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Windows Newsletter #209

September 18, 2009 by admin 

Welcome to edition #209 of my fortnightly Windows Newsletter !

In this edition I am mainly dealing with the topic of Windows 7 since it is due for release next month and folks have so many questions about it.

I hope you get something out of the articles and please do leave a comment below with any suggestions for the next Windows newsletter I am publishing on the 2nd October.

Subscribers Questions:

BEFORE we dive into the following articles I have been asked what solution I use to backup Microsoft Outlook on my PC. The company I have trusted for the last 4 years is called A.J.Systems, a little known software company BUT they produce some great applications!

They have backup solutions for Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail and Windows LIVE Mail!

OutBack Plus 7 - advanced data backup and restore for Microsoft Outlook – works with Outlook (98, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007) as well as the Microsoft Business Contact Manager.

- Download the TRIAL version: HERE!

Express Assist 9 - is the original backup, restore and synchronization tool for Outlook Express. It extends the utility to support Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail in addition to Outlook Express.

- Download the TRIAL version: HERE!

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Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor is a free utility available for download from Microsoft.

Once the utility is installed it will automatically check the suitability of your current PC’s hardware and software and see if they are compatible with Windows 7.

http://www.win7articles.com/windows-7-upgrade-advisor.html

Windows 7 Available

From the 6th August both MSDN & TechNet Subscribers will be able to download Windows 7 English. On October 1st, the remaining languages will be released.

http://msdn.microsoft.com

Windows 7 Student Offer

Students in the US can pre-order their copy of Windows 7 in the US starting today and students in the UK can pre-order their copy beginning on September 30th (pre-ordered copies will be available for download beginning October 22nd). Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Korea and Mexico can participate in this offer on October 22nd.

http://www.win741.com

Windows 7 Calculates Your Mortgage

Windows 7 calculator includes a few more features than scientific and programmer modes. It has a series of conversion tools too. Want to convert temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius? It can do that….

http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2009/09/14/windows-7-calculates-your-mortgage.aspx

The Excel IF Value

One of the MOST POWERFUL features of Excel is the use of IF functions.

Understanding this use of the IF Value will take you beyond what the majority of most users of Excel will ever achieve.

http://www.updatexp.com/excel-if-value.html

Improvements in current Hotmail features rolling out soon

The Hotmail team has started rolling out updates to improve your Hotmail experience. Most of these are improvements to current features and are meant to make your current Hotmail experience more efficient.

http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!2F7EB29B42641D59!41458.entry

BING Visual Search

A study conducted by Microsoft Research shows that consumers can process results with images 20% faster than text only results. So it’s clear that images play a big part in helping consumer’s with a variety of search activities.

Introducing BING Visual Search BETA (US Only)

http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/search/archive/2009/09/14/visual-search-why-type-when-you-can-see-it.aspx

COREL Digital Studio 2010

COREL has introduced its all-new photo and video product “Digital Studio 2010″. Aimed at the home user it take s aunique approach to creating videos and photo albums – NO tech knowledge needed!

http://www.updatexp.com/corel-digital-studio-2010.html

See you on the 2nd October 2009 for the next newsletter.

Enjoy!

Kind Regards

Marc Liron
Microsoft MVP – Windows Desktop Experience
2004/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009

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