10 IE browser settings for safer surfing

Internet Explorer 8 may be more secure than some of its predecessors, but security experts still advise caution. This article offers some tips on securing IE.

Posted on: March 23, 2009 9:00 am

Can IE8 Really Tempt You Back to Microsoft?

While Internet Explorer 8 may be a big improvement over Internet Explorer 7, it may not be enough to bring users back from Firefox, Chrome, and other competitors.

Posted on: March 23, 2009 9:00 am

Text Lightning, Power Tools for Outlook

Text Lightning helps you work more efficiently in your Outlook client by allowing you to create "single-click" access to phrases or lists of products.

Posted on: March 23, 2009 9:00 am

New article: Reformatting contacts before moving from Excel to Outlook

In this article, we look at how to build custom Excel formulas that will format contact information properly before moving them to Outlook. It’s often a good idea to consolidate all your contacts in one place and as Outlook users, the place we most often like to keep our contacts is in the Contacts module of Outlook. Sometimes, though, getting contacts into Outlook is a bit of a challenge, especially if the originating data isn’t in the perfect form.

Read this OutlookPower article.

Posted on: March 22, 2009 9:00 am

Microsoft promises IE web-standards love

Microsoft, historically, recognizes only its own standards. Now, with IE8 out, Microsoft says it’s listening to work from standards bodies.

Posted on: March 20, 2009 9:00 am

Spam filters block legitimate email, finds test

Not that this is new news to most e-mail admins but, researchers working on a new methodology put several products through their paces with dis-heartening results.

Posted on: March 20, 2009 9:00 am

Researchers trawl for Conficker’s ‘Patient Zero’

Scanning more than 10 million infected machines, researchers are trying to find Conficker’s first victim in an attempt to find where the worm originated.

Posted on: March 20, 2009 9:00 am

TomTom sues Microsoft for patent infringement

First, Microsoft sued TomTom. Now, TomTom is returning the favor by suing Microsoft for patent infringement.

Posted on: March 20, 2009 9:00 am

Open Data: Help Migratory Bird Observations Fly into the Digital Age

Since about 1880 bird-watchers have been scribbling notes, recording bird migrations and other information. Now, the North American Bird Phenology Program is looking for volunteers to help transcribe some 6 million note cards into a digital database.

Posted on: March 19, 2009 9:00 am

Internet Explorer 8: What You Need to Know

Internet Explorer 8, an integral part of Windows 7, has been released to the public. The version being released today is for XP and Vista.

Posted on: March 19, 2009 9:00 am