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Microsoft Security Essentials
05 October 09 03:47 PM | plaj01 | with no comments
Microsoft has released a new product call Microsoft Security Essentials. It is a free product that protects your pc from viruses, spyware and other malware. It is not intended to replace your current McAfee AV in schools but if you are thinking about...
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Sneak Look at the Microsoft Courier Tablet
24 September 09 09:40 AM | plaj01 | with no comments
Have a look at Microsoft's vision for tablet computing... http://gizmodo.com/5365299/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet
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Windows 7 Home Premium Deal - finished
13 August 09 09:49 AM | plaj01 | with no comments
Here is a deal for those of you wanting to run Windows 7 on your home PC, Tesco are offering Home Premium for £49.99 http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.206-3928.aspx
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How Strong is my Password?
06 August 09 09:23 AM | plaj01 | with no comments
A handy little webpage to check how strong the passwords you use are: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx The page also offers tips on how to create strong passwords and their importance.
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British Library "Turning the Pages"
31 July 09 11:38 AM | plaj01 | with no comments
I came across the website: British Library "Turning the Pages" the other day http://www.bl.uk/ttp2/ttp1.html It is an amazing website which has digitized 15 of the Libraries most precious books. What is impressive, is the technology it uses...
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Microsoft Wave
28 July 09 09:27 AM | plaj01 | with no comments
With the recent news that Microsoft has no intentions of cutting its annual $9 billion Research and Development budget, it is no surprise to see the UK Microsoft Team putting their name to the a new innovative site, Microsoft Wave . The site showcases...
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Windows 7 Important Information!
24 July 09 11:18 AM | plaj01 | with no comments
With the news that Windows 7 has been Released to Manufacturing (RTM) I thought it'd be best to quickly mention a few important bits of information. Windows 7 in the UK will not come with Internet Explorer 8, due to EU regulations. You are advised...
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Windows Vista SP2 & Windows Server 2008 SP2
26 May 09 10:48 AM | plaj01 | with no comments
Microsoft have released the stand alone files for Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 to the Microsoft website. x32 Download http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a4dd31d5-f907-4406-9012-a5c3199ea2b3&DisplayLang=en x64...
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Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 Due Soon
14 April 09 10:47 AM | plaj01 | 1 comment(s)
Microsoft have made the announcement that they will be releasing Office 2007 SP2 this month. The update features a number of bug fixes and improvements such as built in save as ODF & PDF formats and better performance and calendaring in Outlook. We...
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Internet Explorer 8 Release to Automatic Updates
14 April 09 10:25 AM | plaj01 | with no comments
We are expecting Microsoft to release IE 8 to Automatic Updates, as High Priority, within the next week. Whilst the update will not automatically install, it will offer you the choice to "Ask Me Later", "Install" or "Don't...
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Making Fun Music Easily with Microsoft Songsmith
28 January 09 11:13 AM | plaj01 | with no comments
Microsoft have created a neat new software package for creating music. It works cleverly by matching music to your vocals! All you need to do is sing (or try :)) into the microphone and Songsmith will do some magic in the background and add music to it...
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How to Use The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
28 January 09 10:48 AM | plaj01 | with no comments
Have you ever done a Windows Update and seen that you have downloaded the latest version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool? If so, you may have wondered how to run the tool? Simply go to Start > Run and type in mrt.exe and the...
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Microsoft Dreamspark - Free Microsoft Software for Students
22 January 09 09:08 AM | plaj01 | with no comments
Check out http://www.dreamspark.com/ for free Microsoft software for Students. Most of the software is developer tools but there are few interesting things such as Windows Server 2008 and free MS IT Academy training.
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Communicator Gadget for Vista Sidebar
03 December 08 12:27 PM | plaj01 | 348 comment(s)
Here is a handy little gadget if you use the Vista sidebar and OCS. It displays all open communications and makes it easier to manage conversations. http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=2701d34d-ec6a-48ec-9ce2-a3932345f3a8
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Microsoft Office Website for Education Resources
20 November 08 09:31 AM | plaj01 | with no comments
Microsoft have updated their Office Website with a new education subsite. It contains how to guides, smart templates and a host of other useful stuff: http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/school/FX102781621033.aspx
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Vista SP1 Coming to Windows Update (WU) Soon!
