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I've gone full circle. I uninstalled Google Desktop Search back in August 2006 and installed the Windows version. Yesterday, I reversed that decision. I thought that GDS' problem with archived email was bad; what a joke that was. WDS was far, far worse. By the end it couldn't even find files in folders that matched a filespec - you ...

I didn't intend to post about Blog Action Day, but I had to at least respond to Daniel's 5 Practical Tips:Turn off the lights when you leave the room - Check! I program in the dark like many people. There are no lights. Turn off the computer when possible - You can't be serious. My desktop takes 10-15 minutes to power up, boot, connect ...

Not my real family - "the Telligent family reunion" was how Joe Morel described our recent get-together in Dallas. Ado shows you the fun side of working for Telligent in the latest video - your truly appears at 4:13, 5:55 and 6:34. w00t! P.S. I already found the blooper - look at 2:24. Terri Morton is incorrectly introduced as Joe ...

Steve Schofield at ORCS Web just pointed me to a very worrying article: Why Outlook 2007 is slow: Microsoft’s official answer My personal PST is 2.6gb. I am going to SHIT A BRICK if this is true - can Outlook 2007 really be worse than 2003 with large amounts of email? [include:blogad]

Since I installed Office 2007 one of my POP3 accounts has been incredibly slow, so today I performed an experiment to start tracking it down. I set my email alias to point to two POP3 accounts on the SmarterMail server, then left it untouched for the afternoon. Just now I got my desktop to download one account and the laptop to get the ...

When I asked if I should install Vista and/or Office 2007, I really didn't know what to expect. Geeks can be funny, and although wanting to install all the latest doo-dads is common I've heard a lot of whinging about Vista. In the end, I just installed Office 2007, and will pass on Vista until I repave. It's just too much of a risk, ...

New DVD's in the mail last night from the Microsoft Partner Program - including two that I've left on the desk staring at me. Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 Microsoft Windows Vista Upgrade Business They're just sitting there, all shiny and tempting. Left brain (logical, rational): Don't be an idiot. Your computer is working ...