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This week , as always, Max and Laura observed and listened to what people here at Microsoft were buzzing about, what was on their minds and what they talked about at the water cooler.  Here is a recap of what was on the minds of Microsofties this pastweek. Topics include:No Ipods…

Ever wanted to send someone just one or two slides from a PowerPoint deck?  Have you gone through the painful process of deleting all the slides you didn't want to send and then saving it as a new deck, then sending it?  Or maybe you've copied the ones you wanted and then pasted them…

Do you want to use Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007 to check your Windows Live Mail (formerly known as Hotmail)?  You used to be able to configure HTTP through Outlook, but then need a paid subscription to do so. However, with the new Microsoft Office Outlook Connector Beta, you…

Alongside the humble router, your printer is probably the least loved tech in your home or workplace. I remember years of frustration setting up printers, working around horrible printer drivers, dealing with paper jams and resetting printer queues. Me and my printer, we were not best of friends.…

Would you like a way to keep track of all the conversations that you initiated in your Outlook email? This can be done by combining an Outlook view with a search folder. Follow the steps below and you will have a folder that shows your email as conversation threads: Create a new search folder…

At the Windows Live Custom Domains site, you can sign up to receive unlimited domain name email addresses for a domain name that you already own or you can purchase a domain through one of the site's partners. The free service is hosted and managed by Microsoft, so you don't have to worry with…

Did you know that Outlook 2007 can be configured to allow you to preview PDF attachments automatically? With this handy tip from the Living-With-Outlook blog, you can easily set up your Outlook to allow PDF previewing right in the Outlook's Preview Pane. To get started, you first need to download…

Did you know that you can sign into Hotmail with just one click? Neither did I, until I saw this post on Windows Live Chronicles blog. Here's how it works: Install the "Windows Live Sign In Assistant." Currently, this comes with Windows Live Messenger if you check the option to…

Do you archive your email to PST files (maybe due to a corporate policy limiting your mailbox size)? If so, you know that even though it's archived, you will still need to access those old emails from time to time. If you don't want to keep all your archives open in your Outlook, there is another…