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Office Web Apps: New screenshots

Microsoft is releasing to a private group of testers a Community Technology Preview CTP test build of its Office Web Apps on September 17. Here are some screen shots of what testers will see now and later this fall when a public beta hits of Microsoft's Web-ified versions of Word,...

Tags: Public Beta, Web Application, Microsoft Office, Cloud Computing, Office Suites, Software, Office Web Apps, Office 2010, Office for Mobile, Office for Mac, SharePoint, Mary Jo Foley

Image galleries 2009-09-17

Office for Mac 2008 delayed until next year

The next version of Microsoft Office for Mac won't hit in the latter half of 2007, as originally expected, according to Microsoft. The new ship target for Office for Mac 2008 is January 2008.Microsoft officials are attributing the delay to insufficient quality of current test versions of the product. ArsTechnica...

Tags: Office for Mac, Office, Apple, App Compatibility

Blog posts 2007-08-02

Is Microsoft's ODF vote supposed to make amends for its patent attack?

Microsoft issued a press release on May 18 trumpeting its vote "to support the addition of OpenDocument Format ODF 1.0 to the nonexclusive American National Standards list."Further down in the press release, Microsoft casually mentions that Open XML also is on the list to get the standards nod from the...

Tags: Corporate strategy, Apple, App Compatibility, Legal, Linux, Novell, Office, Office 2007, Office for Mac

Blog posts 2007-05-17

Microsoft: Why the ODF vs. OOXML battle matters

Hardly a week goes by without some new story on OpenDoc Format ODF vs. Office Open XML OOXML file-format wars grabbing headlines. This week, its California is threatning to go the way of Massachusetts in decreeing that state agencies make ODF their document standard. I havent been one to...

Tags: App Compatibility, Corporate strategy, Legal, Office, Office 2007, Office for Mac

Blog posts 2007-02-28

Microsoft updates timetables for next Office for Mac, XML file-format converters

Believe it or not, there were more announcements at MacWorld than just Apples iPhone. Microsoft, too, had a bit of news. Microsoft officials announced on January 9 that the next version of Office for the Mac will be dubbed "Office 2008 for Mac," and will ship in the latter...

Tags: Office, Office 2007, App Compatibility, Office for Mac, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office

Blog posts 2007-01-10

Additional Resources

Thunderbird 3: Near-final version due next week

Thunderbird 3It's about time. Thunderbird, to date, has been a disappointment when compared to its place in the email client sector, compared with Firefox's place in the browser sector.I haven't seen it or read the features yet, but I hope they have made real progress as I would be delighted...

Tags: E-mail clients, Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird 3, Microsoft Outlook, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Patch Tuesday heads-up: Critical MS Office patches coming

Office for Mac also affected...So where are the rants from Windows zealots who scream blue murder every time there's a patch for possible exploits of iTunes on Windows?Oh, that's right, faulty Microsoft software on OS X must be Apple's fault. Forgot that.Critical bulletins for Vista and Windows 7Vista/Server2008: 1 bulletinWindows...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, patch management, Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, marketing, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"

RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...

Tags: Sales strategy, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, stock split, Win7, recession, Steve Ballmer, sales, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

CrashPlan 11.05.2009 (Mac)

CrashPlan is the ultimate backup solution for your home or business. Files are automatically compressed, encrypted, and transmitted to your designated backup destinations. Easily back up your laptop to a desktop, the office server off-site, or a remote employee's laptop to HQ. By using your own backup destinations you avoid...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Crashplan, CrashPlan 11.05.2009, Files, Backups

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Yep 2.0.3 (Mac)

Every computer has loads of PDF, Office and iWork files, probably scattered all over your hard disk. Use Yep to search, view, and manage all these documents wherever they lie on your hard drive. Think of Yep as iPhoto for your documents. Yep does not move or change your files...

Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Adobe PDF, Ironic Software, Yep 2

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Xobni expands to include enterprise but where are Web, Mobile and even Mac versions

Search tools more than important!!!Good that mostly everbody knows that in business life nothing works without e-mail and even that important is a reliable and fast search tool for Outlook! One of those is Lookeen It has so many features which lighten your work that is amazing. It works with...

Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, Mail.app, Entourage, Web, Xobni, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Macintosh, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Google Wave: Has potential, but let loose too soon

Open sourceKeep in mind that the code to developers is completely open source. If someone wants to make their own wave software or use the real time HTML 5 support for something else.Besides this is just a preview of the basics. Open to only 100,000 people, you can't expect much....

Tags: Google Inc., developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

CAMEO 2.1 (Mac)

CAMEO is a system of software applications used widely to plan for and respond to chemical emergencies. It is one of the tools developed by EPA?s Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office CEPPO and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Response and Restoration NOAA, to assist front-line chemical...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Megalux, CAMEO System, Tools & Techniques, Regulatory Compliance, Desktops, Storage, Databases, Management, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-11-03

5 quick Microsoft Entourage keyboard shortcuts

Mac users: If you're used to managing your schedule and contacts with Outlook, switching to Microsoft Entourage isn't familiar. Your mail and calendar software should be quick and simple to use. Here are some quick tips that should save you some time and frustration: ...

Tags: Message, Microsoft Corp., Keyboard Shortcut, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Web Browsers, Desktops, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Internet, Hardware, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Google defines its focus in Apps in 2010

Chrostopher: the need for detailed formatting as we know it is going away.Actually, the detailed formatting is moving to making it look like you want on computer screens, NOT on paper, which is quite different.All of those baroque features for printing on 8.5x11 paper are looking more stupid every day.Interesting...

Tags: OpenOffice, Document management, Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

SnapMail 5.2.2 (Mac)

SnapMail is the cross-platform private messaging and file transfer utility for your office. Instantly send messages, files, reminders, and alerts on your network. Unlike instant messaging, SnapMail uses peer-to-peer technology and does not rely on Internet servers to send mail within your local network. This makes SnapMail a very fast...

Tags: Message, Apple Macintosh, Messaging, Mail, Glass Bead Software, SnapMail, Instant Messaging, Internet, Groupware, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-02

Master Grade 3.7.2 (Mac)

Master Grade is a gradebook application for teachers. Its highly intuitive and efficient design allows an unlimited number of classes, students, comments, and reports to be accesses from a single file. Master Grade allows for effortless data exchange with office administration systems, flexible calculation weighting, support for numeric and free...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Student, Class

Software downloads 2009-11-02

Remember when FrontPage seemed pretty slick?

My school teaches...... web design in the conventional way. Intro classes cover HTML, CSS, using JQuery modules or writing basic js. Advances classes teach PHP and such. None of the classes I know of cover CMS.I had a summer internship where I used Drupal. I didn't do any of the...

Tags: Content management, CSS, Enterprise software, KompoZer, content management system, Microsoft FrontPage, CMS system

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Spotify 0.3.21 (Mac)

Spotify is a new way to enjoy music. Simply download and install, before you know it you'll be singing along to the genre, artist or song of your choice. With Spotify you are never far away from the song you want. There are no restrictions in terms of what you...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Song, Music, Spotify Ltd.

Software downloads 2009-10-29

QuickTables 1.11 (Mac)

QuickTables is a fast, easy to use database for home or office use. You can use it to track lists of data like contact information, CD/DVD collections, favorite web pages or any other list that you can think of. QuickTables makes it easy to enter, sort and filter all your...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, PDTSoftware, QuickTables, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-10-29