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Attensa RSS Reader
If you are like me and want to read your RSS feeds in Outlook, but wanted a more powerful experience than the standard out of the box Outlook experience then Attensa is for you. It is a free Outlook based feed reader. It can integrate with your IE Feeds, Read More...
Windows Live Custom Domains
I have a personal domain that I use for personal email etc... and until now have had this either its email hosted by an ISP or run a mail server. Until I got around to playing with: Windows Live Custom Domains You can host your domain's email on the Windows Read More...
maps.live.com gets all topigraphical....
I noticed this a few days ago and think it rocks!!! maps.live.com is Microsofts mapping software. In road view you you topigraphical style mapping... check out this collection of interesting geographical points of interest... "Live Search Maps now provides Read More...
Making the Vista and Office 2007 plunge...
I needed to do a laptop rebuild due to it running like pig. I treat my laptop builds badly ... i end up installing all sorts of stuff + loads of betas etc... After a while the whole thing gets bogged down. I have been running Windows XP SP2 + Office 2007 Read More...
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and timezones... solved.
Along with many others i have been frustrated at how Outlook does not have the ability to deal with scheduling appointments in a different timezone. This is important if you are a global worker and trying to schedule a meeting for 10pm in say Korea and Read More...
Legal movie downloads a step closer...
It is great to see movie companies stepping up and taking the steps to get their content delivered digitally in a secure manner. It seems they are realising that this is one of the new ways people will watch movies and that they want to be a part of that: Read More...
Bad travel days...
Have to say i totally feel for Rod . A couple of weeks back i travelled to Seoul from Singapore. Upon arrival i was the last person left standing at the baggage claim. Bugger. No matter what else is happening in the world ... if you are the last person Read More...
International Flying and Outlook appointments...
A while back I noted how painful it still is to schedule appointments in another timezone when your computer is set to your local timezone. There have been a few people that i have spoken to about this, notably Rod . This is a huge problem for anyone Read More...
Seoul highlights
I have just finished off my official work commitments here in Seoul. I am leaving tomorrow morning but thought i would list some of the highlights from my visit in Seoul: - Arriving in Seoul to find that Singapore Airlines had misplaced my bag and left Read More...
My hotel fridge in Seoul...
Just now I was a bit thirsty as i was looking over some material for the Seoul leg of the O12 training I am delivering ... wander to the fridge ... open it up ... and what do i find?: Phoenix Juices A New Zealand organic orange juice in my hotel fridge Read More...
On to India....
I arrived in Bangalore India a couple of days ago, delivered the first of our 2 day Office 12 training, and have now just arrived in Delhi. This is my first time in India so am learning a lot about how things work here. It is a shame I am not here for Read More...
Avis and Calendar Items
I love it when i see something so basic and simple that has high value to me. When you book a car with Avis at the end of your booking you get the option to "Add to Email Calendar". Clicking this will prompt you with a Calendar file (.vcf). Simple open Read More...
WOW: A XBox 360 to be won every 10 mins for 9 weeks!!!
New competition announced that will give away an XBox 306 every 10 mins for 9 weeks! Read about it here: http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.asp?Feed=PR&Date=20050517&ID=4456487&Symbol=US:MSFT and http://www.every10minutes.com Read More...
New Kiwi in MS
Great to see that the new CFO of MS is a Kiwi! I imagine there will be a few innovative financial initiatives that he will bring. They might even include Number 8 wire, kiwi fruit, pavlova and/or Moa. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3261036a10,00.htm Read More...
Funniest show on TV last night...
Whilst painting my bathroom last night i was listening to a show on TV about the Moon Hoax. NASAs big hoax that they pulled on the world to get one up on the Soviets. It was so funny ... i ended up watching more of it than painting ... i sat there laughing Read More...
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