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The cartoon below from Userfriendly.org has been making the rounds. Click image to see full size As happens when migrating data or upgrading the operating system, the required permissions for accessing the files might be different or ownership lost. Vista4Beginners created an illustrated tutorial explaining...
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A number of new additions have been added to Connected to Vista Bookmarks . Windows Connected readers are encouraged to submit a bookmark as you come across helpful documents related to Windows Vista: Submit a Bookmark Keep in mind that the Windows Connected Discussion Forums are a great place to share...
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A major complaint by Windows Vista users, and an issue that may be keeping many people from upgrading to Windows Vista, is the slow response by vendors to release or update drivers for Windows Vista. To that end, Ed Bott is doing his part to help Windows Vista users keep track of download locations for...
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I delayed adding the three-part "Windows Calendar" tutorial preapred by Vista4Beginners because I had not decided on the bookmark category to place the links. Now that I have created the new Windows Mail page, it occurred to me that calendar would be a nice accompanyment. As a result, the new bookmark...
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Yes, Microsoft said "you've got mail". The question is what mail? Windows Live Hotmail After some confusing renaming, it appears the evolution is complete from MSN Hotmail --> Windows Live Mail --> Windows Live Hotmail. Read about all of the new Windows Live Hotmail features in the announcement...
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After learning about Vista Made Easy: 50 Tips And Tricks at PC Magazine from Andre Da Costa , I realized I was also missing Andre's Windows Vista RTM FAQ and Quick Start Guide - March 2007 Edition in Connected to Vista Bookmarks. That omission has now been remedied with the addition of both references...
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I am certain I have more customization links stashed away, but this is a good start. Included below is a link to beta utility for Windows Speech Recognition. If you are using a production machine, it might be wise to avoid any beta software. Via Robert McLaws , the registry edits for accessing the settings...
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Have the best of both worlds -- the Ribbon introduced with Office 2007 as well as the old menus you became so accustomed to. Via Deb Shindler , I've learned of an add-on for Office 2007 that does just that -- provides the Office 2003 menus and toolbars to your copy of Microsoft Office 2007. The software...
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Anyone who has been following the excitement over the official release of Windows Vista has probably also followed the posts of Brandon LeBlanc, AKA Sidebar Geek, at The Wow , the blog he introduced specifically for this purpose at The Hive . A couple weeks ago, Brandon apologized for the quiet , explaining...
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I accumulated a few links to add to the Windows Vista Bookmark collection. I am still tweaking the bookmark pages. Here are the highlights of the recent additions and changes. Microsoft Blogs and Websites The Microsoft Blogs and Microsoft Websites pages were combined to one page. Erika Ehrli's collection...
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Blogs and Community Forums Customizing Vista Features and Tutorials Internet Explorer 7 Microsoft Blogs and Websites Office 2007 and More Reviews and Collections Virtual PC 2007 Vista Compatible Antivirus Software Vista Compatible Firewalls Vista Security Features Vista Software, Drivers, and Hardware...
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Via ITsVISTA's links for April 12, 2007 , a helpful Vista Speech Recognition tutorial from ExtremeTech has been added to Connected to Vista Bookmarks in Features and Tutorials . "If you have Windows Vista, even the Home Basic version, you already have one of the more powerful speech recognition systems...
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Charles M. Sparks, AKA, Black Viper , a favorite of many for his information on Microsoft OS Services, has returned after a two year hiatus. Although Black Viper has just begun updating his web site with the default values for the services, the intend is to provided registry files and PDF versions soon...
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If you read the MSRC Blog post update about the Animated Cursor vulnerability, then you would have also read the following: " If you are using Windows Vista, the Internet Explorer 7 protected mode provides additional protections against web-based attacks." In a very timely manner, Sharath Udupa, a developer...
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Vista Compatible Firewalls I am excited about the addition of Vista Compatible Firewalls to Windows Vista Bookmarks . This collection provides Vista users with a complete list of Microsoft and third-party firewalls. I came by the information via Donna's article, " Third-Party Firewall Software for Vista...