17 March 08 12:11 PM | plaj01 | 1 comment(s)
According to sources, Vista SP1 will be heading its way to WU and Microsoft Downloads next week. We have had the RTM version for about a month now and are running it on a few machines. We have encountered a few issues so please make sure you test it thoroughly...
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Making Word 2007 Save Documents in the Old 2003 Format...
30 January 08 09:45 AM | plaj01 | 28 comment(s)
We are finding that more and more people are upgrading to Office 2007. Whilst this is great, a lot of users still have older versions and a common complaint we hear is "I keep saving Word files as *.docx. - I want to save them by default to *.doc" To...
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Office 2007 Service Pack 1 Released
11 December 07 05:20 PM | plaj01 | with no comments
The first service pack for the Microsoft Office suite of products has now been released Office: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9EC51594-992C-4165-A997-25DA01F388F5&displaylang=en Visio: http://office.microsoft.com/search...
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Outlook 2007 Gadgets for Windows Vista Sidebar
30 November 07 03:13 PM | plaj01 | 1 comment(s)
Microsoft have released 2 Outlook 2007 gadgets for Windows Vista. They are the Outlook Upcoming Appointments ( http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=ed840437-7d13-4755-8d0a-0ba2cbbf38e6&l=1 ) which displays 3 to 5 upcoming appointments and...
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Exchange 2007 SP1 Released!
30 November 07 09:02 AM | plaj01 | with no comments
We received notification today that the anticipated update to Microsoft Exchange (The product we use for the KLZ E-Mail provision) Service Pack 1 has been released. We will be thoroughly testing this update in our development environment before deploying...
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Using Natural Text to Update Outlook 2007 Appointments
21 November 07 02:52 PM | plaj01 | 1 comment(s)
A cool feature we have recently found in Outlook 2007 is something called "natural text." When you are making a meeting request or appointment, in the Start Time or End Time dialog box, enter something like "next friday" or "today + 6 days." Things like...
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Cheap Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
06 July 07 10:36 AM | plaj01 | 2,018 comment(s)
A few people have had a play with the Nokia Internet Tablet and found it to be a reasonable device. I know the Nokia 770 is the older version and the new Nokia 800 is out, but for £74 inc. VAT I think it might just be a bargain. http://www.expansys.com...
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Windows Key Shortcuts
30 April 07 09:29 AM | plaj01 | 5 comment(s)
During an office discussion on Friday, it seems that I keep all the handy tips to myself! You can use the Windows key to carry out some very handy shortcuts. I have compiled a list with, what I think, are the best at the top... For example, to easily...
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Turning on features in Windows Vista
24 April 07 04:54 PM | plaj01 | with no comments
We had a query today on how to Telnet when using Vista. It turns out that Telnet and a host of other features such as SNMP, TFTP are hidden away in the Control Panel. If you need to enable Telnet to Telnet into a Switch for example, chose the Client option...
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Screen Rotation
23 April 07 01:02 PM | plaj01 | 2,141 comment(s)
Firstly, apologies for going quiet recently! Anyway, an interesting question came up from a school which found its screen / desktop rotated by 90 degrees. This is a new(-ish) feature built into Intel Graphic Chipset / Drivers which can be useful for presentations...
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Microsoft Virtual PC 2007
22 February 07 03:35 PM | plaj01 | with no comments
Microsoft have released the latest version of Virtual PC today for free! http://www.microsoft.com:80/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx
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Extending Microsoft Windows Vista Activation
22 February 07 03:21 PM | plaj01 | with no comments
Microsoft have published how to extend the amount of time that Vista will ask to be activated. This is handy if you have recently installed Vista and wish to change hardware or for testing whether Vista will actually work with your current system. The...
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PST Files not Supported over a LAN / WAN
06 February 07 10:29 AM | plaj01 | 1 comment(s)
We came across this the other day where Microsoft do not support using PST over a LAN / WAN. For example, you may have your PST on your home directory so you know it is backed up every night. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/297019/ It seems...
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Neat Little Outlook Calendar Tip
22 January 07 04:42 PM | plaj01 | with no comments
A neat little feature in Microsoft Outlook to view weeks, months etc: If you open your Outlook Calendar and then hold the ALT key and press the number 7 - it will show you the next 7 days. i.e. if you press ALT and number 3, it will show you the next...
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