Jan 14, 2009 | Office, software
It’s a little thing but it makes me cranky. I type a lot of email addresses and login names in Word documents and Outlook email messages. Whenever I type a common first name (Richard, Michael, Dorothy), Word capitalizes it. I don’t want names capitalized...
Jan 8, 2009 | mail, Office, Outlook, software
If you open an email attachment from Outlook and intend to work on it – edit a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, for example – the first thing you should do is click on “Save As” and save a copy of it wherever you normally store files. When...
Jan 7, 2009 | file_sharing, Microsoft, photos, remote, software, web_services
Windows Live Sync replaced Foldershare last month. It’s a good program but the upgrade experience for Foldershare users is pretty miserable. Windows Live Sync and Foldershare are services that allow folders to be synced so that multiple computers have exactly...
Jan 2, 2009 | Microsoft, security, software
Microsoft’s recent announcement that it will distribute free antivirus software was unexpected but in some ways it’s just an expansion of efforts by Microsoft that have been ongoing for years. In 2006 Microsoft began including the “Malicious Software...
Dec 23, 2008 | computers, hardware, HP, printers, software
The headline tells the story of this Microsoft Knowledge Base article: Severe system performance problems occur on a Windows Vista or Windows XP-based computer after you install HP printer software, version 11 (Microsoft KB960673) To be honest, I don’t know if...
Dec 21, 2008 | business, software
On Monday, for one day only, you can pick up a copy of Quickbooks Pro 2009 for free at Staples. This appears to be a real offer. Staples stores will sell Quickbooks Pro 2009 for $159, after applying a $40 “instant rebate.” There will be coupons in the...
