January 2011 - Posts

• Globally changing the color of a font in Word

  Sometimes when writing documentation, I need to change all occurrences of a certain font color to another. This post isn’t just about Word, it’s also about protecting SQL Server passwords. I didn’t find a complete explanation of how to globally edit font Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:52 PM by John Paul Cook | 6 Comments

• Installing Microsoft Atlanta

  Since my previous post on Microsoft Atlanta , I've been asked how someone can get started with it. Go to https://www.microsoftatlanta.com/ and click the Create Account button using a Windows Live id such as a Hotmail account. If you don’t have Silverlight Read More... Posted Sunday, January 16, 2011 9:00 PM by John Paul Cook | 0 Comments

• Run your cpus fast but not hot

  Paul Randal recently blogged about the importance of checking to make sure you are getting every bit of speed you should from your cpus. He recommended that people use CPU-Z , a free tool I recommend and have been using for many years. Power saving features Read More... Posted Sunday, January 02, 2011 6:56 PM by John Paul Cook | 1 Comments