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September 9th, 2008

IE8 Leading Efforts for CSS 2.1 Specifications

I read the following comment in a recent issue of the SitePoint Tech Times #206
…we’ve implemented every property in CSS 2.1 and are closing in on our goal of complete support for the CSS 2.1 specification by the time we release.

The quote was taken from Doug Stamper of Microsoft on the IEBlog. Bet you […]

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September 3rd, 2008

Downloaded and Installed Internet Explorer 8 Beta

Seems to be the week for testing new browsers I guess. I wasn’t really impressed much with my experience with Google’s Chrome browser, and I wasn’t expecting much earth-shattering changes out of Internet Explorer 8.
My first frustration with IE8 is that the Google Toolbar isn’t working so that’s disabled. That for me means that […]

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September 3rd, 2008

Microsoft Outlook Connector Sign-on Errors

I’ve been extremely happy with my experiences using the Microsoft Office Outlook Connector. If you’re not familiar, it allows you to completely integrate your Hotmail account into Microsoft Outlook. From my experience, it’s also reduced the amount of spam I actually receive into my Inbox from that account to almost zero compared to what […]

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August 31st, 2008

Some Great Tips for Microsoft Word Users

I just came across this post on Joe Friend’s blog where he shares some great tips for Microsoft Word users both amateur and professional. The post is very old, but I think these tips are some great ones. Taking a spin on some TV lingo, if you haven’t seen it, it’s new to you right?
Joe’s […]

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August 28th, 2008

Me.dium Joins IE8 Launch, but Maybe Not the Crowd I’m Looking For

The social search technology in Me.dium is the latest partner in the IE8 search strategy. Joining with other partners like eBay, Facebook, and Yahoo! the IE8 software is coming closer and closer to the final product that we’ll be seeing hitting the market.
Me.dium’s Social Search has a unique ability to harness the activity of the […]

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August 22nd, 2008

MsoNormal – What the Heck is Microsoft Doing with HTML?

<!–[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/>
[…]

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August 20th, 2008

Fixing Stubborn Security Issues in Vista – Part 2

Continuing from my previous issues on security settings in Vista, here’s the follow-up.
Today my mother-in-law instant messaged me and said that when she tried to click on a link in her email in Outlook, it would give her an error.
This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions effect on this computer. Please contact your system […]

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August 20th, 2008

Fixing Stubborn Security Issues in Vista – Part 1

I’ve had some new errors pop-up for me the past couple of days on my mother-in-law’s computer. She’s got a Sony VAIO desktop and is running Windows Vista.
She said that anytime she’d try to print something from the Internet, the Print Preview would display the HTML source for the page instead of the web page […]

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August 20th, 2008

Microsoft Eases Up on Licensing Requirements for Virtualization

Microsoft has started to make it a little bit easier for customers to move applications they’re using within a server farm.
Microsoft is updating its software licensing terms for 41 server applications, including Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise edition, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Standard and Enterprise editions, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Enterprise and […]

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August 19th, 2008

Making It Easier to Send Email to Contacts

 
Today as I was working on developing some items for clients, I was reminded of another small frustration I have with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. The application is built for email management right? I use it to quickly and efficiently send emails to friends, family, business colleagues, prospective clients, etc.
Why isn’t the “Send Email” link […]

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