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• Groove 2007 - Disable the Annoying Popup Dialog

  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... Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 12:41 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft Office

• Grrrr-oove 2007

  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. Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:33 PM by Rob Garrett | 1 Comments Filed under: Microsoft Office

• Outlook on the Desktop

  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 Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 01, 2007 12:26 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft Office, Getting Things Done (GTD)

• Backup Office 2007 Settings

  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 Read More... Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 10:11 PM by Rob Garrett | 1 Comments Filed under: Microsoft Office

• Outlook Panic Averted

  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 Read More... Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 4:42 PM by Rob Garrett | 2 Comments Filed under: Microsoft Office, Calendar, Microsoft Exchange Server, Email

• Microsoft Office Developer Interactive Map

  Using the power if WPF , check out the interactive map... http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb497969.aspx Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2007 2:32 PM by Rob Garrett | 1 Comments Filed under: Microsoft Office

• Tools of the Trade

  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 Read More... Posted Friday, May 18, 2007 5:10 PM by Rob Garrett | 1 Comments Filed under: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office, Google, Calendar, Management, Email, Windows Mobile

• Slipstream Installation of SharePoint 2007 Beta-2TR

  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 Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 03, 2006 1:52 PM by Rob Garrett | 1 Comments Filed under: Microsoft SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, Microsoft Office

• Passive Voice in Professional Documents

  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 Read More... Posted Monday, September 19, 2005 4:21 PM by Rob Garrett | 1 Comments Filed under: Microsoft Office