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Outlook 2007: Disable Time and Date Display on Notes

By default, Outlook shows the date and time from the most recent changes to your Note. If this information is unnecessary or a distraction for you, you can turn this option off and have a cleaner looking Note. Here’s how:

Evolution: Set Interval for Automatic Removal of Deleted Items

Without proper management, your Trash folders can get out of control and take up unnecessary space on your drive. Instead of manually managing the items in your Trash folders, you can set the interval that you want Evolution to automatically remove these items.

Outlook 2007: Use Multiple Column Headings to Sort your Inbox

Trying to get to information in a crowded Inbox (or other folder) can be a rather frustrating process. Outlook makes it easier by allowing you to sort your messages by using multiple column headings as your sorting criteria. Here’s how:

Skype: Only Allow Chats from Members of your Contact List

If you use Skype to chat with your friends and family, it is doubtful that you want to chat with any and everybody that uses Skype. To only allow chats from members of your contact list, follow these steps:

Skype: Disable Promotions, Tips, and Help Messages from Displaying

By default, Help, Skype tips and Promotions are displayed at the bottom of the Contacts and Call Phones tabs on the Skype interface. If you’re like me, you’d prefer to not have these messages showing up. To disable these messages, follow these steps:

Outlook 2007: Share RSS Feeds List with IE7

Instead of running separate RSS feeds lists for Outlook and Internet Explorer 7, you can use the same list for both applications. Use the following steps to use the Common Feed List to maintain subscriptions for Outlook and IE7:

Outlook 2007: Manage IMAP Inbox by Manually Purging Deleted Items

When you delete a message in your IMAP inbox, it isn’t removed. Instead, it is displayed using stikethrough text. IMAP folders require purging for the removal of deleted items. To manually purge your IMAP folder, follow these steps:

Kubuntu: Use a Slideshow for the KDesktop Background

If you desire a little variety in your desktop background without continually having to change it yourself, use a slide show for your KDesktop Background. You can set he time interval that you want the background to change, the order and the images that the slide show will use.

OS X Mail: Highlight specific emails with background colors

If you use Mail on your Mac, you may have noticed that news emails from Apple show up with a blue background in your email listing. It’s easy to setup different email addresses or domains to come up in different colors. This can be useful to draw your attention to urgent emails.. honey-do emails in my case. To highlight your important emails, or to disable the Apple blue emails, follow these steps.

Treo 600/650/700P and Goodlink: new email stops arriving

Well, these days at work i’m kind of the go-to-guy on our pdas/smartphones. I’ve had a few problems with a couple versions of Palm’s Treo; mainly the 600, 650, 700P and Goodlink. This recipe will help you get your Goodlink to start getting new emails again without a hard reset.

XP: Get IP Address When Using NetMeeting

Many offices utilize Windows NetMeeting for collaborating with people who are off site. If you need to give someone your IP Address so that they may join your hosted NetMeeting session, you can obtain the address without even leaving the NetMeeting application. Here’s how:

foobar2000: Run Player from your USB Drive as a Standalone Application

foobar2000 is a great little MP3 player with a customizable interface. Instead of having to install it on your various computers (home and work), why not take it with you? You can run foobar2000 from a USB flash drive or if you want, simply run it from a different partition on your PC so that you don’t have to reinstall and reconfigure it each time you reload your computer. Here’s how to make foobar2000 a standalone application:

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