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  • 4 yrs 32 wks 4 days old
  • Updated: 20 Nov 2009
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Tipical Charlie
Welcome to Tipical Charlie, a repository of all kinds of tips related to computing, from web developer and technologist, Charlie Arehart.
I'll mostly share my own tips that I've found others enjoyed hearing about. I'll welcome tips from others, too.
(Wondering where I came up with the name?)

July 2006



Looking for some tool or service? You may find it free, at these sites (I needed an email reminder tool)

Monday, 17 July 2006 2:11 P GMT-04
I decided I needed to get an email reminder service, as I was missing the appointments set in Outlook and my phone, so I did a search to find one. I was pointed to a couple sites that offer links to dozens (even hundreds) of free products and service
Charlie Arehart

Wish you could "snooze" a reminder on your Blackberry: you can, it's just not enabled by default!

Saturday, 15 July 2006 3:46 A GMT-04
Some folks who use a Blackberry complain that they miss the feature other PDAs have, where when an appointment reminder displays, they'd just like to be able to hit a snooze button for some number of minutes. But it's not there on a BB...or is it?
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Charlie Arehart

MS Virtual PC is now free (along with Virtual Server)

Saturday, 15 July 2006 1:30 A GMT-04
I offered an entry on another blog explaining that Microsoft's Virtual PC has now been released for free, like Virtual Server has been for some time. Check it out: http://carehart.org/blog/client/index.cfm/2006/7/15/virtualpc_free
Charlie Arehart

Saving paper when printing a large document: use your printer's "multiple pages to a side" feature. Many printers can do it!

Sunday, 9 July 2006 11:02 P GMT-04
If you print a large document (or a set of them), are you aware that your average desktop printer (or of course, a commercial printer like Kinko's) can print multiple pages to a side? And maybe 2-sided? You could get an 8-fold reduction in paper!
Charlie Arehart

Some keyboard shortcuts for users of SQL Server 2005 Mgt Studio

Friday, 7 July 2006 5:44 P GMT-04
If you're a user of SQL Server 2005 and its Management Studio (the replacement for Enterprise Manager), check out these keyboard shortcuts from a fellow shortcut fan: http://bi-on-sql-server.blogspot.com/2006/06/sql-management-studio-short-cuts.html
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Charlie Arehart

Some great tips from someone else on organizing high volumes of email in Outlook

Friday, 7 July 2006 11:06 A GMT-04
If you, like me, use Outlook and need to manage large volumes of email, you may know about such techniques as folders, rules, and the new search folders. Whether you do or do not, I think you'll get great value out of the ideas (and helpful
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Charlie Arehart

Curious about airplane seat info, such as exits, powerpoints, bathrooms, bulkheads? Check out seatguru.com

Thursday, 6 July 2006 9:54 A GMT-04
If you're taking a flight and have any need to wonder if the plane will have power outlets, or where the exists are, or how close you will be to the bathroom (for better or worse), be sure to check out the free site, seatguru.com (or it's phone-
Charlie Arehart