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In a meeting recently, I found that you can share OneNote notebook pages with others to create a collaborate OneNote page. When you share, several people can be on the same page at the same time. I also use IM during a session, which allows me to prompt others to take over or chime in on a point, helpful when you’re tag-teaming a presentation during a meeting or LiveMeeting session. I haven’t done this outside the office, but will try it next week during a meeting as I connect with remote users (using a strong password, of course).

In addition to the Introducing OneNote page, I find Crabby’s introduction to OneNote to be a refreshing reminder of the power in this app.

Courtesy of Office Onlline Assistance… to join or start a shared notebook session:

1. On the File menu, click Share with Others.
   
2. In the Share with Others task pane, click Join a Session or Start a Session.

I noted previously the Security & Privacy concerns around Phishing and I turned a friend in the Valley today on to our Security at home site. It has info on avoiding online scams with the Microsoft Phishing Filter, anti-virus, anti-spyware, security updates, Office and Windows update tools… well worth your time. I enjoyed the 10 tips for online auction bidders.

And when you read the articles, you may notice a question at the end of many of the articles on Microsoft.com:

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Clicking on a button will link you to a Feedback pop-up. Take the time to tell us what you thought of the article: was it helpful, did it address your question, was it off base, too technical, not geeky enough – that way we can improve upon our content.

We really do take your feedback and act on it: more on that after I get through the weekend and reviews next week.

ELIZA has met her match. I received an email today with details on how to use MSN Messenger to query Encarta. This is a very cool feature. I’ve even heard that it will solve simple mathematical questions. You add encarta@conversagent.com to your MSN IM contacts list, then send an IM with questions for real-time answers, such as…

Encarta® Instant Answers says: Welcome, M3! My name is Encarta Instant Answers. I am a smart computer who can bring you the Encarta info you want right in your IM window! Type your question and I’ll look it up for you!

M3 says: OK… When is Thanksgiving in Canada?

Encarta® Instant Answers says: Thanksgiving in Canada dates: Second Monday in October.

Very nice. It even provides an opportunity to open an Encarta window for more colour commentary…

Encarta® Instant Answers is inviting you to start Encarta. Do you want to accept (Alt+C) or decline (Alt+D) the invitation?

A recent thread made its way around the office this week with a great suggested holiday reading list. I’ve included a few of the selections here along with my own suggestions:

“Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies” by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras

“Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t” by Jim Collins

“The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth” by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor

“The Service Profit Chain: How Leading Companies Link Profit and Growth to Loyalty, Satisfaction and Value” by James L. Heskett, W. Earl Sasser Jr. and Leonard A. Schlesinger, 1997.

“The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures” by Frans Johansson

“The Inovator’s Dilemma” by Clayton Christiansen

“Innovation and Entrepreneuship” (Drucker Series) by Peter F. Drucker

“Deep Simplicity: Bringing Order to Chaos and Complexity” by John R Gribbin