Outlook tip: Stop fighting PST fires
Do you struggle with PST files? You're not alone. Robert Sparnaaij, author of the popular HowTo-Outlook Web site calls managing PST files "true hell." You break roaming if you store them on local drives, but you shouldn't store them on network drives. Investing in a proper server-side archiving solution that allows you to disable the use of PST files will earn back the investment quite quickly.
When to use Twitter instead of e-mail
Unlike some people, I maintain a good relationship with e-mail. I keep my inbox empty, and junk mail no longer wastes my time, thanks to the combination of Gmail's spam filtering and C-Command's $30 SpamSieve 2.7. Because I'm almost always too busy for microblogging and random chatting, I use Twitter only occasionally and instant messaging even less. Nevertheless, I've discovered that in certain situations, Twitter is a better way to communicate than e-mail.
Is email dying?
David and Dave Piscitello both take issue with a recent Wall Street Journal article that says email is on the way out.
Four reasons to switch to IMAP
You may know that your e-mail client uses either the Post Office Protocol (POP) or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) standard to retrieve your messages. But do you know why you should care?
13 Productivity-boosting Outlook utilities
Efficiently enter information into your Contact database and Calendar with Anagram. Plus utilities for updating your Facebook status, managing your Tweets, and detaching files with ease.
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If the comments are ugly, the code is ugly
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SVG a graphics format for 21st century
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Take Chrome OS for a test spin
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Solaris Tip: Have Your Files Changed Since Installation?
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Android fragments vs. the iPhone monolith
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What Gizmodo missed about the Pro WX Wireless USB disk drive
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325
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