Category Archives: Windows

As you probably have guessed, Opera is my preferred browser across all operating systems.  I know they havea  64 bit version for Windows (as they do for Mac and Linux), but for whatever reason that particular version is tricky to … Continue reading →

One of my users reported that when they created a private meeting in a conference room using Outlook, the meeting was private for all users invited but public in the calendar for that room.  Obviously that’s not very private. What … Continue reading →

I had a user who was suddenly unable to interact with a Microsoft Project file and expect the reliant dates and times to change according to parent changes.  In other words, there were project dates (or times) which relied upon … Continue reading →

My team at work has been using Office 2013 for some time now.  We’re vetting it for use company-wide I guess.  I’ve already written about how ugly it is here, but now I’d like to write about a more pressing … Continue reading →

On my Ubuntu system I use black backgrounds and yellow lettering throughout: applications, dialogs, preference panes, everything.  It’s very easy to read and even easier to acquire. (I’ll see if I can find an article explaining why this is, but it … Continue reading →

So I recently wrote this short piece concerning the new fugliness of Office 2013.  Subsequently I’ve been thinking there might be a way to enable Aero and return the windows from the Office Suite back into, you know, normal windows. … Continue reading →