Oct 192009
 

From Tony Bradley at PCWorld.com…

A Guide to Windows 7 Security – Business Center – PC World: “Until now, Windows Vista was the most secure version of the Windows operating system. Windows 7 picks up where Vista left off, and improves on that foundation to provide an even more secure computing experience. Microsoft also incorporated user feedback about Vista to enrich the user experience and to ensure that the security features are intuitive and user-friendly. Here’s a look at some of the more significant security enhancements in Windows 7.”

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Oct 142009
 

Microsoft Office 2010 in Ad-supported version – Free to Use | High Tech Lounge: “With the coming 14th version of Office (or Office 2010), Microsoft is introducing new models for people to try out and buy the suite, which include a web-based Click-to-Run approach and an Ad-based model.

According to Microsoft’s statistics, 500 million people around the world use Office, and the last two years have seen a boost in sales of their entry-level product, the Home and Student edition of Office.”

 Posted by at 1:42 pm
Oct 132009
 

From Curt Spanburgh at WindowsITPro.com…

Outlook 2010: A One-Hour “First Contact”: “In anticipation of the upcoming release of Microsoft Office 2010, as a Microsoft MVP I recently got the opportunity to take a trial run of the new version of Office. The upgrade went fine on top of Windows 7 Ultimate. But the first stop in the application suite was going to be the place where we all spend a great deal of time: Outlook. Here are my impressions of my first contact with Outlook 2010.”

 Posted by at 2:41 pm
Oct 092009
 

From PCMagazine.com back in July…

Windows 7 Media Center Will Support Netflix – News and Analysis by PC Magazine: “Microsoft announced this week that Netflix will be supported in Windows 7 Media Center.

Back in May, Netflix was added to Windows Media Center – the Vista version, that is. The new app, which uses Microsoft’s Silverlight streaming video technology, should automatically show up in your Vista Media Center menu. But if you’re using any version of Windows 7? No dice. There are several work-arounds developed by the enthusiast community, such as MyNetflix and vmcNetflix. But even as Microsoft announced this and a version for the Xbox, there was nothing for Windows 7. Until today.”

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Oct 072009
 

From the Word Team Blog…

The Microsoft Office Word Team’s Blog : Co-authoring (i.e. Simultaneous Editing) in Word 2010: “Co-authoring (i.e. Simultaneous Editing) in Word 2010

When we first started blogging about Word 2007, we talked a lot about 21st Century Documents. Our vision was that Word 2007 would allow authors to easily create much richer documents (Quick Styles, Themes, SmartArt, Picture Styles, Building Blocks, etc.). In Word 2010, our cutting-edge authoring pillar builds on the 21st Century Documents vision in that 21st Century Documents often have multiple authors. To accommodate this, we’re working to make co-authoring as natural as solo-authoring. Here’s how…”

 Posted by at 7:39 pm
Oct 072009
 

Microsoft Excel : Excel 2010: New Search Filter: “Excel 2010: New Search Filter

Exploring large data sets and creating filters has never been easier than with Excel 2010. Tables, PivotTables and PivotCharts now have a new search functionality that easily enables you to find what you need, filter and repeat for a faster more efficient way of navigating those enormous data sets.”

 Posted by at 7:35 pm
Oct 062009
 

This looks very promising…a review from TechRepublic.com…

Record screencasts with open source Webinaria | Microsoft Windows | TechRepublic.com: “If you’ve ever had to try to create a training demonstration, you know how helpful a screencast can be. If you’re not sure what a screencast is just think of it as a video capture of you working on your PC. This is an incredible educational tool that users can watch to see how to do things. There are a number of tools out there to do this, but only a handful of them are free. Webinaria goes even further and opens its source up to the users.”

 Posted by at 6:33 am
Oct 032009
 

From the Project Team Blog…

Microsoft Project Team Blog : Project 2010: Introducing the Timeline View: “Project 2010: Introducing the Timeline View

In Project 2010, we’ve added a new view called the Timeline view which allows you to easily create a high level view of your project plan that you can then share through other Office applications such as PowerPoint and Outlook.”


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