Category Archives: Technology

Contacts – Keep In Touch or Update Details

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Ross (Admin)

One of my New Year resolutions was to keep in touch with more people. I also need to clear out my contact list as there are lots of “old” and incomplete entries in my Google contacts list. Ever the productivity … Continue reading →

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Add Reminders To Outlook Appointments

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Ross (Admin)

photo credit: Andrew Coulter Enright If like me your Outlook calendar can get a bit hectic and others can add meetings to your calendar sometimes you end up simply “reacting” to your schedule and jumping from one appointment to the … Continue reading →

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Stay Focussed – Stay OUT of Outlook!

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Ross (Admin)

One of my main productivity “sinks” is continually monitoring Outlook to see if any mails have arrived. I have a rule set up that notifies me if an “important” email lands but for this to run, outlook needs to be … Continue reading →

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Social Media – How I Make It Work

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Ross (Admin)

Social Media – there are so many sites out there all wanting my input. There are so many other web sites that produce content that want me to read their content. You can see what my plumbing looks like here.

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Reading : What it means

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Ross (Admin)

photo credit: gualtiero A few people have asked me recently why so many of my Tweets or Facebook Updates have “Reading : ” and what it means

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Favourite Shortcut Keys – Outlook

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Ross (Admin)

photo credit: laffy4k If you look at the left hand menu you will see the items: Mail Calendar Contacts Tasks etc These can be quickly accessed by using the following shortcut keys: (Ctrl+1) – Mail (Ctrl+2) – Calendar (Ctrl+3) – … Continue reading →

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Google Spreadsheet & SQL Queries

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Ross (Admin)

photo credit: therefromhere I am a big fan of Google Spreadsheets, they give you most of the features of a desktop “office” based spreadsheet but your data is stored online, no more need to carry your data on a USB … Continue reading →

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Dell Tech Support – Must Read The Script

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Ross (Admin)

Dell: Can I confirm that your laptop has been collected. Me: Which one, I have had two collected in the last week. Dell: The one that needs the repair to the palm rest and screen. Me: Yes that was collected … Continue reading →

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Dell Support Woes Again

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Ross (Admin)

As you will have read here I previously owned a Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1011) and had a host of issues that resulted in the laptop being returned for a full refund. I really liked my Dell Mini 10 so … Continue reading →

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Dell Tech Support Woes

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Ross (Admin)

I bought a Dell Inspiron Mini 10 in October directly from Dell via the Dell Outlet. After the usual few days it took to get all the service packs and fixes etc onto it I noticed that the screen resolution … Continue reading →

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