TipTalk: from Microsoft At Home & At Work
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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....
Date: 01/12/2009
Getting a new PC? Protect and purge files now
When you stop and think about it, your home computer holds a lot of information about you—credit...
Date: 12/10/2008
Secure your laptop while travelling this holiday season
Using your laptop to get work done away from your office or on the road is becoming widely accepted....
Date: 12/03/2008
Manage your family’s hectic holiday schedule with Windows Calendar
With Windows Vista, I can now plan and manage my own activities, as well as coordinate the rest of...
Date: 11/19/2008
Mobile blogging made easy
Who says you have to be stuck at the computer in order to post to your blog? If you have a mobile...
Date: 11/04/2008
Personalize your PC: It’s all about you
There's only one thing better than getting a brand-new PC—getting a brand-new PC set up exactly the...
Date: 10/24/2008
Reduce stress and stay organized while running errands
A day of running errands can be stressful for anyone. A simple journey around town can involve a...
Date: 10/07/2008
Plan your financial future
Having your finances in order, understanding your credit report, and maintaining a good credit score...
Date: 09/18/2008
Claim victory over your e-mail
No doubt you've opened an e-mail and thought, "Hmmm, not sure what to do with this. I'll deal with...
Date: 09/04/2008
Save time with a tablet PC
Too many meetings and increasing responsibilities mean I need to make the best use of my time as...
Date: 08/21/2008
Create custom cards on your computer
If you're new to card making, or just need a refresher, this page provides basic help on creating...
Date: 08/21/2008
Live Writer
Live Writer supports many different types of blogs including SharePoint blogs. So this post...
Date: 06/16/2008
Outlook Voice Access—No Computer Required
What would you say if I told you that you could check your Outlook e-mail without a computer or...
Date: 05/07/2008
Office in Your Pocket
Microsoft Windows Mobile is the power behind handheld devices like the Pocket PC and Smartphone....
Date: 05/07/2008
Managing E-Mail and Records
Do you work in an industry where every piece of e-mail you send (or sometimes even think about...
Date: 04/15/2008
Gettin' Groovy
How do you work with people in other organizations? These could be partners, vendors, or even...
Date: 04/15/2008
Microsoft Videos—a new way to view what's new at Microsoft
Launched today, Microsoft Videos is a brand-new video portal that gives you an easy-to-use location...
Date: 03/31/2008
Team Sites and My Sites and More, Oh My!
Meeting Workspaces and Document Workspaces are two examples of the different sites and workspaces...
Date: 03/31/2008
Open XML Formats in the 2007 Microsoft Office system
Microsoft Office Open XML is the new default file format for Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and Word...
Date: 03/17/2008
The Great Communicator
Do you spend more time talking to voicemail than people? Is sending e-mail like tossing pennies down...
Date: 03/17/2008
Feed Me
All I want for Christmas are my two blog feeds. And my industry and news subscriptions. And my...
Date: 03/04/2008
Urban Legend Alert
In the past, some companies encouraged their users to turn off the Reading Pane in Outlook to...
Date: 03/04/2008
SharePoint vs. SharePoint
It's one of the most frequently asked questions on any frequently asked questions list (right after...
Date: 02/12/2008
Tracking what auto-starts with AutoRuns for Windows
This neat little utility from Sysinternals helps you keep track of what is running in Windows Vista....
Date: 01/24/2008
Automatically reply to messages - Outlook - Microsoft Office Online
Ever wanted to auto respond to a specific e-mail from a group alias or a person? OOF is OK for...
Date: 01/17/2008
SharePoint 2007 Documents to go - working with online/offline documents
I work with SharePoint sites quite a lot and leverage technologies new to Office 2007 such as...
Date: 01/17/2008
Microlighting in Ireland
OK, so this is my last festive season video on how I do Microlighting (Ultralight) in Ireland. I...
Date: 01/09/2008
On10 - Auto tuning Gibson guitar - CES 2008
Gibson Guitars at CES 2008 Laura Foy of Microsoft's on10.net Channel ten interviews Henry...
Date: 01/09/2008
Bill Gates last day at Microsoft
Cool video of Bill Gates last Day at Microsoft from CES 2008 -- Rob Atkinson
Date: 01/09/2008
Microsoft research - embedded devices
Microsoft is always looking into new ways in which we can interact with devices. Here on10 Laura Foy...
Date: 11/15/2007
Microsoft research - InkSeine
Video: Microsoft research - innovations in data input InkSeine is an early prototype that takes...
Date: 11/13/2007
Windows Photo Gallery - Panoramic photos revisited - on10.net
Although I have already posted about WPG ability to stitch together photos aka PhotoSynth and had...
Date: 11/11/2007
Windows Live Writer 1.0 - Blogging made easy
If you are looking at getting into the art of blogging or weblog publishing as it is known, then...
Date: 11/11/2007
Using Groove 2007 to stay in synch
This short demo shows succinctly how Groove 2007 can be used effectively. One of the...
Date: 11/08/2007
Get Office Tips & Tricks direct to your desktop - Windows Vista gadget
Windows Live Gallery Found this little utility whilst browsing the Liveside blog recently. Pops up...
Date: 11/07/2007
How to securely share documents and screen views with small groups of friends or coworkers; anytime, anywhere
This nifty little utility let's you share out your desktop or an application with NAT...
Date: 11/07/2007
How to get the most out of SharePoint 2007 using SharePoint Designer 2007
More recently I have been delving into the intricacies of SPD 2007. SPD is based around FrontPage...
Date: 11/07/2007
Office Online Training - How to get the most out of Excel 2007
There are some cool features in Excel 2007, especially those surrounding formula's, formula...
Date: 10/08/2007
Create panoramic photos using Windows Live Photo Gallery beta
Although I was aware of this neat little trick in the new Photo Gallery beta, I hadn't tried it...
Date: 10/08/2007
Microsoft Office 2007 - Getting Started - boost your productivity with an integrated Office 2007 training ribbon add-on
I installed the three Getting Started add-ons for Excel, PowerPoint and Word and I'm moderately...
Date: 10/07/2007
Keep up-to-date with Office Online - Tips & Tricks
There's a new How-to site called Tips & Tricks up on Office Online with some good webcasts,...
Date: 10/07/2007
Use Live Search Maps: A better way to get to A to B
The improvements to Microsoft Live Search Maps over the past year really make it worth checking out....
Date: 09/26/2007
Tag and organize your pictures in Windows Vista
I just started using Windows Vista a month ago. I’m probably like a lot of people—I planned to...
Date: 08/28/2007
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...
Date: 08/28/2007
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...
Date: 07/24/2007
Using color categories in Outlook 2007 to help prioritize e-mail
With Outlook 2007, you can filter content easily by using color categories, and set your inbox view...
Date: 06/26/2007
Rob's bio
My name is Rob Atkinson, a Program Manager for WorkSmart MSIT, Microsoft Ireland, education and...
Date: 06/13/2007
Learn about Microsoft’s new Surface Computing
Microsoft Surface is a new concept in tabletop computing that let's one or more users interact with...
Date: 06/13/2007
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...
Date: 06/13/2007