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Get minimised

Posted on alfrost's Blog, by alfrost

Got Windows Live Messenger? Want a new display picture? Try this, it’s free: www.minimise-me.com. (more)

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In | 7/24/2008 2:47:23 PM

Hot off the press this month, two new must have add-ons for Outlook: Microsoft Office Outlook Connector 12.1 Beta (with added ooomph!)With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, you can use Microsoft Off... (more)

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In | 7/24/2008 2:28:51 PM

Customise your Microsoft Word Status bar

Posted on alfrost's Blog, by alfrost

Microsoft Word 2007 can report a wealth of information in the status bar that adorns the bottom of the screen. To change what you have on display simply right click on the status bar and you’ll see th... (more)

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In | 7/24/2008 1:23:48 PM

Rumours of my demise are greatly exaggerated

Posted on alfrost's Blog, by alfrost

Sorry for the woeful lack of posts recently. Life has been busy on all fronts. However I was reminded this evening of the importance of maintaining one’s blog by an old friend in France who called me... (more)

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In | 7/22/2008 10:07:18 PM

Is RSS making Outlook run slow?

Posted on alfrost's Blog, by alfrost

Following on from yesterday's post about shutting down (or rather not shutting down) Outlook, I'm reminded of these performance enhancing tips. If, when you look at the outlook.exe process in Task Man... (more)

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In | 6/6/2008 9:47:42 AM

Shutting down Outlook properly

Posted on alfrost's Blog, by alfrost

Ever seen one of these messages? If your computer reports that a data file did not close properly the last time you used Outlook the chance are you interrupted the normal shut down routine of your o... (more)

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In | 6/5/2008 5:30:25 PM

BigPockets Bag O' Crap Winner Announced

Posted on alfrost's Blog, by alfrost

You're not going to believe this. After mentioning BigPockets.co.uk's clever 'Bag O' Crap' promotion several times on - this - blog, I decided to enter my own video. And it only went and won the top p... (more)

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In | 5/20/2008 4:59:15 PM

Indiana Whips Up A Searching Frenzy

Posted on alfrost's Blog, by alfrost

There's no such thing as a free lunch. But there is such a thing as a free search and an Indiana Jones whip thrown in for good measure! If you take Windows Live Search for a 'spin', you could win on... (more)

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In | 5/20/2008 4:37:46 PM

Videos: Windows Live Search

Posted on alfrost's Blog, by alfrost

Just released: 7 funny little viral videos for Windows Live Search. If you've not yet tried Live Search, take it for a spin and decide for yourself if it's better than your current search engine. If y... (more)

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In | 5/9/2008 2:57:25 PM

Tales from Windows Vista reinstallations

Posted on alfrost's Blog, by alfrost

I've reinstalled Windows Vista on my main home computer this week. Things had become decidedly sluggish, due in no small part to the massive amount of junk software I've tested over the last year. Hav... (more)

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In | 5/9/2008 1:32:28 PM

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