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 in […]
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 […]
Windows Search 4
A new version of Microsoft’s indexing and search technology is now available. The Windows Search technology is one way to find documents and messages quickly. It’s essential to using the ‘instant’ search features in Outlook 2007 and Onenote 2007. A new version of Microsoft’s indexing and search technology is now available. Windows Search version 4 […]
Removing attachments from your saved messages in Outlook
Here’s how to trim down your Outlook storage by removing attachments from messsages, without deleting the message itself. If you’re trying to reduce the size of your Outlook storage file, one option is to remove the attachments from older messages that you’ve sent as well as attachments from messages that you’ve received. It’s likely that […]
Outlook 2007 update sneaks in the back door
An update for the iCalendar and IMAP features in Outlook 2007 was released yesterday. If you were listening very carefully yesterday, you may have heard a tiny noise … it was an update for Outlook 2007 sneaking in the back door with barely a word, let alone any announcement or fanfare. The update fixes two […]
NEO Pro 3.2 now available
From: Caelo Software We are very happy to announce that with new investors and a regrouped development team we worked hard the last several months to prepare the next version of NEO Pro. Release 3.2 has now been launched and is a free upgrade for all licensed NEO Pro 3.x users. Caelo Software is well […]
Your Deleted Items Safety Net
Why the Deleted Items folder is your friend There’s a feeling around for some people that they need to keep their Outlook ‘clean’ or ‘uncluttered’ with messages removed from the Inbox immediately and even the deleted items folder kept empty. While this sounds like a good idea, it’s really not necessary with modern software. There […]
