Office 2007 SP2 – what’s caught our eye
Some highlights and low lights of Service Pack 2.Only 24 hours since Office 2007 Service Pack 2 was released, here are some highlights and lowlights that have caught our eye. Over the coming weeks we’ll look at some features in detail and, hopefully, report as Microsoft discloses more information about the changes in SP2. Patience, […]
Junk email filters for Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007
New anti-spam downloads for MS Outlook Around the same time as Office 2007 Service Pack 2 was released, so were some Outlook spam filter updates. Outlook 2003 and 2007 have an anti-spam filter included. Because spammers are constantly trying new tactics to avoid those filters the Outlook filter needs updating from time to time. Outlook […]
Outlook messes up a birthday cake
How could MS Outlook’s ‘special’ features mess up a cake? Gotta love this story from Amit Agarwal at Digital Inspiration: Wegman’s bakery in New York has a personalised cake service – send them an email with the message and they’ll supply a special cake with your message on top of all that yummy ‘health food’. That proved […]
Faster Outlook – what took them so long?
Microsoft boasts of a 26% faster Outlook 2007 – why a two year wait? We’re promised a faster Outlook 2007 with Service Pack 2, however promises that “Outlook 2007 SP2 is 26 percent faster than its predecessor on a set of common e-mail tasks and is even faster, 35 percent, with larger mailboxes” link seem […]
Outlook 2007 Service Pack 2 – the official fix list
Official fix list for Outlook 2007 SP2 both the summary and the complete list Here’s the official fix list for Outlook 2007 SP2 both the summary and the complete list. We’ve published it here for easy reference instead of hunting around Microsoft’s web site and an Excel worksheet. This list does NOT include details of […]
Office 2007 Service Pack coming in April
SP2 is out soon, but don’t rush in. Microsoft has announced that Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) will be released later this month, at least to corporate users of Windows Service Update Services (WSUS). UPDATE: it’s now confirmed for 28 April 2009. WSUS is a way for administrators to ‘push out’ patches and service […]
The Outlook add-in that was never there
The Feb 09 update for Outlook 2007 disables an add-in that you don’t have. If you install the February 2009 Cumulative Update for Outlook 2007 then dig around the list of add-ins you may see an entry you don’t expect. Go to Tools | Trust Center | Add-ins | Manage | Disabled Items then click […]
Long time waiting after Outlook patch
An Outlook 2007 update can make your startup take over an hour. A Cumulative Update for Outlook 2007 has some unexpected concerns and the usual set of mixed messages from Microsoft. The February 2009 Cumulative Update for Outlook 2007 is a collection of fixes, Microsoft releases these ‘CU’ bundles from time to time. Usually these […]
Outlook 2007 – February 2009 Cumulative Update details
From: Microsoft Microsoft’s list of bugs fixed and improvements in the February 2009 Cumulative Update package. Here’s Microsoft’s list of bugs fixed in the February 2009 Cumulative Update package as at 18 March 2009. It’s worth noting that the vast majority of the now fixed bugs and improvements were NOT disclosed by Microsoft prior to […]
Gmail outage – but not for Outlook users
Gmail stopped working, but Outlook users didn’t have to worry. Saul Hansell at the New York Times is reporting on an outage on the popular Gmail service. The Gmail breakdown happened at the start of the working day in Europe and lasted until about lunchtime. Early risers in the USA might have noticed the problem […]
Fake HR emails with virus
A new wave of fake job applications and responses isn’t caught by Outlook. Spammers aren’t completely stupid, they release a new type of infected email that isn’t caught by the Outlook Junk Email filter even when it’s set to ‘High’ ( Actions | Junk E-mail | Junk E-mail Options | Options ). They also to […]
New spam filter for Outlook 2007
There is a ‘new’ junk email filter update for Outlook 2007 – but questions remain about these updates. There is a ‘new’ junk email filter update for Outlook 2007 – but questions remain about these updates. Outlook 2007 Outlook 2007 users can update their junk email filter by downloading from Microsoft. According to Microsoft (KB959634) […]
Using Live Mesh to workaround an Outlook limitation
An Office Watch reader had a problem with Outlook Journal and found a solution in Live Mesh, Microsoft’s nifty file sharing / cloud technology Office Watch reader, Nigel B. from Dallas had a problem with Outlook and found a solution in Live Mesh, Microsoft’s nifty file sharing / cloud technology: In the curious way that […]
Gmail goes offline
Google’s online email service Gmail can now be used in your web browser even if you don’t have an Internet connection. We show you how to do it and why using Outlook is still a good first choice. Google’s online email service Gmail can now be used in your web browser even if you don’t […]
Spam filter update for Outlook 2003
Microsoft has released a January 2009 Junk E-mail update for Outlook 2003 which still leaves a few mysteries. Microsoft has released a January 2009 Junk E-mail update for Outlook 2003 which still leaves a few mysteries. Outlook 2003 users can download a free update to their anti-spam filter from Microsoft. There’s also a January 2009 […]
Office 2007 disables spelling checking in Outlook Express
You install Office 2007, Outlook Express 6 (the one that comes with Windows XP) loses most of its spell checking ability. Office Watch friend, Peter Mc writes: “So you upgrade to Office 2007 and it breaks the spell checking in Outlook Express (as I have just discovered with my wife’s PC). “ It’s true – […]
