Wide-ranging patch for Outlook 2007
Microsoft has released a wide-ranging patch for an alarmingly long list of bugs in Outlook 2007.Microsoft has released a wide-ranging patch for an alarmingly long list of bugs in Outlook 2007. The patch is a ‘hotfix’, in other words an interim update that has not been fully tested. The update isn’t directly available, you have […]
US Daylight Savings ends this weekend
Changes in Daylight Savings this weekend should not cause trouble for Windows or Outlook users. In the USA, daylight savings time ends this weekend – Sunday 2 November 2008. As many Outlook users know, changes in Windows time settings can cause all sorts of trouble for their calendars. But in this case there’s unlikely to […]
Microsoft announces Office 2007 Service Pack 2 … again
Microsoft has released more details about the next Service Pack for Office 2007 users. This isn’t the first time SP2 has been ‘announced’ and it won’t be the last. Microsoft has released more details about the next Service Pack for Office 2007 users. This isn’t the first time SP2 has been ‘announced’ and it won’t […]
After the iFilter pack – re-index or not?
Do you need to reindex your computer after installing new plug-ins for Windows Search? ” After I install the October 08 iFilters pack do I have to reindex my computer? The download page doesn’t say. Thanks. ” Billy M – Ohio, USA. That’s a good question and there’s no clear answer. Our best suggestion is […]
Fake Windows update ignored by Outlook’s email defences
We’ve just received the following fake Microsoft message with a nasty file attachment. Though most email programs (including Outlook 2003 and 2007) block .exe file attachments by default, it’s surprising that the entire message doesn’t end up in the Junk Email folder. We’ve just received the following fake Microsoft message with a nasty file attachment. […]
More Daylight Saving woes for Aussies
Australian customers of Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Exchange Server and other programs are about to suffer another upheaval courtesy of Microsoft itself. Australian customers of Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Exchange Server and other programs are about to suffer another upheaval courtesy of Microsoft itself. While the immediate problem is ‘down under’, the broader issue can affect anyone […]
When Outlook doesn’t detect a spam message
A current example of what to watch for and what to do when Outlook doesn’t detect a new type of spam message. In the last day or so we’ve started seeing some obvious spam messages in our Inbox. ‘Obvious’ to us but not to Outlook 2007’s Junk e-mail filter on the ‘High’ setting. We’ve received […]
More ‘news’ spam not detected by Outlook
More fake news emails from ‘CNN’ and now ‘MSNBC’ aren’t picked up by Outlook. Once a spammer or phishing baddie finds a way to bypass common spam filters they or copy-cats will quickly take advantage with similar messages. After the ‘successful’ message pretending to be from CNN and their ‘Daily Top 10’ service there followed […]
More CNN based phishing missed by Outlook
Only a few days after the ‘Top 10’ fake messages started appearing, there’s a new phishing message arriving – again it looks like an email from CNN and again Outlook’s Junk Email filter doesn’t consistently detect it. Only a few days after the ‘Top 10‘ fake messages started appearing, there’s a new phishing message arriving […]
Outlook isn’t catching ‘CNN.com Daily Top 10’ phishing trap
A new phishing message is arriving in Inboxes and mostly not being caught by Microsoft Outlook’s anti-spam and phishing filters. We have details and how to block the fake emails. A new phishing message is arriving in Inboxes and mostly not being caught by Microsoft Outlook’s anti-spam and phishing filters. The message is headed ‘CNN.com […]
Outlook Connector 12.1 Beta now available
Microsoft has released a beta or test version of their Outlook Connector add-in which links Hotmail and Windows Live services to Outlook. Microsoft has released a beta or test version of their Outlook Connector add-in which links Hotmail and Windows Live services to Outlook. The download is available from Microsoft and based on the short […]
US Patent for ContacTree Collaboration
From: ContacTree Ltd ContacTree now has a US Patent for its collaboration processes in Outlook and SharePoint. A US Patent has been granted to ContacTree Ltd., a registered Microsoft ISV Partner based in central England developing software tools and systems for collaboration in contact management and marketing. It covers processes for sharing and display of […]
Two Outlook patches – which one to choose?
Microsoft currently has two overlapping and potentially conflicting patches available for Outlook 2007. Trying to work out which one to use is made more difficult by a less than open response by Microsoft As we’ve already noted, Microsoft currently has two overlapping and potentially conflicting patches available for Outlook 2007. Trying to work out which […]
Outlook 2007 ‘new profiles’ bug is now patched – twice
Since March 2008 there has been a ‘hotfixes’ for a problem in Outlook 2007 when you create a new profile. That interim hotfix has now been replaced with a permanent and fully tested fix – but before you rush to download the chances are good you already have the fix. Since March 2008 there has […]
Viewing an email message header in Outlook
Most of the time all you need is the basic message information – From, To and Subject but occasionally you need to dig a bit deeper into the ‘raw’ email message header. Here’s how to do it in Outlook 2007, Outlook 2003 and before. Most of the time all you need is the basic message […]
Concentric and Microsoft Launch Hosted E-Mail Service for SMEs
From: Microsoft Microsoft Corp. and Concentric announced new hosted e-mail service offerings for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). LAS VEGAS — June 16, 2008 — Today at NXTcomm08, Microsoft Corp. and Concentric announced new hosted e-mail service offerings for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Concentric, a large-scale e-mail service provider, is deploying Microsoft Hosted Exchange […]
