SCO seeks bankruptcy protection ... Widening Outlook search ... Top 10 Wikipedia tricks

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SCO seeks bankruptcy protection
With its cash reserves running out, the SCO Group Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection.


IN THE NEWS
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Google applauds ISO vote, voices OOXML concerns
Google Inc., which has been less vocal than some on the furor surrounding the standards process for Microsoft Corp.'s Office Open XML, came out Friday in support of the ISO's decision to reject the specification.

Silicon Valley wireless nears crunch time
Backers of a massive wireless network for California's Silicon Valley have yet to build promised test networks or complete a model agreement for local governments, but at least one executive expects those to be finished by year's end.

Verizon sues FCC over open-access auction
Verizon Wireless Inc. has encountered strong opposition for its request that an appeals court overturn U.S. Federal Communications Commission auction rules on a portion of wireless spectrum.

Google calls for global online privacy standard
Search giant Google Inc. will propose on Friday that governments and technology companies create a transnational privacy policy to address growing concerns over how personal data is handled across the Internet.

Intel to buy digital-media software maker Havok
Intel Corp. will buy Havok Inc., a provider of software and services used by videogame creators and movie special-effects teams, the company said Friday.


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Widening Outlook Search
By Mitch Tulloch

By default, when I type a search query into the Instant Search box in Outlook 2007, it searches the contents of the current folder only. So if I'm reading emails in my Inbox and I type the word "test" in the search box, the search results will display any emails in my Inbox that have the word "test" in the subject, in the From field, or in the message body.

What if I want to find such messages in any message folder and not just my current folder? Continue...


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