Venkatarangan TNC

October 2009 - Posts

• It is my birthday – and Windows 7 launches today!

  It is my birthday today (I am not telling how old I am) and I am in Cologne, Germany attending Tamil Internet Conference 2009 away from my family & friends, missing the gifts they might have given me :-) Anyways, Mr.Steve Ballmer didn’t disappoint me. He has given me a wonderful gift – he has released Windows 7 today. No doubt Windows 7 is getting raving reviews, it got released on my birthday!. On a serious note, I have been using Windows 7 for almost two months now in my laptop (Apple MacBook Air) and my Quad-Core x64 Desktop and it is simply the best OS I have ever used in last two decades. I like its fast boot, fast response time for common tasks, lovely wallpapers/background, Aero effect, quick search, easy to find devices/printers applet and libraries. And I love those Windows 7 commercials featuring the cute little girl – Kylie, don’t miss those videos here.  Share this post: email it! | del.icio.us! | digg it! | newsVine! Posted Oct 22 2009, 09:10 AM by Venkatarangan's Blog [வெங்கடரங்கன் வலைப்பதிவு] - Syndicate Filed under: WinFX-Vista-Office, Syndicate

• Forward emails with Exchange/Outlook even when you are away

  The other day one of my colleagues asked me how he can have emails from a distribution list sent to him, go automatically to certain people even when he hasn’t downloaded the emails in his MS Outlook client. A server-side rule can be setup by the individual in their own MS Outlook client itself. Here are the steps I gave him. Launch Microsoft Office Outlook, Select "Tools" Menu Select "Rules & Alerts" Option Press "New Rule" Button Select "Start from a Blank Rule" -> "Check Messages when they arrive" Check "Sent to People or Distribution List". Then at the bottom (Step 2), click on the blue link "People or Distribution List" Type in the "To" Textbox ABC@EMAIL.COM (Type the distribution list email ID, it is fine if this ID is not listed in the address book). Press OK. Scroll down and ensure to have UNCHECKED "on this machine only" option. Enabling this option makes the rule run only when you have downloaded the email in your Outlook client. Leaving it Unchecked makes this a server rule. This runs every time an mail hits your Exchange Server, it is not necessary for you to be in office or have got the email in your Outlook client Select "Forward it to People or Distribution List". In the below options (Step 2), click on the hyperlink for People or Distribution list Enter the intended recipients email IDs. Press OK. Press Next In the next dialog box titled “Exceptions”,  include any exceptions you may have or otherwise skip the dialog box by pressing Next Press Finish, give a Title and complete the wizard Share this post: email it! | del.icio.us! | digg it! | newsVine! Posted Oct 11 2009, 06:58 AM by Venkatarangan's Blog [வெங்கடரங்கன் வலைப்பதிவு] - Syndicate Filed under: WinFX-Vista-Office, Syndicate