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- New Wordpress 2.8
- Bing on the Search
- Outlook Tip: Remove Names From Outlook’s AutoComplete List
- Outlook 2007 Tip: Automatically Close Original Message After You Reply or Foward
- How Do I have all Folders Open the Same Way?
New Wordpress 2.8
I am trying Wordpress 2.8 and so far it seems faster. There are a lot of extra features such as custom headers and such. So far I am just getting into Wordpress and happy but most of the changes to make a difference to me.
New drag-and-drop widgets admin interface and new widgets which is pretty cool. I love the ability to browse the theme directory and install themes from the admin.
All in all this is a great upgrade.
Bing on the Search
Ready for Microsoft to take another shot at Google? Bing it on On says Google! Microsoft is rolling out a redesigned search site and hopes it will lure more Web surfers than their two most recent search efforts, Live Search and MSN Search.
The new search will be called “Bing. When asked why Microsoft chose “Bing,” he said, “The name is short, it’s easy to say, it works globally.”
Microsoft’s last effort, Live Search, failed to catch on partly because the software maker didn’t do much to promote it. Marketing is no guarantee of success but this time, Microsoft appears to be taking no chances. Ad Age reported Microsoft plans to spend as much as $100 million on advertising Bing.
Some of Bing’s features showed up on a Microsoft blog in March, when the new site was known as “Kumo.” The most obvious difference is a bar of links running down the left-hand side of Bing search results pages. Some searches — especially ones for celebrities or travel destinations — yield links to help narrow results into categories. For pro athletes, it might offer links for statistics and highlights. For Thailand, categories include weather and real estate.
Bing also lists related search terms on the left, not at the bottom of the page like Google does. It keeps track of recent searches and gives people a way to e-mail links from that search history or post them on Facebook. Read more
Outlook Tip: Remove Names From Outlook’s AutoComplete List
Microsoft Outlook includes a handy Auto Complete feature. When you begin to enter a name or email address in the To, CC, or Bcc field of a Message or Meeting Request form, Outlook offers a matching list of names or addresses you’ve sent items to in the past.
However, if there’s a name or email address that’s no longer valid, or you sent an Outlook item with an incorrect email address in the past, those names and addresses continue to display in the drop down list until you delete them.
1. To do so, begin typing a name in one of the before-mentioned fields.
2. And then use the arrow keys to select the invalid entry in the Auto Complete list.
3. Finally, press the [Delete] key to permanently remove it from the list.
Outlook 2007 Tip: Automatically Close Original Message After You Reply or Foward
If you forward or reply to lots of messages, then this can be a real timesaver. By changing the configuration of Outlook, you can make it automatically close the original message after you have forwarded or replied to it.
1. Open Outlook.
2. Go to the menu, click Tools and select Options.
3. Under the Preferences tab, go to the E-mail section and click the Email Options button.
4. In the Message handling section, check the Close original message on reply or forward checkbox.
5. Click the OK button to close E-mail Options.
6. Click the OK button to close Options.