Instyler’s Travel add-in for Outlook lets you block the travel time around an appointment in Outlook calendar. One long-standing problem with Outlook is the lack of a ‘travel time’ option. You can make an appointment but there’s no direct way to include the time it takes to get to and
Some new image changing options in Office 2010. Generally speaking it’s better to make changes to an image before importing it into an Office document (document, spreadsheet or presentation). There even the Microsoft Picture Manager provided with Office to let you do that, as well as many other photo editing
Some registry/policy options to control the Outlook Social Connector. Buried on the Microsoft Support site is KB2010103 “How to manage the Outlook Social Connector by using Group Policy” it provides some options for managing the OSC but mostly for network administrators. These options can apply to Outlook 2010 as well
How to get useful extras for Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 without ‘social’ connections. Microsoft’s Outlook Social Connector adds useful features to Outlook, even if you have no interest in the links to Facebook, Windows Live Messenger etc. The social connector adds the Outlook 2010 People Pane to two earlier
See what Facebook friends are doing while using Outlook. Microsoft has released another ‘social connector’ that lets you see Facebook details inside Outlook. It is available for Outlook 2010, Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003. Simply download it from Microsoft and install. Outlook 2010 users should choose the 32-bit or 64-bit
Microsoft extends the social connections in Outlook 2010 to earlier versions of Outlook. Microsoft has released an add-in for Outlook 2007 and 2003 that lets you link to social networking sites like Facebook in a similar way to the People Pane in Outlook 2010. It’s not perfect but it’s a
Office 2007 and Office 2010 has tools to edit photos and pictures in your document. Office 2007 and Office 2010 has tools to edit photos and pictures in your document. In olden days (ie 10 years ago) to put an image into a document you had to carefully edit the
A cleverly written phishing email looks like a request from Microsoft. On the back of many fake Amazon emails comes another message not caught by a fully updated Outlook Junk Email filter on the ‘High’ setting. Instead of being safely parked in the Junk E-mail folder, Outlook leaves the message
Microsoft leaves Outlook 2010 64-bit customers with no hope of Windows Mobile support. Sometimes you have to wonder how serious Microsoft is about their mobile product offerings. Sure they have all the marketing hoopla but the integration with Windows and Outlook is astonishingly poor – you’ve be forgiven for thinking
Google move into the phone network has now gone public. Google move into the phone network has now gone public. You can join up without needing an invitation from http://google.com/voice Google Voice has some compelling features. It’s not just a phone number and voicemail provided online. You can link multiple
It’s still cheaper to buy Office 2007 even though Office 2010 has been out for a week. The lead-in Office 2010 Home and Student edition has dropped from $149 to around $125. Office 2010 Home and Business edition sells for around $220 compared to the official price of $280. That’s
Microsoft has a reasonable deal for active US military, but it’s not as good as the similar Office 2007 package. A popular but little known deal for military personnel is the Microsoft Office Military Appreciation Edition (MAE). The offer is only available to current US military including Coast Guard, National
Transport for London (TfL) has released an API which includes live data on where trains are on the Tube network. Add that to some clever coders and a few hours to get this … http://traintimes.org.uk:81/map/tube/ Each yellow flag is the position of a Tube train on the network – click
Looking for 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar calendar info? … click here Outlook’s Internet Calendar feature can be used to follow the round ball game or interesting things. I don’t know about you, but my football/soccer gene was removed at birth. The whole World Cup event is a mystery to
There has been a rush of fake emails that are being missed by Outlook Junk email filters even in Outlook 2010 with the latest updates. All of the messages look very like real messages and appear to come from legitimate companies. Often the only way to quickly pick the fake
Can Office 2010 read documents made in earlier versions of MS Office – yes, of course. Kellye H writes: “The only version of Microsoft Office for Home and Students at Best Buy is 2010. Can the older programs, since that is what most have, read the new one? I have
Microsoft TechNet is re-released with a new low cost package for IT professionals. Microsoft has revamped their TechNet package of software with a new low cost package. TechNet is a long standing Microsoft program to get their software into the hands of computer professionals to let them, in Redmond’s words
Can someone with a Home Use license for Office buy the version upgrade Office 2007? Dustan W. asks: “I am currently using Office 2007 Enterprise through the Home Use program with my employer and so I have been trying without success to determine whether that qualifies me to purchase an
Only a few of the many security patches are for Microsoft Office. In June 2010 there are many patches for security lapses in Microsoft products, but only a few for Office software directly. They are all variations on the familiar problems of a hacked document which, when opened, can run
Things you should know that Microsoft won’t tell you: saving money, installing, configuring and using Office 2010. We’re delighted to announce the latest in our series of popular ebooks for Microsoft Office users. Office 2010: the real startup guide Things you should know that Microsoft won’t tell you: saving money,
Emails can disappear in many different ways before they reach you. Michael writes: “You and others say to check your ‘Junk e-mail’ folder. … You should mention to check the ‘Junk e-mail’ folder on your ISP’s webmail and your local e-mail program in your articles. This is easy to overlook
A complete guide to saving money on Office 2010 by getting Office 2007 now. A one-off combination of decisions means there’s an opportunity for saving on buying Office 2010, by buying Office 2007 now. Office-Watch.com mentioned this back in March but we thought it was worth going over again now
A mixed bag of price changes for Office 2010 in Canada. It’s taken a while but the Office 2010 prices in Canada are now known, mostly, courtesy of Amazon’s Canadian site. Office 2010 Home and Student is about the same price as in the USA while Home and Business edition
A price error on Amazon.ca would get you a cheap copy of Office 2010 – but there’s an even cheaper option. Amazon Canada has put up the Office 2010 products, with prices. UPDATE: the price quoted on Amazon.ca has now been updated to the correct ‘$669’ price. No word on
