Those of you using Groove 2007 are probably well aware of the annoying popup dialog that appears when the shift key is pressed more than once. This issue is exacerbated when inside a remote desktop or terminal session. Finally, I found a fix… http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940165 To resolve this problem, follow these steps. 1. Exit Groove 2007. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft Office’
Groove 2007 – Disable the Annoying Popup Dialog
Posted in Applications, Everything, tagged Microsoft Office on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Grrrr-oove 2007
Posted in Applications, Everything, tagged Microsoft Office on September 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m a fan of Groove 2007, I use it almost every day as part of my day job. The synchronization concept is great, I can write documents, and other members of my team collaborate on my changes in real time without waiting for me to check in my changes. When I’m away from the Internet my changes are [...]
Outlook on the Desktop
Posted in Applications, Everything, tagged Getting Things Done (GTD), Microsoft Office on August 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I stumbled across a great post on Life Hacker today about Outlook on the Desktop. Those of you following my posts on GTD will love this tool because it enables you to see your calendar or tasks at a glance – perfect for those “gonna die today” tasks that live on your calendar and [...]
Backup Office 2007 Settings
Posted in Applications, Everything, tagged Microsoft Office on July 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So, you’ve spent the last few hours setting up Office Outlook views for GTD productivity (as I have done) and are wondering how you backup your office settings incase you need to reinstall at a later time. Here’s how, using USMT: Google for USMT, download and install. Invoke a command prompt with administrator privileges. Change the directory [...]
Outlook Panic Averted
Posted in Applications, Everything, tagged Calendar, Email, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office on July 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I was in the middle of enjoying my Friday afternoon at the office when I noticed that all of my archived mail and scheduled calendar appointments were missing from Outlook. Shock Horror! What was I to do? After throwing my hands in the air, running around the room cursing a few dozen times I went [...]
Microsoft Office Developer Interactive Map
Posted in Everything, Software Development, tagged Microsoft Office on May 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Using the power if WPF, check out the interactive map… http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb497969.aspx
Tools of the Trade
Posted in Applications, Everything, tagged Calendar, Email, Google, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Mobile on May 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Anyone who knows me, or has been reading my blog of late must know that I have had my head buried in my new job. A career change certainly has its rewards, but also involves a learning curve. Since my time is precious of late (no surprise that blogging has taken a back seat), I [...]
Slipstream Installation of SharePoint 2007 Beta-2TR
Posted in Applications, Everything, tagged Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, SharePoint Designer on October 3, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Steve Smith has written an excellent document on how to create a "Slip Stream" installation of SharePoint 2007 Beta-2TR. The B2TR of Office, SharePoint Server and SharePoint Designer installers require a working installation of Beta 2, and exist as patches. If like me, you like to repave your machine before installing the newest version, and [...]
Office 2007 Beta 2 Available
Posted in Applications, Everything, tagged Microsoft Office on May 23, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Woweee it’s here! If you want to play with the next version of Office and aren’t afraid of Beta software then: 1. Click the link below2. Jump through a bunch of Microsoft marketing hoops3. Download the smart source software4. Wait half a day for the bits to download to your machine5. Install. 6. Add a [...]
Passive Voice in Professional Documents
Posted in Business Advice, Everything, tagged Microsoft Office on September 19, 2005 | 1 Comment »
I am an experienced software engineer of many a year. I subscribe and read MSDN magazine, I also read many of the popular technical programming and design books on the shelves. In comparison, it is always an interesting change spending the day reading and updating professional documentation, written by software engineers (who do not write [...]
