Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Tip - The To-Do Bar - Does your To-Do list consist of dozens of scraps of paper scattered around your workspace with the intention of reminding you of all the things you need to get done? With the new To-Do Bar in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 you can recycle all that paper and see all of your Tasks and Appointments in one place.    

Microsoft Windows Vista Tip - XPS Document Writer capability in Windows Vista - While printers are not normally considered to be at the leading edge of computer technology, these devices have evolved at a lightning pace over the years. Before today's low cost, high-quality inkjet and color laser printers, we used low-quality dot matrix printers and slow laser printers where quality and performance of printing was often questionable. Additionally, documents that looked correct on screen often came out looking differently on paper, due to differences between what the screen displayed and the printer could render.  

Microsoft Windows Vista Tip - Speech Recognition features as part of Windows Vista - While many people already talk to their computers, the new Speech Recognition in Windows Vista™ , allows your computer to finally listen. Windows Speech Recognition allows users to reduce their use of the keyboard and mouse to control their computers, helping improve their productivity. Users can speak commands to their computer, dictate documents and emails in compatible applications, switch between applications, control the computer, and even fill out forms on the Web.  

Microsoft Windows Vista Tips - Remote Desktop Connection features in Windows Vista - Remote access to a corporate network, servers, and other devices is a necessity for the mobile professional. Accessing corporate systems remotely used to be a complex process beyond the skill level of the average non-technical user. Users were required to establish a Virtual Private network to establish a secure connection over the public Internet to allow a remote user to access corporate network resources from their own computer. Setting up a VPN can be difficult and raises challenges to corporate IT departments in terms of support, provisioning, and security.    

The most-requested new featured for Window® Internet Explorer 7, Tabbed browsing, is a new mode of browser navigation that makes it much easier to work with multiple websites within a single browser window.    

In order to enjoy the best possible experience running the Windows Vista™ operating system, it is important to know whether your current PC or which new PC measure up. With the Windows Experience Index, Windows Vista provides an easy way to understand your PC's performance capabilities as well as make it easier to buy new PCs, hardware, and software.      

here have never been more wireless networks available today. With the different speeds, standards, and levels of security, getting connected to a wireless network used to require finding out as much detail about the network as possible before connecting. Windows Vista™ makes connecting and managing your wireless network connections easy.      

Microsoft Windows Vista Tip - Working with Offline Files and Folders in Windows Vista Business - Never again will being out of the office mean you are out of luck when it comes to working with your files. Thanks to the Offline Files and Folders feature in Windows Vista™ Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions, you'll have access to documents, even when you aren't connected to the network.      

Regular backups of your important files are something that should be a top priority, though because of the complexity of most backup systems, regular backups are often overlooked until it is too late.  

Microsoft Windows Vista Tip - Gadgets for Windows Sidebar - When you need to know the time, quickly check on your upcoming meetings, check your stocks, or catch up on the latest news, you could visit several different web pages, or you could simply consult the Windows® Sidebar application that works with Windows Vista™