We use Outlook here at work (hey, stop snickering!) and I’ve noticed that it tends to save most of my incoming attachments as read-only files. I couldn’t figure out why it was doing this and it was mostly getting in the way of my workflow — for instance, a coworker might send me a proposal to work on, but I’d first have to change the file attributes before editing it.
Well, I came across the answer: Outlook is apparently doing that intentionally and it can’t be turned off:
- Symptoms:
- If you open an e-mail message attachment in the reading pane in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, the attachment opens as read-only.
- Cause:
- This behavior occurs because the attachment handling function changed in Outlook 2003 to avoid data loss.
- Workaround:
- To work around this behavior, do not open the attachment in the reading pane. Instead, double-click the e-mail message, and then open the attachment.
This reminds me of the old doctor-doctor joke:
Patient: Doctor, doctor,
it hurts when I move my elbow like thisOutlook sets my files as read-only when I save them from the reading pane.Doctor: Then don’t do that.
Thanks for nothing, Outlook!
WebMD is reporting on a study showing that sleep may help weight loss. Apparently, the hormone leptin — which regulates appetite — was found depressed in those who had less sleep: Leptin is a hormone that is made predominately in fat cells. The amount of leptin in the blood is proportional to the amount of body fat. It is thought to decrease appetite. However, most obesity is characterized by resistance to leptin and its appetite-suppressing effect. Participants who reported less sleep tended to have lower leptin levels than predicted. That might mean that their bodies weren't using leptin very efficiently. […] The article goes on to say that it’s not as simple as More Sleep → Lose Weight, since there’re many factors that go into weight gain vs weight loss. Still, there’s nothing to lose (well, other than weight) by getting more sleep. This is why I love Teh Interweb. Ask MetaFilter — the site where you can ask just about anything and community members will chime in with advice and suggestions — has an entire thread on staplers. R0x0rs. There're several mentioned, but the one that intrigued me most was the One-Touch Stapler from Staples with Staple Gun Power (!). As jjj606 put it: Staples’ stapler reinvented the whole idea. You use the same force to go through 2 sheets of paper, or 20 sheets. It can stand on the nose end, too. The next time that I have a need to staple anything, I’m totally getting one of those. Or maybe I should pick one up just in case :). I’ve recently discovered Winding Road which, as you might guess, is a car magazine. Among other cars, they’ve recently reviewed the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, the Lexus IS350 and Nissan’s 350Z. The interesting part is that subscriptions are free. Granted, it’s published digitally (as PDFs), but it has the layout and features of a regular magazine. Apparently, they’re doing this to form a readership so that they can attract advertisers more easily. Rest assured, that’s just print advertisers — they pledge not to give away your e-mail address. In any case, I’ve just signed up for a subscription (why not?). Remember the Jet Blue flight which had a twisted landing gear and had to make an emergency landing in LA? Well, apparently someone has posted photos from a similar accident which happened in 1992 The extent of the damage is fascinating in a way — about half the wheel was filed away in the process of landing. That aside, it’s almost worth viewing for the snarky comments alone (”It’ll buff out.”, “Nothing a bit of duct tape won't fix.”, and others). Update 2005-10-06: Apparently, the pics aren’t from the recent Jet Blue emergency landing but from one is 1992. Wording updated.Sleep Could Help Weight Loss
Staples’ One-Touch Stapler with Staple Gun Power
Winding Road — Free Car Magazine
Pics of a Crushed Landing Gear
photos of the damaged landing gear.