Monthly Archives: August 2008

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Outlook 2007 command line switches and a corrupt profile

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged Corrupt outlook profile Outlook 2007 TODO bar on August 18, 2008 by HAL

I came back from holiday to note the following when starting Outlook 2007 “There was a problem reading one or more of your reminders. Some reminders may not appear. I tried the outlook /cleanreminders /resetfolders /resettodobar approach but still nothing. Solution The OUTLOOK profile is corrupt – proved it to myself by creating a new […]

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070535 ….. who the hell is calling me ? Do not ring them back !

This entry was posted in Interesting Tips on August 18, 2008 by HAL

Since arriving back from leave last week I’ve had an extraordinary number of missed calls. So much so that I spoke with the carrier Orange to see what might explain it. I do get normal calls and callers are able to leave voicemails but the mystery calls leave no message and if you are tempted […]

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Speaking of 64 bittedness ..

This entry was posted in Interesting Software and tagged Dragon Dictate Vista 64 Bit on August 15, 2008 by HAL

Six emails they sent in a week … upgrade to the latest version of Dragon Dictate – benefit from the new speed and recognition features – just what you have been waiting for. Then I started looking for the supported OS for new version – searched the Nuance web site – nada. Eventually called technical […]

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I’m seeing double – double

This entry was posted in Hardware Software Tips and tagged Nvidia Quadro Fx1700 T7400 Vista 64 Bit on August 14, 2008 by HAL

Finally I have been able to restore the status quo. I have had to do without access to the two additional screens that were attached to my previous Dell PC when I acquired the Precision T7400 with a Quadro FX 1700 dual headed video card. Why Dell could not provide an option to purchase two […]

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Reasons to upgrade Snagit

This entry was posted in Software Tips Web and tagged Screen Capture Snagit on August 13, 2008 by HAL

SnagIt v9.0 has some great features but by far the best for me relates to the “continuous” capture capabilities through the autosave. Put simply you capture – it saves and then when you are ready to collate your documentation you can open the captures you want – rather than having to capture – copy paste […]

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Hotter than Hell

This entry was posted in Gadgets Hardware and tagged TC1100 on August 7, 2008 by HAL

Well definitely hotter than a railway station in Sweden…. I am currently sweltering in 44 degree heat and for the first time it has me wondering about the ability of machines and specifically the HP TC1100 tablet to cope with the incessant heat. yesterday I was thinking about putting it in the fridge it was […]

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Knowing ME knowing you – aha

This entry was posted in Interesting Software Tips and tagged Matrox G200 Windows ME on August 4, 2008 by HAL

The ME in question here was Windows ME. I had to look at a video issue on an old HP pc and noted that yet again the spectre of ME raises its head. I know that it wasn’t particularly popular in larger organisations but I’ve seen enough machines with ME (with problems) to know that […]

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