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 have […]
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 – […]
Outlook 2003 bug – stapling of multiple emails
There’s a new patch for an Outlook 2003 problem most people won’t ever come across. There’s a new patch for an Outlook 2003 problem most people won’t ever come across. To find this bug you’ll need Outlook 2003, a printer with an auto-stapling attachment then try to print more than one copy of an email […]
Outlook alternatives with Home and Student edition
The Home and Student edition of Office 2007 doesn’t include Outlook – so what are your options for email, calendar etc once you install the Outlook-less bundle of Office 2007? The Home and Student edition of Office 2007 doesn’t include Outlook – so what are your options for email, calendar etc once you install the […]
New Office 2007 help files
Microsoft has released a series of updated help files for Office 2007 programs. Microsoft has released a series of updated help files for Office 2007 programs. Each program has a separate download. In most cases the download includes updates for both the main user help file and the developers help file. There are no details […]
Winmail.dat – the simple fix and Microsoft’s complex answer
What to do if recipients see a winmail.dat file? According to one Microsoft KB article there’s a patch required but there’s a much easier solution. ” Have you seen the KB article 958012 ? People complaining about winmail.dat has been a problem for me for many years – why is Microsoft only talking about this […]
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 […]
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 […]
