Topic: Microsoft Office

Get Your Work to Go

How is the future of work like ordering take-out Chinese? For work to go, put your files online, leave your laptop behind, and wherever you land, dial in for your order. It's ready when you are. (But you'll have to work again in an hour.)READ»

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Best Deal From UKtechstore Color categories A new feature in Outlook 2007 that gives you a quick, visually distinctive way to customize e-mail, calendar, and task items and to search or sort by color. Contextual ...READ»

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Open Source of Our Discontent?

Leaders of the state of Massachusetts have indicated that they may decide to stop using Microsoft Office unless its maker starts using a file format that can be used easily in conjunction with other software packages. Various state ...READ»

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The Value of the Remote or Virtual Personal Assistant

Why pay for the fringe costs associated with having full-time administrative positions?READ»

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Replacing the IT Guy: A How-To Guide

Can a small business fire the IT Guy and dump Microsoft by deploying new, subscription-based online services? I asked this question in Tuesday’s post and it generated a wide range of comments. Some said, "hell yeah, fire him," ...READ»

Business Plan Software Comparison

I received a call this afternoon from a guy out in the New England area asking which program works best for raising investment capital.  After a fairly long conversation explaining the key differences between the programs I decided ...READ»

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Why You'll Care About Microsoft Office 2010

Microsoft's just previewed the Office 2010 productivity suite. It seems MS is responding to the challenge of Google Docs with a full browser-based system that expands on Office 2007.READ»

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I Ditched Windows...and, So Can You

I've suffered slow computer performance, system crashes, and inexplicable Internet outages for 10 long years. I officially ditched Windows two weeks ago...and, so can you. Long story short, I decided to find another operating ...READ»

Essential Tools for PC Users

My well loved, well used laptop died last week. I purchase a new one and as I was getting it back to a usable state, I opened a list of software I install after purchasing a new PC for my friends and family. After getting ...READ»

Action Item - Talk Back to Me

Gadgets and applications that make your computer more human.READ»

Microsoft vs. Google: A 2,400-Year-Old Move

This week several seemingly unrelated news articles are actually talking about the same thing: a fundamental pattern of competition that reveals the underpinnings between Google’s and Microsoft’s emerging battle in online ...READ»

Microsoft and Yahoo Losing Search in a BIG Way

The latest search numbers were recently released and it appears that for the month of August once again Microsoft and Yahoo lost market share to Google. What’s worse is that not only are they losing market share in a growing ...READ»

Five Tips for Managing Business Projects

Managing a business to maintain profitability, increase sales and improve growth potential becomes an everyday challenge. From all sectors of the professional world including engineering and computer science to marketing ...READ»

Business Plans for Angel Capital

“Does a business plan for raising equity capital have to be more complex than one that is written for, say, a bank loan.  The answer is “No”.  You will not necessarily need a more complex business plan for raising investor ...READ»

Office Chatter: Microsoft-Nokia Deal in the Works

The Internet rumor fairies have been sprinkling their magic news story dust around again, and have given us a rather intriguing suggestion this time: Nokia and Microsoft are due to announce an alliance today. According to the ...READ»

Microsoft's Ad Campaigns: An Overview

Microsoft's ad campaigns have rarely been memorable. READ»

• Can Alex Bogusky help Microsoft Beat Apple?

Brand Storytelling: Connecting With Your Audience

At its very core, marketing is storytelling. The best advertising campaigns take us on an emotional journey--appealing to our wants, needs and desires--while at the same time telling us about a product or service. A brand's story ...READ»

How the financial meltdown affects high tech

Having worked in the financial sector before moving out west to start-up land, I have been asked several times over the past few days about the impact the financial meltdown will have on high tech. At first, people may think ...READ»

iMac, uMac, Can We All Mac?

Sure, it's a PC world -- but that doesn't make Mac lovers outcasts. Meet three hard-core Mac addicts who can teach you the shortcuts and tools that you need to make your Mac "pc."READ»