What time is it? Outlook Time!
Have you noticed when working with .pst files Outlook seems to enter another dimension. Why bother with a “x time remaining ” when it has no connection to the time the operation will take, or any cloc...
Office
Mesmerised...
It’s only one of a four part series but as I work in an office where we’ve had a few fire alarms due to toast I just love Mesmerised… View the others at It’s a new day. It’s a new Microsoft vide...
But we all use a different 20%...
This quote from an article on Lotus Notes caught my attention: “ “Some organisations use 20% of Microsoft [Office], but they pay 100% of the bill,” says [Tim] Kounadis. It’s an often heard co...
Learning about Windows & more... - Microsoft 2007 Technical Briefing Session
I spent the day at the Auckland Microsoft 2007 Technical Briefing Session . Although aimed at Enterprise IT Managers and Developers I found most the sessions useful. I don’t mange our network but work...
Learning about Microsoft 2007
Thanks to a post by Jithen I’ve signed up for a Microsoft 2007 Technical Briefing Session (Auckland). It’s not quite “ Tech-Ed ” but should be interesting to catch up with their take on Vista, applica...
Office 2007 on Windows XP, Worth it? - Looking for opinions
Since my quest to find a better media player was a stunning success, thanks to the readers, here is another question. I use Office 2003 at work but still on dear old Office 2000 at home. I’m seriously...
Web/Tech
Microsoft's new homepage – Folders that aren't, don't work!
I read about the re-designed Microsoft Web site in Tim Leberecht’s post where he critiques the new page, and the Zune Site. After trying it I found it doesn’t work that well, in fact it doesn’t meet a...
Is the Office 2007 Ribbon the new User Interface standard?
Will this move make the Office 2007 ribbon the new UI standard? It certainly has potential in applications that require complex user/tool interaction and a dynamic interface… Licensing the 2007...
Ellens PowerPoint 2007 preview
Ellen Finkelstein previews Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 with a comprehensive look at what’s new, changed, even a few things that have been removed! Review of PowerPoint 2007 PowerPoint: News and Fea...
MindManager video demo on Microsoft 10
Watch Michael S. Scherotter, Mindjet MindManager Business Solutions Architect, introduce Laura Foy to Mind Mapping MindManager in this video on Microsoft 10…
More on MindManager & Office Open XML Formats
As mentioned in an earlier post , MindManager Maps will be editable in Office 2007 thanks to XML based formats. Brian Jones, a Program Manager for Microsoft Office , has more detail on MindManager Off...
Editing MindManager Maps with Microsoft Word?
If you are testing Microsoft Office 2007 this post on the Mindjet Blog may be of interest as Mindjet are looking for input. When I read, back in June 2005 , that Microsoft Office 2007 was going to use...