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Outlook 2007
'To-Do Bar' Helps You
Manage
Your Day
Outlook 2007 includes new productivity features like the To-Do Bar,
Instant Search and more
E-mail is a big part of
more and more jobs, with some workers now required to respond to
dozens of mails each day. So, naturally, the tools used to manage
e-mail keep getting better.
Look no further than
Outlook 2007 for the evidence. The latest version of the venerable
messaging program that ships with the Microsoft Office System takes
its built-in e-mail/calendaring/task management tools to another
level.
If you're already an
Outlook user, here are five reasons to upgrade to the latest
version.
Manage your day
better with the To-Do Bar - Outlook 2007 introduces the To-Do
Bar, which sits on the right side of the main Outlook window. The
To-Do Bar gives you a consolidated view of your calendar, upcoming
appointments, tasks and flagged mail, making it easy to see (and
act) on priorities. Instead of looking at scraps of paper, notepads,
planners, and the Outlook Inbox, you can see everything you need in
the To-Do Bar.
In the To-Do Bar you
see a Date Navigator (a small monthly calendar), your upcoming
appointments and a list of your tasks. Here you can accept/decline
meetings, quickly access the full Calendar, add new tasks,
categorize, rearrange, and change the dates of your tasks – all
while responding to e-mail.
Cut through inbox
clutter with Instant Search - It doesn't take long for inbox
clutter to make it hard to find old messages you need to review.
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4 Tips to Extend the Life of your
Laptop Battery
by Christopher Elliott
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center
 On
a recent stopover at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, I flipped
open my laptop PC, hoping to chip away at the 7,000-some e-mail
messages that had accumulated since leaving Anchorage, Alaska, four
hours earlier.
"Don't even think about
it," my laptop screen flashed back at me contemptuously (I'm
paraphrasing the error message a little here). "I'm out of juice."
And then, before I
could find an electrical outlet — Sea Tac has recently increased the
number of available outlets, by the way; finally a reprieve for
business travelers whose budget for airline club membership has been
cut — the laptop expired.
The irony, of course,
is that I had spent most of the previous week researching this
column on how to extend your PC's battery life while you're on the
road.
Read on for
tips
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How to Make a Wi-Fi Connection
(Almost) Anywhere
 The promise of a free
wireless Internet connection enticed Lynn Fox into booking a room at
the Holiday Inn Express in Madison, Wis. Who could blame her?
Fox, a community
relations professional from Iowa City, Iowa, relished the thought of
no more wires. No more clunky dial-up connections. No more phone
bills. When she checked in, she thought she was home free.
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4 Tips for Troubleshooting your Broadband
Blues
by Kim Komando
Reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center
Many small-business owners shell out
big bucks for high-speed Internet access. The savings in time are usually
rewarded with higher productivity.
If your high-speed system happens to
be running slower than a clogged drain, don't complain just yet. Before you pay
for an expensive in-office visit from your Internet service provider's tech
support, here are four things you should consider.
1. Know your speed. You can sit
at your computer with a stopwatch to see how long it takes to connect to your
favorite Web site. But this is not a very good indication of download speed.
Believe me, I've tried it. There are too many variables involved. I suggest you
call the ISP and ask. The ISP probably can check download speeds on your line
remotely. The number you get from the technician will probably be a best case
figure; real-world Internet traffic can be bogged down. Or, you can also easily
check your speed online, through MSN Tech & Gadgets' Internet speed test. Two
other good sites are at BroadbandReports.com (formerly DSLReports) and
Bandwidthplace.com. All three sites send data to your computer. The tests
calculate the connection speed based upon the elapsed time it takes to download
and upload the data.You may receive different results based on which test you
use and where that test's server is located. For example, BroadbandReports
offers servers throughout the world, while Bandwidthplace's test server is
located in Texas. The further away you are from a server, the greater chance
you'll encounter bottlenecks. The speed tests can give you a baseline speed. To
establish that baseline, test your connection speeds throughout the day and keep
a log. If there is a noticeable difference during specific times of the day,
you'll be able to troubleshoot better.
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