People often comment how my Outlook screen looks so different from most peoples screens.  Most comments revolve around two things, one, my use of Xobni, and two, the fact that my Navigation Pane is minimized.  Once I show them the benefits of...

Quickly Know How Many Lines or Words You Have Typed One question I get from a lot of people who loved Word 2003 is how to get the line count and word counts for a given document.  1. Goto ‘Review’ tab 2. Goto ‘Proofing’ section 3. Click ‘Word Count...

This blog post has some tips.  If you produce a verbose log file during the .NET 3.5 update, it would help in debugging the situation.  I have to state that for this issue, it would be best if you contact Microsoft Support through whatever support...

Microsoft releases a lot of free tools and high quality documentation for IT Pros.  When I do presentations, I often urge people to refer to our TechNet database but more importantly to read our whitepapers.  Microsoft whitepapers are not only...

In my earlier article I discussed a strategy about how to upgrade Windows XP machines to Windows 7 using an in-place method.  My method essentially used Windows Vista as an interim OS.  If done properly via automation and deployment tools, it...

Did you ever wish you could defrag your workstation in 3 seconds?  Have you ever accidentally opened ALL the applications in your start menu *not really* ?  What about jump up and down with 24 running hard drives in your hand?  The boys...

One great new feature in Windows Server 2008 is a feature called Group Policy Preferences .  Unlike Policies , Preferences are not enforced.  Before this feature was introduced, IT administrators would have to often write a whole bunch of logon...

Ars Technica is one of my favorite online publications.  They consistently provide lightweight content that is intriguing and informative.  As someone who has gone through the process of installing Windows 7 Beta on a Macbook Pro, I wish I had...

Thanks to Emma, Lady Licensing , for posting about this really cool calculator.  Not only does it let inform your of how Microsoft virtualization products can help you save money but it can actually produce a report for you based on your own environment...

Watch who can make a slideshow faster?  Watch in HD download Live Photo Gallery at http://download.live.com

There were a lot of new interesting announcements at Mix09 in Las Vegas a few weeks ago.  One the sessions at the conference showed off the new look and feel of Windows Mobile 6.5.  Thanks to the amazing Mix09 video streaming platform, you can...

Its not uncommon for the uninformed to accuse Microsoft of being free of innovative thought.  After all, we don’t have products that buzz like Google’s or have a rabid consumer following like Apple.  All I can say is that don’t mistake Microsoft...

Talk about suspense.  Learn more about Rookies on the Microsoft website ! As usual, check out Windows Live Photo Gallery by visiting http://download.live.com and using it for FREE forever!

Watch this same video in HD ( Silverlight required ) on the Microsoft website It should be stated that Adam is actually using two applications, Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Movie Maker which comes with Vista.  Eventually, Windows Live Movie...

Following Kylie about the joys of using Windows Live Photo Gallery , Alexa shows off her talent.  Keep it up CPB!

Many of you reading my blog may have heard about the Windows 7 Engineering Blog .  This is the blog that gives the everyone a unique peak into the world of Windows OS engineering.  When a single product entails about 90% of the market, you can...

Windows 7 Engineering today confirmed that that Windows 7 will allows users and IT Pros the ability to disable or turn-off IE8.  Although IE will on by default, administrators who want to standardized on a different browser will be able to turn off...

Olivia Mitchell’s blog is dedicated to improving presentation skills. She has written a great post on her use of Twitter to make more interactive and meaningful presentations. I think the most interesting part of her post is the following section. ...

Fill In the Blanks in Spreadsheets the Easy Way Select all the rows in your Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet data set. On the Home tab, in the Editing section, click Find & Select, click Go To, click Special, click Blanks, and then click OK. Click...

I found this InfoWorld article very interesting because it validates Microsoft’s strategy for the web and investing in enterprise web services and frameworks. Of course Slashdot always has an interesting slant on things, but overall, I think that most...