With Windows 7 search has finally gotten better. It has actually gotten so good, that it gives me flashbacks to the time when I was running BeOS as my main operating system. I wrote BeOS here, cause all Microsoft has done here, is catching up with what other operating systems have done for years. MacOS X has similar functionality with it’s Spotlight. In fact, the initial version of Spotlight was made by Dominic Giampaolo, who wrote the file system for BeOS. Advanced Query Syntax […] Continue reading →
As you might have noticed, my favourite plugin for Outlook is Xobni. It is actually the reason why I migrated from Thunderbird to Outlook, and why I for now don’t want to go back to Thunderbird. Today I updated Xobni to v1.8, which gives me Twitter support in Outlook. Great functionality, I can know have a quick look on what people who are sending me e-mails are Twittering about and can reply them directly on Twitter if the topic is the same! You can actually reply, retweet, follow, […] Continue reading →
Just as I am waiting for the final version of Windows 7 and the first preview of Office 2010, Microsoft releases their first teaser of the upcoming office suite. And what a great movie it is: […] Continue reading →
I have long been struggling with getting Bluetooth to work on an HP Elitebook 8530p. It always comes up with the error message driver is not installed correctly. Funny how HP can’t it right the driver. Microsoft tried as well through Windows Vista manage to point me to Broadcom’s Bluetooth download manager. That didn’t solve the problem either. So what now? […] Continue reading →
I bought a Dell Latitude E4200 for my new boss, as this laptop is light, handy and comes in the beautiful color of deep burgundy red! Not only Apple can make machines with a great design. No, no, seriously, the 12,1 inch ultraportable benefits from a fast solid-state hard drive (SSD) and it’s weight is about 1,19 KG. The build quality is impressive, with a magnesium-alloy chassis and no obvious areas of weakness. But before you continue, grab yourself a coffee cup … […] Continue reading →
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