28th February 2001

Oh, you just love to hate Microsoft, don't you? After all, they're the fine folks who brought us Freecell and Solitaire. Oh, you mean you use your machine for more than playing cards? I'd turn to SILVERCRK.COM for better looking games, anyway. What else has Microsoft done lately? Oh yeah, they threw in a PIM (personal information manager) with their Office suite. But Outlook is much more than an e-mail client -- it's a Web browser, too. What?! All my favorite URLs are a click away. Sure, I could get to them through the Favorites menu, but what if I didn't want certain URLs in my global list? Each Outlook folder can have a default home page. Right-click on one of them in your Folder Bar and pull up its properties. Flip to the "Home Page" tab and either enter a complete URL (Web address) or browse for a local HTML file. Place a checkmark in the "Show home page by default for this folder" box if you wish to... do that. Why not go a step further and add a Web Address Bar to your toolbar? Right-click on your main toolbar and select the "Customize" option. Select the "Web" category and (in the right-hand pane) drag & drop the Address field somewhere into your toolbar.