Jan 21, 2011 | Google, Internet, search, spam
Google search results are becoming less useful. Have you noticed? I started thinking about this last fall, when I noticed that most of the Google alerts coming into my mailbox led to spam sites – sites with no real content other than random snippets vacuumed up...
Dec 1, 2010 | Office, Outlook, search, software
I keep finding new things to like about Outlook 2010, which got a major overhaul this year and now features the ribbon bars that appeared in the other Office programs in Office 2007. It’s so easy to overlook things that are right in front of us onscreen! Here’s...
Nov 9, 2010 | mail, Office, Outlook, search
One of the most powerful tools you can add to Outlook is a search folder that allows you to search through all of your messages with a single click. I wrote about Michael Linenberger’s suggestion to create an All Mail Search Folder a few months ago. If you haven’t set...
Sep 8, 2010 | Google, Internet, search
Google made a simple but profound change to the way that search results are delivered to you from the Google search page. It changes the world in a small but significant way. You will now get two things while you type: Predictions of what you’re most likely to be...
May 23, 2010 | mail, Office, Outlook, search
Both Outlook 2003 and 2007 have an often overlooked feature named Search Folders. Look under the list of mail folders (Inbox / Outbox / Sent Items) and you’ll see a handful of default Search Folders, gathering together all the items that meet some criteria. “Unread...
May 17, 2010 | computers, laptops, search, Vista, Windows tips, Windows7
A lot of people are buying Windows 7 computers! Here’s a roundup of articles about new features to discover and some of the ways that Windows 7 is different than Windows XP. Click on the pictures or the titles for the original articles with all the details to help you...
