Monthly Archives: January 2010

Free “PowerPoint Twitter Tools” for Microsoft Office 2003 & 2007

Posted on January 31, 2010 by blakehandler

  MSDN Blogger, Dan Fay, recommends this free PowerPoint Twitter Tools for Microsoft Office 2003 & 2007. PowerPoint Twitter Tools makes PowerPoint Presentations a more interactive, Web 2.0 experience. The PowerPoint Twitter Tools allow presenters to see and react to … Continue reading →

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Microsoft TechNet Blogger Updates “Service Manager” Visio Shapes & Templates

Posted on January 31, 2010 by blakehandler

  Microsoft TechNet Blogger, Bill Anderson, has updated their Operations Manager Team’s free Service Manager Visio Shapes & Templates. Download —> Service Manager Visio Shapes & Templates   NOTE FROM BILL:  If you do decide to modify text labels for … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases “Silverlight 4 Facebook Client” for Windows & Mac OS X

Posted on January 30, 2010 by blakehandler

  Microsoft’s Silverlight 4 Facebook Client application brings together the many compelling platform capabilities of Silverlight 4 into a rich out-of-browser application in the familiar context of Facebook.  "Enjoy the photos, feeds, events, friends’ walls, and inbox mail from your Facebook … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Updates “Windows NT Backup Restore Utility” for Windows 7

Posted on January 28, 2010 by blakehandler

  Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 restores backups made on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 to computers that are running Windows 7. Download –> Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 (or Windows 7 64-Bit) Click Here … Continue reading →

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Opinion & Review: Apple’s iPad

Posted on January 28, 2010 by blakehandler

  I’ve been asked a zillion times today to comment on Apple’s new iPad — so it appears I must: As a Microsoft MVP I have an obvious bias — Apple does not work with outside vendors, they don’t have … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases “Automated Troubleshooting Services” for Windows XP & Windows Vista

Posted on January 27, 2010 by blakehandler

  Automated Troubleshooting Services:  Automatically detect and fix common maintenance problems such as broken desktop shortcuts, unused icons, disk volume errors, and incorrect system time display.  (Thanks Chris) How it works . . . Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services scans your … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases “Tagr” Game for Microsoft Office’s ClickArt & Images

Posted on January 25, 2010 by blakehandler

  Tagr GAME OBJECTIVE:  Think-up words describing Microsoft Office’s 150,000+ ClickArt / Images you see.  Think-up as many as you can, and type them into your word list. 3 MINUTES:  You have 3 minutes to scroll through as many (or few) … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases “Theme Builder” Beta for Office 2007

Posted on January 24, 2010 by blakehandler

  Theme Builder for Office 2007 Beta Tool enables the creation of document themes for Microsoft Office 2007.  Document themes provide a quick and easy way to apply a consistent look across all your Microsoft Office documents.  You can apply … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Help: How to Install, Reinstall, Upgrade or Uninstall Windows

Posted on January 23, 2010 by blakehandler

  Install, reinstall, upgrade or uninstall Windows – a new Microsoft Windows webpage providing information for when you need to Install, Reinstall, Upgrade, or Uninstall Microsoft’s Windows. (Thanks Chris) INSTALL WINDOWS:  If you’re installing Windows for the first time on … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases “Windows Experience Pack” for Windows 7 & Windows Live

Posted on January 21, 2010 by blakehandler

  Microsoft has released the Windows Experience Pack for Windows 7 & Windows Live (Thanks Brandon) Windows Experience Pack – Pick a specific destination (i.e. beach, mountain, safari, or city) and the following Windows Live Messenger elements are created for … Continue reading →

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