Blackberry: see mail folders besides Inbox

By default Blackberry only shows your Inbox folder.  If you want to see other folders you must change the Folder Redirection settings.

MacBook Pro keyboard mapping for Windows

Do you use a Mac for running Windows?  This can be done using Apple’s Boot Camp or using a ‘real’ Windows machine via Remote Desktop.

Either way you will quickly notice that certain keys and the ability right-click are missing!

Memory limits for Windows XP , Windows Vista

Ever wondered how much memory (RAM) you can put in your machine?

 Besides the physical number of slots for RAM, here are the Windows limitations.  As you will see the Windows answer for more memory is ’64 bit’. 

Mac Entourage: How to setup your Exchange account

How to setup your Exchange account using Entourage.  Entourage is the Mac version of Outlook.

If you use Rethinkit Exchange hosting, use the following screen as a guide.
Change the highlighted settings (all other tabs and settings have been left at default values).

Also, Entourage uses “identities” as a way of setting up multiple people on the same machine (much like “profiles” in Outlook).

If it is appropriate, you can set up the new Exchange account as a new “identity” and switch to it as needed.

Vista + Wireless = Sometimes

Sometimes you try to connect to a wifi in Vista and you get:

 

Access ‘Local Only’

Instead of

Access ‘Local and Internet’

In the Network and Sharing Center

 

And you can’t browse the internet (but you can access local devices).

 

Remove Duplicate Files (Pictures, Music)

Here’s a great program to find (and delete or move to a folder) all those identical files that differ only by name. 

Using Windows Desktop Search

Windows Desktop Search is a free add-on from Microsoft for Windows XP.  (It is built-in to Windows Vista)

 This is an indexed search of everything on your computer that is much faster and comprehensive than Outlook’s built-in search plus it searches across your archives, sent items, and all subfolders as well.  Initially, it takes several hours to build an index for the search so don’t expect to use it immediately after installation.

Desktop Manager Install and Use

Blackberry Desktop Manager Overview

 The desktop manager software is software that you can install on your computer to manage your Blackberry via USB cable.

This software is optional and is not recommended unless you have a specific function in mind.

Use Outback v1.4 to backup your Outlook archives (non-server .pst files)

How to backup your Outlook data (.pst file)

 

Unfortunately, you can’t make a backup of your important Outlook .pst files (this is where all your archive data resides) while you are using Outlook.

Note : If your Outlook is connected to a corporate Microsoft Exchange server you probably are using a .pst file for archives. 

Safely auto-logon to your computer

1.       Start… Run … “control userpasswords2” (without the quotes)

It’s smart to start up your computer and walk away until it’s ready.

But then you have to  type your name and password and walk away again.

Then put your email program and your browser in your startup group and everything will be ready for you!