Blog
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Sort Outlook Folders by Filed-Date Order
Recycle Bin has this great ability to sort by the date deleted. Like a real trash can, the stuff you threw away last is on top. Today we’re bringing that ability to Outlook – and not just for the trash.
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Make Recently Used Work for You
Today’s cheap trick helps get right back to that file or folder you were working on just the other day. But, where was that again?
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Add Full Breadcrumbs to SharePoint Document Library
Inexcusably, SharePoint has no true breadcrumb navigation. In document libraries, navigating up and down the folder hierarchy is a painful series of pageloads. Fortunately, there are options.
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Blindly Sounding Sirens By County is Crying Wolf
Tonight KOCO ran a story about a perceived very real false alarm by Oklahoma City’s emergency management this morning. Just after 6:15am, the city activated their Whelen outdoor warning siren network, yet for a weak storm that had itself already moved through the area hours earlier.
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Registration open for the MVP Virtual Conference
Hi everyone – I wanted to let you know about a great free event that Microsoft and the MVPs are putting on, May 14th & 15th. Join Microsoft MVPs from the Americas’ region as they share their knowledge and real-world expertise during a free event, the MVP Virtual Conference.
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Weather Apps 2015
Well it’s barely April and already my hometown has been hit by a tornado. Maybe we’ve gotten it out of the way… But at any rate it’s a reminder that it’s time for my semi-annual collection of weather-related apps I’m using today.
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DPI Scaling in HD Multi-Monitor Configurations
I decided to enhance my workspace by buying a nice large monitor (largest that can fit in my desk) for when I’m working on my Surface on a task at home. This Surface is definitely powerful enough for any work I can throw at it, so why not enjoy a nice large dual-screen setup.
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Plus! Pack Themes for Modern Windows
I found some old Plus! pack themes on an old hard drive this week. During some downtime I modified the source of the files to make them compatible with modern versions of Windows and packaged them up for your enjoyment.
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Windows 10 Technical Preview Observations
A look at what I’ve noticed in Windows 10. These observations are for build 9841, which became generally available on October 1, 2014. Since there is still a year or more before release, most if not all of all observations are not a representation of the final product and are either going to be adjusted […]
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Fix for Windows 8.1 not returning settings results
I replaced a hard drive in June, and since then I’ve had problems getting Windows search to return results for settings shortcuts. There were either no results at all, which I finally resolved, or unusably slow (20+ seconds to show a result). Here’s how I finally solved it.