With Windows 7 Libraries,
the wait is over! No longer will you need to fumble through Windows Explorer looking for your various files and folders your storing on different parts of your hard drive because Windows 7 Libraries works a lot like a built-in Google topic search for your computer which you setup with just a few simple clicks. Sound interesting? Read on!
Stay Organize With Windows 7 Libraries [How-To]
Feb 16th, 2010 by grooveDexter
Evaluate Windows 7 Using A Pre-Configured VHD Files [How-To]
Feb 14th, 2010 by grooveDexter
If your a systems Admin and you want to evaluate Windows 7 before you begin rolling it out to your customers, Microsoft has made it easy for you by providing pre-configured VHD files (virtual hard disk) already setup and ready for import into Microsoft’s new Server 2008 Hyper-V Virtual Server Platform / Hypervisor. The Windows 7 VM Image has a 90 day evaluation time bomb but, that should be plenty of time to play around and get prepare with your GPO’s and other testing with your BUIT apps. Let’s take a look.
KB980028 Update for Word 2010 Beta Released [groovyDownload]
Feb 11th, 2010 by MrGroove
Tonight Microsoft released an update for Office 2010 Beta KB980028. The update includes downloads for both 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Office 2010 and includes several updates and performance improvements for Word 2010. Here’s the rundown directly from the KB Article:
Easily Map Out Directions To An Outlook 2007 Contact [How-To]
Feb 11th, 2010 by grooveDexter
In Outlook 2007 you can quickly and easily map out directions to your contacts address with just a click of a button. This can be pretty handy if you need to rush out and meet someone for a business call. I’ll keep this Outlook tutorial short and sweet since it really is as easy as 2 clicks.
Sync Google Calendar With Outlook [How-To]
Feb 10th, 2010 by grooveDexter
Google keeps rolling out new applications and features, if combined with Outlook you have pretty much every tool you’ll need for keeping track of things. A great feature from Google is the Google Calendar, but a great feature from Outlook is also the calendar. Thanks to Google, we can combine the too and have everything we want including the kitchen sync… <sorry, couldn’t resist). Google Sync App allows you to use your Google Calendar very similar to the same way IMAP is used for email. No more of that “What happens in outlook stays in outlook” nonsense.
Enable Windows 7 RSS Feed Reader Gadget [How-To]
Feb 9th, 2010 by grooveDexter
Although Google Reader is probably one of my favorite RSS (Really Simple Syndication) readers, Windows 7 also has a clean and simple RSS Reader / Gadget built-in. The Windows 7 Feed Reader gadget runs very light, and you shouldn’t notice any performance issues unlike old Windows Vista gadgets. Let’s take a look!
Use Outlook 2010 and Microsoft RMS to Secure Emails [How-To]
Feb 9th, 2010 by grooveDexter
When sending someone a private or confidential email and want to make sure they don’t accidentally (or intentionally) forward it, Outlook 2010 has a feature for that. Using Permissions Settings you can adjust emails to make them more difficult to copy, print, share, or forward. RMS (Rights Management Services) even disables the built-in Windows screen print feature (although Snaggit and other screenshot apps still work). Sound groovy? Let’s take a look!
Rename An iPhone or iPod [How-To]
Feb 8th, 2010 by grooveDexter
I recently was borrowing an iPod Touch (3rd generation) from a friend and I realized that whenever I connected to the network it was displaying his creative but highly inappropriate device name. This had to be changed! After looking through all of the settings on the iPod and also on my iPhone I realized that there wasn’t any way to do this from the device itself. Then it hit me, “iTunes!”
Windows 7 Data Backup and Restore Guide [How-To]
Feb 8th, 2010 by grooveDexter
Keeping your data backed up is a fundamental part of computer use. Unfortunately it’s also the one thing most computer users either don’t know how to do or forget to do… Well all the excuses are gone now that Windows 7 has really taken the complexity out of the process and actually bugs you until you setup a backup process on your system! Let’s jump right into it!
Restore Windows 7 Using A System Image Backup [How-To]
Feb 8th, 2010 by grooveDexter
Once you’ve created a Windows 7 system image, you’re probably curious how to use it to restore your computer. If Windows 7 is still operational, it can easily be done using the Backup and Restore tool however, if Windows just won’t boot up correctly, there is an alternate method to get things back up and running and luckily for you, the simple step by step is below!