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Take Ownership of Your Files and Folders

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...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 08-07-2007
Recent Bookmark Updates

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...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 07-15-2007
Windows Vista Drivers

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...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 07-15-2007
Vista, Windows Calendar and UAC Tutorials

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...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 05-08-2007
"You've Got Mail"

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...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 05-07-2007
Windows Vista Tips & Tricks

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...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 04-30-2007
Vista Screensavers, Wallpapers, Gadgets . . .

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...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 04-30-2007
Classic Menu for Office 2007

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...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 04-28-2007
The Windows Experience

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...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 04-27-2007
Finally, Vista Bookmark Updates

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...

Posted to Connected to Vista Bookmarks (Weblog) by Corrine on 04-24-2007

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