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

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

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

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