Outlook Social Connector
I recently (last week) got my Windows 7 computer in place. I do not even have a printer installed yet (not that I need one). This means a lot of Outlook things have left me like Xobni but I do not miss it. I was catching up on my reading and read about the Outlook Social Connector. I installed it and then installed the LinkedIn portion and have found some of the info very handy. I have not used LinkedIn as I have read others use it but I have found that it is good for me. Anyway the “People Pane” puts a bunch of information in a pane in the contact screen or in an email. It has things like status updates, emails, appointments, and more. I use RSS to keep track of the status updates but to see the last few emails sent and received on that screen or recent appointments without having to go back through it again handy (I’m not supposed to use the same word twice but I will just let my wife get upset with me). I’m not sure if I will keep it forever but I will keep it for a little bit more testing.
OpenOffice 3.2 Comment
What is wrong with OpenOffice? It is not as pretty as it should be. I use OpenOffice all the time and will continue to use it but I find it difficult to put on client computers due to the GUI (do people use that term any more?). It is a great program and the feature set it very good – most people do not use advanced features available only in Microsoft Office so they would never miss them in OpenOffice. It just needs to be…prettier.
Windows 7 – Save Me
Well I had a Windows 7 computer loaded then I had to give it up for something else. Now due to a problem with the old hardware I finally decided to make the switch. The new Windows 7 is in place and now my main computer. Now comes the task of setting up all the customizations from the past few years. Everyone knows how much fun that is.
Google Buzz
Google Buzz is a threat to Twitter and Facebook? I have a Gmail account and I use it from time to time but not like my main email account. And even so my Gmail account downloads to Outlook so it is even more rare for me to log on to the site. Having played with it for 5 minutes I do like it more than Twitter.
OpenOffice 3.2
OpenOffice 3.2 has been released. I am downloading it now. I read about some of the improvements but want to see as many as I can for myself.
iPad Mania
I am going over my feeds and of course the big news is the iPad. I have read good and bad things about it. The only “bad” thing (from my point of view) is that the iPad only runs one app at a time. That just does not make any sense. Otherwise it is a pretty cool looking device. I am not sure how I would use one. It will be interesting to see if the device sells as well as the iPhone.
Google Redirect
Had two computers in the past two days with a Google Redirect “virus” where all Google search links redirected to crazy places. Turns out that there is a file wdmuad in the windows\system32 directory (about 25k in size) and a modified atapi.sys file in windows\system32\drivers. So I deleted the wdmaud and restored the atapi.sys from the Windows XP CD and the problem was solved. Was it fun figuring that out? Kinda.
Free Kindle Book
Free Kindle Book-The Crossroads Cafe by Deborah Smith
A Romance Novel
Free Kindle Book
Free Kindle Edition: Midnight in Madrid by Noel Hynd
An extraodinary artifact becomes missing from a museum in Madrid. Everyone is on a hunt to discover the missing object that just leads to mysteries and complex legends
WordPress 2.9
WordPress 2.9 is out. I have upgrade two sites so far but not had enough time to play it to see what the new features are. If I find anything valuable I will share it.