Windows Vista will ship on a single DVD regardless of which variant of the operating system you buy. Microsoft still has some more tricks up their sleeve for selling more software and keeping more of the money for themselves. Windows Vista will ship on a single DVD regardless of which
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From: SpreadsheetGear LLC SpreadsheetGear LLC has released SpreadsheetGear for .NET 2006, a royalty free Microsoft Excel compatible spreadsheet component. SpreadsheetGear LLC has released a new version of SpreadsheetGear for .NET 2006, a royalty free Microsoft Excel compatible spreadsheet component. SpreadsheetGear for .NET provides C#, Visual Basic .NET, Windows Forms, ASP.NET and
The Office 2007 ‘Technical Refresh’ is out as a free update for anyone who has the Beta 2 version. The Office 2007 ‘Technical Refresh’ is out as a free update for anyone who has the Beta 2 version. Microsoft calls it ‘Beta 2 Technical Refresh’ or B2TR for short. We
Reports are coming out about a possible security problem with the beta releases of Office 2007 – which makes for a good headline but really is NOT true. Reports are coming out about a possible security problem with the beta releases of Office 2007 – which makes for a good
There’s only one Microsoft Office related security update this month. There’s only one Microsoft Office related security update this month. It applies to users of Publisher only – the 2000, 2002 (XP) and 2003 versions. Publisher 2000 Update needs Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 – download here Publisher 2002
Office 2003 Student and Teacher edition seems better value than the Office 2007 equivalent. There’s an interesting case for buying the Office 2003 Student and Teacher edition now, instead of waiting for the equivalent version for Office 2007 (due out in retail boxes early 2007). You would think that waiting
We’ll show you the basics of sharing a Word document and how it’s certainly better than the way you do it now. JUST WORD Microsoft loves to talk about collaboration, sharing, reviewing and otherwise scare many people into thinking that these Word features are way too complex. Once you’ve tried
The ‘solver’ features in Excel are enough for basic users but those with massive and complex worksheets need a lot more. The ‘solver’ features in Excel are enough for basic users but those with massive and complex worksheets need a lot more. Frontline Systems http://www.solver.com/ has released their Solver v7
You can try Office Accounting 2007 for free. If you haven’t got enough test versions of Microsoft products (Vista, Office 2007 etc) then you can try out Office Accounting 2007 beta – now available here a Windows Live ID is required (the latest name for Microsoft Passport). Among the new
Office 2007 hasn’t been released yet but already Microsoft are posting add-ins for it. Office 2007 hasn’t been released yet but already Microsoft are posting add-ins for it. That might seem strange but it makes some sense in the complex world of inter-company rivalry. The current Office 2007 beta release
Yet another vulnerability in Office was revealed this week, this time it effects Word 2000 even with all the latest patches installed. Yet another vulnerability in Office was revealed this week, this time it effects Word 2000 even with all the latest patches installed. A malicious document could, via Word
In part 2 of our “Invisible Office” articles, we point out another assortment of simple, yet often “invisible” features in Office. THE INVISIBLE 80% OF OFFICE – PART 2 By Michael Barden According to Microsoft, around 80% of the feature requests they get for Office are already currently within the
In the near future you’re going to hear about a ‘Technical Refresh’ of the Office 2007 beta software. In the near future you’re going to hear about a ‘Technical Refresh’ of the Office 2007 beta software. For some reason Microsoft believes that it’s bad to say that Office is having
If you like the idea of having all your Outlook data accessible in a variety of ways (as we described in the last section) then you might want to try this free service. If you like the idea of having all your Outlook data accessible in a variety of ways
We’re still waiting for some good integration between online services and more traditional office applications – the best of both worlds. We’re still waiting for some good integration between online services and more traditional office applications – the best of both worlds. Microsoft Office makes that possible at the moment,
This week Google got serious about entering the small business space by unveiling a beta version of ‘Google for apps for your domain’ – like other releases it’s a beta trial at the moment. This week Google got serious about entering the small business space by unveiling a beta version
Amazon has published prices and release dates for both Office 2007 and Windows Vista software, revealing those details before Microsoft’s official announcement. Amazon has published prices and release dates for both Office 2007 and Windows Vista software, revealing those details before Microsoft’s official announcement. Whether this was deliberate or accidental
Maybe it’s a leak or maybe it’s a strategy, but Amazon has added Office 2007 products to their web site. In doing that they’ve given a date for the retail release of Office 2007. Maybe it’s a leak or maybe it’s a strategy, but Amazon has added Office 2007 products
An in-depth look at SyncToy including the good features and the curious omissions. By Michael Barden Microsoft has released a major new PowerToy that we think will be of interest to many Microsoft Office users. SyncToy gives you a way to make background copies and backups of files, folders or
In this article, we point out an assortment of simple, yet often “invisible” features in Office. THE INVISIBLE 80% OF OFFICE – PART 1 By Michael Barden According to Microsoft, around 80% of the feature requests they get for Office are already currently within the applications. That’s right – the
Some options when laptops are banned from flights. All the recent airline security restrictions have prompted quite a few messages to Peter asking what they should do with their laptops when they are banned from being taking on flights. As many Office Watch readers know, our Editor in Chief is
Microsoft has ceased development of Virtual PC for Mac, which lets you run a Windows virtual computer on a Mac computer, even using an Apple running with a Power PC chip. Microsoft has ceased development of Virtual PC for Mac, which lets you run a Windows virtual computer on a
Microsoft’s Macintosh division has quietly made some announcements about their product lines. Microsoft’s Macintosh division has quietly made some announcements about their product lines. Office for Mac will continue with the next version supporting the new Office 2007 document formats but dropping Visual Basic scripting. Office for Mac will tie