for a long time. I think the first time I found it was back in the Outlook 2003 days. It’s a very practical tip because if you ever MOVE an…