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Using OneNote on Two Machines
Saturday, June 25, 2005 7:21 AM

Chris Pratley has a very good post on how to use OneNote on two machines.-B-

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Microsoft Webcasts RSS Feed
Saturday, June 25, 2005 1:41 AM

Many of you know that Microsoft offers free Webcasts of technical presentations. What you might not know is that they now have an RSS feed that will update you when new webcasts are available (which is pretty much every day)The "RSS feed" link above

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From the "You Get What You Pay For" Dept.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:14 AM

A month ago I bought a pair of DIMMs to upgrade the RAM in my tablet PC. It was CompUSA branded and on sale so I took a shot. This past weekend my Tablet, which had never really seen the kind of performance boost I hoped it would get from

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WikiVersity
Sunday, June 19, 2005 1:26 AM

Long-time readers of mine (both of you) know that I'm a big fan of the WikiPedia and it's family of sites. Great resources, every student should have it bookmarked.Here's a Wiki site that you might not have been aware of: WikiVersity.

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The Monty Hall Problem
Sunday, June 19, 2005 1:03 AM

I'm going to be expanding my focus here beyond just computers to science and mathematics in general. In that spirit let me point out what I think is one of the best explanations of the "Monty Hall Problem" in probability.By way of introduction the

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Great service AND a good price
Sunday, June 19, 2005 12:20 AM

Let me relate a recent experience you might find valuable. When I started my coaching websithye (coachschorr.com) I wanted to find a service that would register my domain and host the site very inexpensively. This is essentially a hobby for

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From the "You're kidding..." department
Saturday, June 18, 2005 1:19 AM

I also noticed, while reviewing the KB articles, this one: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;887570&sd=rss&spid=2519 which explains that the entire purpose of the October 15, 2004 Office Hotfix was to correct an issue

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From the "They Think of Everything!" department
Saturday, June 18, 2005 1:11 AM

I just noticed this KB article about OneNote: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;900527&sd=rss&spid=2519In it they explain why the screen clipping feature of OneNote SP1 might not be available......maybe you have an IRM-protected

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Phone Security
Friday, June 17, 2005 7:20 PM

A colleague of mine learned an important lesson last week: Phone Phreaking is not dead. The new office phone systems have a lot of powerful features. Some of them, like his (I'll call him "John") include a feature whereby you can configure

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Copernic Desktop Search 1.6 Released
Thursday, June 16, 2005 11:58 PM

Copernic has released their new version of Desktop Search (1.6).It's a free download here: http://www.copernic.com/en/products/desktop-search/download16.htmlAs I've mentioned previously in this space I'm a big fan of the Copernic search products -- I

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When is the next version of OneNote due?
Thursday, June 16, 2005 10:20 PM

One of the most common questions I get about OneNote these days relates to upcoming versions. Let me tell you what little I can about that now (note that this is NOT official Microsoft news):1. Will there be another Service Pack for OneNote

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I'm back!
Thursday, June 16, 2005 10:03 PM

Sorry it's been so long since my last posting (or "You're welcome!" depending upon your opinion of my blog) -- had some technical issues getting connected to TheSpoke which seem to be resolved now.I'll have a few new posts in the next couple of days.

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