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50 Tech Tips: Part 1 Microsoft Vista v XP? Outlook Shortcuts Glenn Rawdon, LSC

To V or not to V, That is the question! Making an informed decision about Vista

New Look! Windows Aero Interface Taskbar Alt Tab

Windows Flip

Notes Stock s News CPU Clock Pictures Weather Windows Sidebar Gadgets

Improved Performance – Ready Boost

Improved Security – User Account Control

Improved Security – BitLocker Drive Encryption

Improved Data Security – Backup and Restore Center

Which Edition of Vista is Right for You? Starter: For emerging market users Home Basic: Entry level Home Premium: Preferred edition for home Business: Primary desktop for business user Ultimate: Deluxe version for home or business

System Requirements Home Basic: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 512 MB of system memory 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB of graphics memory DVD-ROM drive Audio Output Internet access

System Requirements Home Premium, Business, Ultimate 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 GB of system memory 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space Support for DirectX 9 graphics with: WDDM Driver 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum) Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware 32 bits per pixel DVD-ROM drive Audio Output Internet access

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Free download to analyze your system to see if you are ready for Vista Looks at system needs for various editions Reports on hardware requirements and software compatibility issues ucts/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgrad eadvisor.mspxhttp:// ucts/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgrad eadvisor.mspx

Update Windows XP Two years of support remain Free Windows Defender IE 7 Windows Media Player 11 Add Google Desktop –Sidebar –Desktop indexed for easy searching

Widows XP with Google Desktop

To Update or Not to Update, Part Two - Office 2007

Goodbye Menus and Toolbars Hello Ribbon Bar!

Less Clutter

New To Do Bar in Outlook

Indexed Searches!

Now with support for RSS Feeds

New File Format

More Compact files Improved damaged-file recovery Easier detection of documents that contain macros Better privacy and more control over personal information. Better integration and interoperability of business data For compatibility with prior versions of office go to and download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

Outlook Reminder Tip – Shortcuts Outlook accepts shortcuts: –4d (for 4 days from now) –115p (for 1:15 PM) –Formulas: 3/ d (converts to Mon 3/26/2007) –Natural language - type Christmas in the date field and Outlook knows it's Dec 25. – It also knows three weeks from tomorrow, although 3w + 1 is less typing Shortcuts will work in the snooze field - just type a number for the number of minutes, or add a d if you want to snooze it for days.