Monthly Archives: January 2008

Microsoft Releases “Visio Toolbox Site” – Lots of Free Software

Posted on January 23, 2008 by blakehandler

Microsoft’s Visio Toolbox is a collection of information, tools, downloads, case studies, support articles and white papers. (Thanks: Visio Team) NEW VISIO 2007 SOFTWARE IconSet Builder provides a quick and easy way to create custom Icon Sets that you can use in … Continue reading →

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Download Free Office 2007 Training and Demo Software from Microsoft

Posted on January 23, 2008 by blakehandler

  New to Any Version of Office? Microsoft "First Steps" Training for people learning Office 2007 from scratch! OFFICE 2007 TRAINING  "Get Started" tabs are added to the Office 2007 Ribbon , giving easy access to free content on Office … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Geek’s Tribute to Valentine’s Day – Adds Silverlight “Share the Love”

Posted on January 22, 2008 by blakehandler

  Who says geeks aren’t romantic? Here are some free Microsoft resources to help celebrate “Amour”     NEW! Silverlight "Share the Love" – Builds a Valentine’s Day Card Valentine’s Day Screensaver Clip Art, Photos & Cute Lil’ Animations How to: … Continue reading →

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How Long Did That Command Take to Run?

Posted on January 20, 2008 by blakehandler

  I recently blogged about a 12 year old Microsoft Icon Editor tool — so here’s a newer Windows program that’s only 7 years old! ha ha   Here’s a handy program that Microsoft’s Brad Rutkowski found that helps troubleshoot … Continue reading →

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Palm Releases “Palm Desktop” for Windows Vista

Posted on January 20, 2008 by blakehandler

Prevoiusly only available for beta testing — Palm has released their Palm Desktop synchronization software for Windows Vista. Palm Devices Supported: Palm Centro Treo 755p , 700p, 680, 650 Palm TX, Z22 Tungsten E2   What’s New?   Integrated Desktop: … Continue reading →

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Wow, Microsoft Always DID Have a Free Icon Editor!

Posted on January 19, 2008 by blakehandler

  The Road to Know Where strives to find free Microsoft solutions — so the lame solution of creating an icon by renaming an MSPaint .BMP file to .ICO was never recommended.   Nor was this convaluded solution of creating … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Management Packs for System Center Operations Manager 2007

Posted on January 17, 2008 by blakehandler

  Microsoft’s Management Packs for the System Center Operations Manager 2007.   Management Packs:  Active Directory Management Pack monitors the availability and performance of Windows Server 2000 and 2003 Domain Controllers. It can also issue alerts for configuration problems. Availability and performance monitoring … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases 30 Free “Fun Family” Windows Live Messenger Emoticons

Posted on January 16, 2008 by blakehandler

  Microsoft has released a free "Fun Family" collection of 30 emoticons for Windows Live Messenger. (+_+) –> Download 30 Cool Windows Live Messenger Emoticons Click here for All Free Windows Vista Software  

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Microsoft Releases Final “Administration Tools Pack” for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

Posted on January 15, 2008 by blakehandler

  Administration Tools Pack allows administrators to install the Windows Server 2003 SP2 management tools onto a computer running Windows XP Professional or a Windows Server 2003 family operating system to perform remote server management functions. (Support: KB304718) Administration Tools … Continue reading →

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IE7Pro Add-on Brings New Features to MSIE

Posted on January 13, 2008 by blakehandler

  IE7Pro add-on for Internet Explorer includes a lot of features and tweaks to make your IE friendlier, more useful, secure and customizable. (Thanks MSDN) IE7Pro Features:   Tabbed Browsing Management Spell Check Inline Search Super Drag Drop Crash Recovery … Continue reading →

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