Both Outlook 2007 and 2010 have been given a powerful add-in called InboxEX. This is geared for those who perform numerous basic and advanced Outlook operations, such as scheduling meetings, searching mails, setting appointments, adding and synching events between Google Calendar and Outlook and sharing calendar events with others on a daily basis. InboxEX is [...]
Office 2010 has improved the Quick Access Toolbar, allowing for easy customization. A user can bring as many options, shortcuts and features right to the front for easy access. One handy option is the ability to move the quick bar below the ribbon. Let me show you how to do this process in Excel 2010. [...]
Windows 8 comes with Internet Explorer 10 preinstalled; one for the Metro UI and one for the desktop. If you do not like either version, then you can go ahead and install a different browser like Google Chrome, FireFox or Safari. However, choosing to set the browser as the default browser in Windows 8 during [...]
If you have an important iPhone that requires constant attention, then this feature is for you! You can now enable LED Flash Alerts to bring in 3 senses into notifications. You can now hear, feel, and see all notifications for calls, texts, and alarms. I am posting this information because a friend showed me and I [...]
The Windows 8 touch screen feature allows you to have an image for a password to unlock your workstation. This is a video walk through on how to set it up. Watch the video here.
Windows 7 by default comes with a DVD Maker software. Home users will particularly like this tool since it lets them burn DVD movies using their own media like home made videos and digital photos. The quickest way to make a DVD is to add pictures and videos in Windows DVD Maker, and then burn [...]
We all have gotten accustomed to pressing either F2 or F8 to get the advanced boot options since Windows 2000, probably even before that. In every version of Windows, you always could count on the slower boot process to actually press the key when the text message appeared. Well, those days are gone! In Windows [...]
Windows 7 has some neat enhancements, one of them being how it lets you handle dual monitors. If you’re adding a second monitor to your Windows 7 home or office PC, which is a very good idea, it’s a breeze to configure. There are actually two ways you can currently setup multiple monitors in Windows [...]
With Windows 8, turning off your PC or restarting it is not as simple as it used to be. Actually, it takes a lot more effort to restart/shutdown in Windows 8 than it ever did in Windows XP, Vista, or 7. Not really sure why Microsoft made it that way, but I’m guessing it’s because [...]
NeatReceipts, is a really cool tool that can help out any traveling business person. The companies name is Neat, and their products are amazing! Personally, I don’t know how anyone who travels on business can live without one of these. What is all the fuss about? NeatReceipts is a digital filing system. The paper world [...]