Monthly Archives: December 2007

Microsoft Blogger Recommends Two Social Networking Add-ons for Outlook

Posted on December 31, 2007 by blakehandler

  One of my favorite Microsoft bloggers, Steve Clayton, is recommending evaluating these two Outlook Add-ins:   FBLook seamlessly integrates Facebook into Outlook allowing you to update your Facebook status, see your friend statuses and see the number of new … Continue reading →

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The Netscape Browser Comes to an End

Posted on December 29, 2007 by blakehandler

  From the Netscape Blog: "We’ll continue to release security patches for the current version of the browser, Netscape Navigator until February 1, 2008. After February 1, there will be no more active product support for Navigator 9, or any … Continue reading →

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Certain File Formats are Blocked After Installing Office 2003 Service Pack 3

Posted on December 29, 2007 by blakehandler

  After installing Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) some Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, Microsoft Office Word 2003, and Corel Draw (.cdr) file formats are blocked. By default, these file formats are now blocked because … Continue reading →

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“WMWifiRouter” Turns Windows Mobile Phones Into a Wireless Router

Posted on December 28, 2007 by blakehandler

  On Microsoft’s Channel 10, Larry Larsen posted a quick review of a new program called "WMWifiRouter" WMWifiRouter is a tool to use your Windows Mobile Device as a WiFi <-> GPRS/UMTS/HSPA router. Itl allows you to use WiFi capable … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Codeplex Releases Free “Storyboard Designer”

Posted on December 24, 2007 by blakehandler

  The author Pablo Galiano, describes Storyboard Designer as sample code showing how to integrate DSLs and VSX assets into a VS Shell application.   And while I too thought the target audience is VSX developers, VS Shell developers and … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Blogger Releases “Sudoku and Tetris” Games for Windows Mobile

Posted on December 22, 2007 by blakehandler

  Microsoft’s Carlos Aguilar Mares was (thankfully) bored and wrote a Tetris game, as well as ported his Sudoko game to Windows Mobile.   Free Sudoku Game for Windows Mobile Free Tetris Game for Windows Mobile Click Here for All Free … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Blogger Releases “Journal to OneNote Importer” PowerToy

Posted on December 21, 2007 by blakehandler

  Journal to OneNote Importer lets you import your Windows Journal files from your tablet into OneNote.   Click Here for All Free Microsoft Office 2007 Software

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Microsoft Updates “Office Open XML File Format Converter for Mac”

Posted on December 19, 2007 by blakehandler

  Microsoft Office Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 0.2.1 (Beta) can convert Open XML files to a format that is compatible with Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac and Microsoft Office v. X for Mac. You can choose to convert … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases “Open XML Theme Builder” for Office 2007

Posted on December 19, 2007 by blakehandler

  Open XML Theme Builder provides a simplified user interface for creating custom themes, defining the look and feel of documents created within PowerPoint 2007, Excel 2007, and Word 2007. The tool gives users the ability to quickly and easily design … Continue reading →

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Office Ribbon Macro to Control Audio in Word 2007

Posted on December 19, 2007 by blakehandler

  One of my favorite bloggers, Tim Anderson wrote a macro to control audio via keystrokes and toolbar icons within Word 2007. "Its main use is for transcribing interviews, but you could use it for music as well – easy … Continue reading →

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