KC Lemson
By KC Lemson [MS]
I love software testing
Franci pointed out an article about the future of software testing. The article has some good...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/15/2003
The "Executive Summary" feature
I've heard this phrase used several times, and the first few times I was mystified. What is this...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/15/2003
Adding inline HTML to messages
If you want to add the contents of an HTML file on your machine to an Outlook email inline (rather...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/12/2003
Remove extraneous HTML cruft when using Word as your editor
For the last few versions of Outlook, the setting to enable Word as the e-mail editor has been...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/11/2003
Find out what version of Exchange is on a server
Here's some tips for finding out more about your Exchange server: Neil Hobson has a great tip on the...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/10/2003
How to add links with spaces in them to email
If you've ever needed to reference a file or location with spaces in the URI, such as:...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2003
A quick way to get context for a message in your inbox
I manage my to-do list partly with tasks, and partly with mail. I am a "filer": as I receive...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2003
Chats about searching microsoft.com and the security bulletins
Some upcoming chats of interest, from...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/08/2003
Making the web easier for toddlers
I really like this example of a home page that one parent made for his son. When Jared's old enough...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/08/2003
How customer-focused is your blog/website?
Ahh, yet another "web site/blog calculator". This one: counts certain words on your site that are...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/08/2003
Come on baby, drive my car... with bluetooth!
I was in a meeting with Beth Goza today, and she demonstrated this bluetooth controlled toy car by...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/05/2003
Want a job in the Exchange team?
There are lots of openings in Exchange as well as a couple in Outlook.
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/05/2003
impruv iur speling
A Plan For The Improvement of English Spelling
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/05/2003
How to make Outlook link to images on the web in HTML mail
I had a note to describe this setting in a future blog entry, but since I saw this question I...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/03/2003
How does Microsoft use clustering with Exchange?
#1: Read about it:...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/02/2003
Help Office build better products
In every Office application, there is an item on the Help menu - "Customer Feedback Options"....
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 12/01/2003
Crabby office lady dishes on outlook versus outlook express
One of my favorite online 'personalities', the Crabby Office Lady has a column on the difference...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/28/2003
Configure how long the 'desktop alert' stays on the screen
I was asked in the comments on a previous entry if the desktop alert display interval could be...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/26/2003
Fox is listening to its customers...
This is the first time I've heard of DVD sales making a network rethink a previous decision:...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/25/2003
Figure out which Exchange development technology is right for you
The Exchange 2003 SDK has a list of the technologies and information about each one (examples of...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/25/2003
28.35 grams of prevention is worth 453.6 grams of cure
I stumbled on a new columnist recently, Martha Brockenbrough. She's got some interesting light...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/25/2003
Communities @ Microsoft
Aaron Overton, the Windows Server community guy, has a blog. I particularly liked his analogy of the...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/21/2003
Building and shipping software at Microsoft
I gave a presentation to our MVPs on how the Exchange team builds software yesterday. Assuming the...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/21/2003
Automatically color items based on their category
Sorry for the hiatus, I've been OOF sick most of the week. Thus far, my son hasn't come down with my...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/20/2003
Server-side spam filtering in Exchange 2003
The Exchange Intelligent Message Filter was announced today: https://www.microsoft.com/exchange/imf
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/17/2003
Programmatically clear IE 6 SP1's cached credentials
If you're using IE6 SP1 with Outlook Web Access (or any web application that uses HTTP...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/17/2003
View the contents of multiple folders with a single click
Search folders are a new feature in Outlook 2003. As I mentioned previously, a search folder is...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/14/2003
Try before you buy
If you want to see the new tricked-out Outlook Web Access 2003 or test-drive the mobily features in...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/13/2003
The internet as a time capsule
A friend of mine just looked up her parents' engagement announcement from the New York Times' online...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/13/2003
Statistics about www.microsoft.com
Microsoft.com has a site about microsoft.com. Also see their archives.
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/12/2003
Create inline MHTML attachments
One of the advantages of RTF mail is that it supports inline attachments - you can attach a file and...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/11/2003
Interviewing & testing/program management at microsoft
Today's tip reminded me of something: when I was a tester in the Outlook group and did interviews,...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/07/2003
Natural language parsing in date fields in Outlook
For years, I've been using NLP in Outlook but something I read recently reminded me that not...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/07/2003
Innovation in work/life balance
Fast Company has another great article today, about an innovative program in Des Moines. Local...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/06/2003
The sweat equity of mapping software
Fast company has an interesting article today about how mapping sites such as MapQuest.com maintain...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/05/2003
Outlook Web Access URL parameters
On a previous entry, I described the URL parameter for accessing the dumpster via...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/04/2003
Bugs in spammer's software
I have Outlook 2003's junk mail filter set at the 'low' threshold - this catches a big chunk of my...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/03/2003
Security bulletin search service launched
TechNet has just launched a site that lets you search through existing security bulletins based on...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 11/03/2003
Going offline until November
I'll be OOF, spending Halloween with my family, and won't be blogging in that time. Jared will be a...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 10/28/2003
Find out what Microsoft's IT department is doing
Did you know that our IT department publishes white papers on how they operate?...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 10/28/2003
Raging fires in California...
Some friends of mine in the San Diego area have posted some pictures and commentary:...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 10/27/2003
Plus an Excel tip for today...
This is something I use in Excel all the time, that I only found out about a year or so ago, so I...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 10/24/2003
Intellimouse navigation within Outlook
If you have an Intellimouse, you can use the buttons on the side of the mouse to navigate between...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 10/24/2003
Minimize Outlook 2003 to the system tray (er, taskbar notification area)
I've noticed that a bunch of the referrers I get from google/msn/yahoo search to this blog are...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 10/22/2003
Top ten tasks for new Exchange administrators
Huzzah, huzzah, my list of the top ten tasks for new Exchange admins has been published on the...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 10/22/2003
Make Newsgator and Outlook work even better together
My aggregator of choice is Newsgator, as it pulls my RSS feeds into Outlook which is where I'm...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 10/20/2003
My son rolled over!
I try to keep this blog mostly technical, but I just need to say in public that my son rolled over...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 10/19/2003
Prevent Reply All/Forward in mail to other Outlook users
Much has been made of Information Rights Management in Outlook/Windows 2003. But for years,...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 10/17/2003
Enable reminders for non-default folders in Outlook
By default, Outlook only displays reminders for four default folders: Inbox (for items flagged for...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 10/16/2003
Porn disclaimer
A friend of mine works in the Anti-SPAM group here at Microsoft. When he joined the group, he was...
Author: KC Lemson [MSFT] Date: 10/16/2003