I recently had problems with my Outlook 2007 on my Windows XP Pro system at work. Basically, the program wouldn't start up properly.  It would start and then encounter an error and try to restart itself (unless I unchecked the box to tell it not to). It would then try to start itself in "Safe Mode" (does that imply that the normal mode is unsafe?), but that would also fail. I tried uninstalling Outlook and re-installing it, but that made no difference. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the entire Office 2007 suite, but again, that made no difference. In the end, I found a website that described the same symptoms and proposed a solution. It was the User Profile that was corrupted - not the program itself. By creating a new profile, I was able to get Outlook running again, ...

Bill Gates has said that Windows 7, the successor to Vista, could be released sometime in "the next year or so". We guess this means in 2 years because he went on to say that the new version is scheduled for 2010. Microsoft's estimated release dates are notoriously optimistic, so it's certainly unlikely to be within the next year. Bill Gates did not reveal any details of changes or novel features to the operating system, although he did say that he was "super-enthused about what it will do in lots of ways". The Developer Programme for Windows 7 has already been started ...

Anyone who has suffered from loud mobile phone users on trains is going to be dismayed by this news. The European Commission has given the green light to airlines flying in European airspace to permit the use of mobile phones on board. Airlines will be able to install mobile phone base-stations known as "pico cells" on board the aircraft. These will be switched on once the aircraft has reached an altitude of 3000 metres (about 9800 feet). The signals from the pico cell will be relayed to the terrestrial networks via a satellite link. Once an aircraft leaves European airspace, the pico cells ...

A domain name has just been sold for an incredible $1.3 million. Chris Clark registered the domain "www.pizza.com" in 1994, just when the World Wide Web was starting up. Since then, he has paid around $20 per year to keep the registration. He sold the domain by auction to a bidder who has not been named. Chris Clark from North Potomac in Maryland, was quoted as saying "It's crazy! It's just crazy!" He also added that "It will make a significant difference in my life, for sure". Originally, he had hoped that www.pizza.com would help him to get a contract with ...