Quick Tips Quick Tips for week 33

This week, the following Quick Tips were posted at HowTo-Outlook’s Q&A blog MSOutlook.info;

IMAP accounts and saving Sent Items to the server
Add Business Card to signature without image
Add Business Card image to signature without vcf-file

Quick Tip Highlights;
Change Outlook 2003 color scheme in Vista and 7
Quick Access Toolbar settings
Send meeting requests but don’t request responses

These tips and other headlines can also be followed via twitter

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News BlackBerry Desktop Software 6.0 update adds support for Outlook 2010

BlackBerry has released an updated version of their Desktop Software which also adds syncing support for Outlook 2010. This applies only to the 32-bit version of Outlook 2010 (and previous). Support for the 64-bit version is expected to be added later.

Download: BlackBerry Desktop Software 6.0
Download: Blackberry Desktop Software User Guide
View: Comparing Desktop Manager 5.0.1 and Desktop Software 6.0
View: BlackBerry 6: Inside the New BlackBerry Desktop Software v6.0

If you are not using a BlackBerry, take a look here for an overview of synching applications for some popular mobile phone brands.

News Junk E-mail Filter updates for August 2010

New Junk E-mail Filter definitions have been made available for Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010.

Download: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB2279246)
Download: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB2279264)
Download: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 Junk Email Filter (KB982726)

If you have Windows Update configured to also update other Microsoft applications, then this update will also also be offered via Windows Update or has already been updated automatically for you.

Other Programs Virtual PC and wrong processor speeds

When you are using Virtual PC (or another virtualization solution) and try to install an application that does a hardware check first, it could be reporting that your processor is too slow (even though it isn’t) and aborts installation.

Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2010 is such an application that does a hardware check first and will therefore prevent you from using/testing it in a virtual environment. Continue reading: Virtual PC and wrong processor speeds