http://www.richardbyrom.com/index.php/weblog/sandbox/index/ Thoughts and Opinions of an Information Technology Consultant, Speaker and Author en richard@richardbyrom.com 2008-02-15T16:04:00+00:00 http://www.richardbyrom.com/index.php/weblog/enty/setting-up-word-2007-for-blogging-using-the-metaweblog-api/ Authoring, Blogging, ExpressionEngine Richard Byrom 2008-02-15T17:04:00+00:00 http://www.richardbyrom.com/index.php/weblog/enty/richard-byrom-consulting/ Consulting Richard Byrom 2008-01-16T00:46:00+00:00 http://www.richardbyrom.com/index.php/weblog/enty/take-back-your-life-tbyl-using-microsoft-outlook/ I’m currently reading a really good book entitled Take Back your Life - using Microsoft Outlook to get Organized and Stay Organized by Sally McGhee. Like most people I get a lot of e-mail and I’m looking at ways to manage my time in such a manner that I can get the chance to deal with e-mail effectively. I’m hoping that by using the techniques in this book as well as the ClearContext Information Management System (IMS) I will be able to more productive. Books Richard Byrom 2007-05-22T04:30:32+00:00 http://www.richardbyrom.com/index.php/weblog/enty/microsoft-office-home-and-student-edition-2007/ In addition to my recent purchase of Microsoft Outlook 2007 I have also purchased the Home and Student Edition of Office 2007. It contains the following Microsoft Office Products: Word 2007 Excel 2007 PowerPoint 2007 OneNote 2007 According to Microsoft the Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 is the essential software suite for home computer users that enables you to quickly and easily create great-looking documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, and organize your notes and information in one place, making it easier and more enjoyable for you to get things done. The latest version features a new streamlined user interface that exposes commonly used commands, enhanced graphics, and formatting capabilities that enable you to create high-quality documents, plus a powerful note and information organization tool, and more reliability and security with the Document Inspector tool and improved automatic document recovery. With these enhancements, Office Home and Student 2007 makes it easier and more enjoyable for you to get tasks done at home. Software, Microsoft, Office 2007 Richard Byrom 2007-04-29T14:23:36+00:00 http://www.richardbyrom.com/index.php/weblog/enty/microsoft-office-outlook-2007/ I recently purchased Microsoft Outlook 2007 for use at home. Although there have been a lot of negative comments about its poor performance (which I noticed in the Beta version) that didn’t deter me from going ahead with the purchase since I wanted it mainly for it’s enhanced search capability, information organisation features, calendar publishing ability and integration with Microsoft OneNote 2007 and Tablet PC support. Richard Byrom 2007-04-27T14:53:26+00:00 http://www.richardbyrom.com/index.php/weblog/enty/how-we-register-and-retain-information/ Richard Byrom 2007-04-16T16:42:37+00:00 http://www.richardbyrom.com/index.php/weblog/enty/vodafone-mobile-connect-3g-broadband-data-card/ Richard Byrom 2007-04-13T22:16:32+00:00 http://www.richardbyrom.com/index.php/weblog/enty/daniel-james-byrom-8-months/ It’s been 8 months since our son Daniel James Byrom was born so I thought it would be appropriate to put together a short blog entry to summarise in words, photos and videos his life and our experiences during the passed 8 months. Certainly it has been a wonderful experience for both Cindy and I but also a challenging one as I’m sure it is for most parents. A couple of days ago, he cracked crawling so now he’s exploring more than ever. In general he’s a very happy baby and fortunately he hasn’t been sick that much. He now weighs 11.10 kg so he’s helping us develop really strong arms - check out his weight chart below which shows him sitting in the 98th percentile for the last 4-5 months (the dots indicate the various intervals at which he was measured and his associated weight, click the diagram to see an enlarged picture). Family, Daniel James Byrom Richard Byrom 2007-03-16T06:01:21+00:00 http://www.richardbyrom.com/index.php/weblog/enty/jubilee-scalextric-grand-prix/ Jubilee Church in Maidstone recently held a Scalextric Grand Prix. I went along and managed to win the trophy for Best Driver shown below. Sport Richard Byrom 2007-03-03T17:00:54+00:00 http://www.richardbyrom.com/index.php/weblog/enty/polar-s410-heart-rate-monitor-hrm/ I’ve owned a Polar S410 for a couple of years but never blogged about it - it’s getting a bit old and I understand its now been replaced by the RS400. Since I’ve recently started a new exercise programme I’ve been using it to record my exercise timings and related heart rate information. Once I’ve built up some interesting statistical data I’ll probably blog on the polar precision performance (PPP) software used to download, store and analyse the exercise data. Sport Richard Byrom 2007-03-03T11:51:31+00:00