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Monday, January 12, 2009 8:26 PM

Tips to help you work less and relax more in 2009

Certainly, today's always-on-and-available-anywhere technology can lead to addictive work habits. We've all seen examples of that among friends and family. But having a cheap, convenient, 24/7 global reach through technology can also efficiently enable
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:03 AM

Open, edit, and save Office 2007 documents: Download the Office Compatibility Pack

I get a lot of comments (angry comments) from friends, family, and colleagues saying that they can’t open Office 2007 documents they get from me or other people using the latest version of Office. There are a couple of ways to avoid this issue. If you’re
Posted by ahawblog | 2 Comments
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:25 AM

Get your Windows Live Hotmail mail in Outlook

If you haven’t tried Windows Live Hotmail, I suggest making the update, especially if you’re already using Hotmail. I’ve been using Hotmail for more than 6 years and really enjoy the new capabilities in the latest version, some of which include: Using
Posted by ahawblog | 9 Comments
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 12:23 PM

Use Windows Live Writer to publish to your blog

For those people wanting an easy to use weblog (blog) tool, then look no further than Windows Live Writer. This tool can be used with a multitude of blog interfaces supported by Live Spaces, Google Blogs, etc. It is very easy to use and comes with a number
Posted by ahawblog | 1 Comments
Monday, April 30, 2007 12:55 PM

Find files faster: Save your searches in Windows Vista

We’ve gotten a lot of questions about the differences between Windows Desktop Search 3.01 for Windows XP (or Google Desktop Search) and the desktop search and organization capabilities in Windows Vista. There are many features that are different, but
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Tuesday, January 16, 2007 1:12 PM

Read piles of e-mail in less time

I just returned from a couple weeks of vacation. The sun was great and the rest was even better. But like all vacations, it came to an end and I returned to work on Monday. Waiting for me were hundreds of e-mails. And with meetings and all the work I
Posted by ahawblog | 3 Comments
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:12 AM

Got video? Make a polished film in 5 steps

Did you know you can make movies with Windows XP using a free Movie Maker download ? Movie Maker is a tool that works with Windows XP (SP2) to help you capture and edit film from your video camera. When I made my first Movie Maker film, it took a long
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:35 PM

Straight shooting: Using bullets in Office documents

Maybe it's our PowerPoint culture or maybe it's just the overflow of information we have coming at us each day. Whatever the reason, I've found that it's a lot easier to communicate with my co-workers if I boil my thoughts down into bullets. But I've
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005 4:26 PM

Find information faster working in Office

One way I waste time working on a document is looking up words or doing research. I can find everything I need online or in the dictionary on my desk relatively quickly, but I have to leave my file, find the information in the right source (and it may
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Tuesday, November 08, 2005 10:48 AM

Removing unwanted names from Outlook's "To..." line

Have you ever accidentally sent an e-mail to the wrong person because Outlook automatically inserted a name you didn’t want in the “To…” line of your message? If so, then this tip is for you. Where do those names come from, anyway? Outlook automatically
Posted by ahawblog | 8 Comments
Wednesday, November 02, 2005 1:41 PM

My 3 favorite Word tips

Since I’m an editor, Microsoft Office Word is the workhorse on my computer. And the feedback we’ve gotten shows I’m not alone. So any Word feature that can save us time and make us look good will make a big difference in our day. I’ve used a lot of features
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Friday, October 14, 2005 11:19 AM

"For Your Eyes Only": How to lock a file

Everything is a File If you think Microsoft people consider file management one of the least glamorous parts of the Windows operating system, you'd be forgetting we get excited about some pretty geeky stuff. I, for one, get excited about understanding
Posted by ahawblog | 11 Comments
Tuesday, October 04, 2005 10:46 AM

Tips for getting better search results

Searching on the Internet can be a great way to get questions answered, but we can also waste a lot of time finding the right material. This week we received a question from a TipTalk reader wondering how they can improve their online searches. 6 Tips
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005 10:01 AM

Super simple sorting: Organize your files

A friend of mine is moving to a new home and getting a new computer at the same time. Hard to say which will be the most disorienting... Anyway, she's one of those people who doesn't have a lot of files, so she just keeps them all in her My Documents
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005 2:32 PM

Find e-mail and files faster

Of all the feedback we’ve gotten on the 7 Tips for Managing Your Files Better and 4 Ways to Keep Control of Your E-Mail Inbox , the most frequently asked question we get is how to find lost files and e-mail messages. You’re not alone. Despite my best
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