Why Vista is such a concern and why Windows Server 2008 is a better workstation option when it uses the same core technologies as Vista. Some readers have been asking why Vista is such a concern and why Windows Server 2008 is a better workstation option when it uses the
Around the geekier parts of the net there’s a lot of talk about using Windows Server 2008 as a desktop operating system. We’ve done it and we’re considerably impressed with the result – it makes a mockery of all the boasts about Windows Vista. We’ve got some advice and links
All the March 2008 security updates relate to Microsoft Office. All the March 2008 security updates relate to Microsoft Office – from Office 2007 to Office 2000 All of the problems are ‘remote code execution’ issues where specially crafted files can allow a program to be unknowingly run on your
Use your mouse to nudge down a folder list in Outlook Do you have dozens of folders in Microsoft Outlook into which you sort incoming email? To make life more manageable, you can create shortcuts to the folders you use most frequently and then use the Shortcuts button in the
Beware a new spam email looks more sincere than usual and fools Outlook, thanks to some clever mail merging techniques. Occasionally a spam email arrives which shows a better than average ability by the spammer – today we got one which fooled us for a second and certainly fooled the
The .docx etc converter for Mac users is delayed yet again — doesn’t Microsoft have any shame left? It’s hard not to conclude that the managers in charge of Microsoft Office for Mac are quite shameless – at least when it comes to compatibility with Microsoft’s own document standards. While
Apple might like the sales of iPhones but the gray market makes it harder to maximise revenue on each sale. I enjoyed this from Wired magazine … iBricking n. What it’s called when Apple’s 1.1.1 system up date detects third-party software and disables an iPhone. By rendering the product useless,
Office users should not worry about changes to the Office 2007 formats, but developers need to watch out. If you’ve read some comments about the OOXML (aka Office 2007 document formats) then you might be worried about saving files as docx xlsx etc – while the concerns are justified there’s
An annoying bug in Outlook 2007 has been fixed with Service Pack 1 Office 2007 Service Pack one has certainly fixed one problem that’s been bugging our readers for the last year – the proper printing of multi-week events in monthly calendar printouts. In the original Outlook 2007, a multi-week
The first service pack for Office 2007 has been released and, as usual, you’re better off waiting a while. The first service pack for Office 2007 has been released and, as usual, you’re better off waiting a while. The documentation on the changes in Service Pack 1 (SP1) is still
Following the story of the ‘trillion dollar bank letter’ comes the question – how do you avoid making the similar mistakes with Microsoft Word. Following the story of the trillion dollar bank letter comes the question – how do you avoid such mistakes in your own business? However it happens,
Microsoft is offering Office 2007 for a ‘steal’ (their word) to college students in various countries. Microsoft is offering Office 2007 Ultimate edition for a fraction of the regular price to college students from now until April 2008. In the US, Office 2007 Ultimate edition is officially $679 but college
The August 2007 spam update for Outlook doesn’t keep pace with fast moving spammers and phishers. In the August bundle of updates for Windows and Office is an update to the Junk Email Definitions for Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007. This particular update barely keeps up with the latest developments
About Office 2007 Galleries June H writes: ” I clicked on an Office 2007 banner ad that talked about a feature called ‘Margin Galleries’ but I could not find anything about it on the site I was taken to. Can you explain? “ We’ve had a few messages like this,
Where is the long-promised add-in to support ODF document formats Microsoft has its own document formats supported fully in Office 2007 (OpenXML documents), there’s a similar set of document formats in the open source world, the Open Document Format https://office-watch.com/?110 Cleverly hedging their bets, Microsoft arranged for an external group
How to remove the current plague of spam alleging “You’ve received a … “ Many people have been getting the latest incarnation of spam – messages with a subject starting with “You’ve received a” followed by a mix of alleged message types and affiliation group. These spams started with things
Microsoft has announced desktop search updates for Vista Service Pack 1. Microsoft has announced some changes to Windows Vista and their desktop search feature. These changes will make it easier for other desktop search tools to integrate with Vista – and that’s a good thing for all Office users. At
Another piece of ‘Google Office’ starts moving into place. We’ve said for a long time that the major problem with online versions of ‘Office’ programs is the assumption that an Internet connection is always available and at a reasonable price. Enter ‘Google Gears’ an early, open-source project from Google to
The ‘Shrink to fit’ option can cause some troubles for Outlook. If you’ve been having trouble printing messages from Outlook then Microsoft has slipped a fix into place, in the guise of a security update. Some people have reported the email header not printing or the entire message printing in
A reader is having a problem with some sluggish machines running Outlook – we suggest some possible cures. Al C. writes with a question about Outlook, he gave some details and had covered some obvious bases (virus infection, checked the Microsoft Knowledge Base), in summary: “I have 4 machines that
This Office security tool from Microsoft is a method to stop users from opening certain types of documents – for example .doc or .xls files. The second part of the Office security tools from Microsoft is a method to stop users from opening certain types of documents – for example
Sometimes Outlook appears to shut down but is still running, we explain why and what to do about it. Jenny N writes: ” I have Outlook 2007 with multiple profiles (one personal, one for business). Sometimes I shut-down Outlook (from File | Exit) and it appears to close. But when
Even after all these years, people still give money to email scammers. The so-called ‘Nigerian’ scams have been going on for years and pre-date email. Some of you might remember getting letters and then faxes offering a commission on some large sum in exchange for helping get the money offshore.
Despite conflicting Microsoft documentation, there IS a security patch for the successor to Frontpage. Expression Web is the successor to Frontpage and buried in the May 2007 patch details is a security update for that too – or maybe not. It depends on which Microsoft documentation you read. Even though
