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Community Clips is cool
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rodtrent
Download an Office 2007 add-on, create your own help videos while using any Office 2007 product, and upload them to the site to help others. You can also comment and rate already submitted help videos...
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Office
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Media
Office 14 due in 2009…
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rodtrent
How will they do it? There’s no beta to even speak of at the moment. New proof: Office 14 slated for 2009
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Office
Its *NOT* better to shut down Windows before shutting down Outlook!
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rodtrent
I wrote this little blog piece recently, based on a recommendation on a MSDN blog. Here’s the original link… http://blogs.msdn.com/deva/archive/2008/06/04/outlook-performance-outlook-data-file-pst...
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Its better to shut down Windows with Outlook still open, than to…
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rodtrent
Interesting comment from the Le Café Central de DeVa blog. …it may be better to shut down Windows while Outlook is still running. Also it's recommended that you do this instead of exiting Outlook and...
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New Windows Search 4.0 kills MS Outlook performance
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rodtrent
I’m hoping this is just an initial indexing problem after installing the newly released Windows Search 4.0, but ever since installing it, MS Outlook is running dog slow (sorry to all the dogs out there...
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How to remove Rule Lines in Microsoft OneNote 2007 on a Tablet
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rodtrent
http://poseidom.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/how-to-remove-rule-lines-in-microsoft-onenote-2007-on-a-tablet/
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What an amazing difference in computers
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rodtrent
So, yeah...I had to rush out an buy a new computer last week due to my just-out-of-warranty laptop's hard drive locking up because of heat. If you've followed by blog for a while, you've read...
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Software
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Windows
SMS Link for Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007
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rodtrent
SMS Link for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 is a service that enables you to send and receive text messages from Office Outlook 2007 as well as receive SMS text message notifications of appointments, contacts...
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Office
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Windows Mobile
SoftGrid Visio Stencils
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rodtrent
http://www.datadr.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=30
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Office
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Virtualization
I can always tell when it's time to restart Outlook
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rodtrent
If I leave MS Outlook 2007 open too long, it starts to act screwy. First, it starts to become unresponsive – making the rest of the computer slow, too. Then, content in the Preview Pane either updates...
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Office
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Chimping
Office 2003 SP3 due in 30 days...
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rodtrent
http://blogs.technet.com/mu/archive/2008/01/26/office-2003-sp3-update-just-over-30-days-and-it-starts-to-be-available-via-microsoft-update-automatic-distribution.aspx
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Office
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Patch Management
Integrate Visio 2007 with System Center Operations Manager 2007
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rodtrent
Near Real Time Monitoring (NRTM) Connector of Disk Space uses the new Data Graphics feature of Visio 2007 to display the results of server monitoring. This application enables effective integration of...
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Office
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Software
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Systems Management
Visio 2007 IconSet Builder
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rodtrent
IconSet Builder provides a quick and easy way to create custom Icon Sets that you can use in the Data Graphics in your diagram. Just upload the images you want to use, then copy the resulting shape into...
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Office
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Software
NEW FREE VISIO TEMPLATES
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rodtrent
Audit Process - The Cross Functional Flowchart template enables users to create data linked dynamic drawings faster & easier than ever before. Factory Floor Assembly Plan - A sample diagram follows...
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Office
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Software
Deploying Office 2003 with Microsoft Deployment
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rodtrent
Michael Niehaus lays out the steps for deploying Office 2003 with Microsoft Deployment. Check it out…
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Office
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Systems Management
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Windows
Outlook warning
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rodtrent
If you recently applied the Junk Email update for MS Outlook, watch your Junk E-mail folder. There’s a LOT of valid emails that should be coming through that are ending up in that folder. Be careful...
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Office
Outlook still has a memory leak
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rodtrent
It took quite a bit longer than before, but Outlook 2007 with SP1 applied still exhibits a memory leak, and eventually grabs CPU and Memory and hangs.
Filed under:
Office
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Patch Management
Updated the Junk Mail for Outlook today...
by
rodtrent
…now, most of the newsletters I subscribe to are ending up in my Junk E-mail folder in Outlook.
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Office
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Patch Management
Hmmm...Office 2007 SP1 still had to go through the download...
by
rodtrent
That seems like a waste of time to me, since I already installed SP1 manually yesterday. Windows Update sensed that SP1 was already installed , but only after it had downloaded the service pack into the...
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Office
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Patch Management
Question about the Outlook Junk Mail Updates
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rodtrent
If there’s no x64 version of Office 2007, why are there both a x86 *and* a x64 versions of the Junk Mail filter once a month?
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Office
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Outlook closes in record time...
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rodtrent
Microsoft Outlook is notorious for lingering in the list of Processes, long after it appears that the application has closed. After applying Office 2007 SP1, Outlook closes a lot quicker and more graceful...
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Office
Applied Office 2007 SP1 yesterday...yet...
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rodtrent
Windows Update tells me I still need to apply it. Strange. I’ll let Windows Update install it for me to see what happens. Hopefully, it recognizes that I installed it manually. Otherwise, it’ll...
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Office
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Patch Management
Wow...Outlook is definitely quicker
by
rodtrent
Office 2007 SP1 has definitely improved performance of Outlook 2007. That’s a welcome change.
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Office
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Patch Management
Office 2007 SP1 installed...
by
rodtrent
What’s next? Time to test it out. Hopefully, Outlook is a little more responsive. That’s the only app I really have issues with. No reboot required, btw. Of course, I did shut down all Office...
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Office
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Patch Management
Installing Office 2007 SP1 now...
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rodtrent
I can see that Microsoft has gotten smarter. No longer is there a percentage amount on the progress bar for installations. Just a pulsating progress bar that only seems to move when you look away and look...
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Office
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Patch Management
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is live!
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rodtrent
The 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 1 delivers important customer-requested stability and performance improvements, while incorporating further enhancements to user security. This service pack...
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Office
Office 2007 Service Pack 1 due today
by
rodtrent
The links are not live yet, but keep checking. Here’s the link for when it goes live: http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=DC102486291033&Origin=HH102511001033&CTT=5 Issues...
Filed under:
Office
Office 2007 SP1 download available Dec 11
by
rodtrent
http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=4387&z=71
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Office
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Patch Management
Microsoft Outlook sidebar gadget for Windows Vista
by
rodtrent
Looks pretty neat… http://www.clearcontext.com/gadget/
Filed under:
Office
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Windows
Pin your actual Outlook 2007 calendar to your desktop
by
rodtrent
Now, this is cool. … Features Places fully functional Microsoft Outlook Calendar on your Desktop. The Outlook Calendar is pinned to your desktop so that no windows can get stuck behind it. The Calendar's...
Filed under:
Office
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