go ahead, mac my day
a Macintosh girl in a Microsoft world
Mac Office loves you
There's some new goodness from us, just in time for Macworld Expo. We've got a new website Mac...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 02/01/2010
the user experience of Federal Student Aid
In getting my degrees, I accrued some student loans. I don't mind this: they helped me get through...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 02/01/2010
participants needed for Messenger:Mac study
In light of all of the questions I get here about Messenger, I thought that maybe some of y'all...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/28/2010
job opening: user experience manager in the Macintosh Business Unit
My team, the User Experience team in the Macintosh Business Unit, is looking for a User Experience...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/26/2010
tablet rumours
It's a few days before the next Apple announcement, and I'm really surprised at how the blogs have...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/25/2010
Q&A: How do I book a conference room in Entourage?
I got this one via email: How do I schedule a meeting room in Entourage?Assuming that my anonymous...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/21/2010
Q&A: how do I sync my BlackBerry with Entourage?
I noticed a comment go by on twitter: Finally sat down and set up Microsoft Entourage on my iMac. I...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/18/2010
Q&A: don't usability studies violate your NDA?
In response to my blog post offering up a sneak peak of Outlook:Mac via a usability study, I got a...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/14/2010
the thing I hate the most about my job
For the most part, I love what I do. But there's one thing that continually drives me crazy about my...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/13/2010
want a sneak peak of Outlook:Mac?
Edited on 21 January 2010: This study is now filled, so please don't contact me directly about it....
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/12/2010
the spiffy new Microsoft blog
There's a spiffy new Microsoft blog, and this is some of what they have to say about themselves:...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/11/2010
Macworld Expo rocks for software developers
I noticed a post on The Unofficial Apple Weblog that is contemplating the uncertain future of...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/07/2010
year in review
If the boss can write a retrospective, so can I. :) 2009 has been an Entourage-filled year for me....
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/31/2009
Q&A: challenges of developing Office:Mac
Another one from the open question thread: What are the main challenges with working on a new...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/29/2009
Q&A: which version of Entourage should I use with Exchange?
I got this one via email: My company is about to give Exchange accounts to everyone. I have heard...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/28/2009
the big boss reviews 2009
Eric Wilfrid, the general manager of MacBU, has posted over at Mac Mojo his year-end round-up: 2009...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/22/2009
Bing app now available for iPhone
My colleagues over on the Bing team released an iPhone app on Monday. This brings the total number...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/16/2009
Q&A: Office:Mac and "Mac-like"
I got this question via the open question thread: Would you say that the MacBU is focused on...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/14/2009
Macworld Expo 2010 session: Administering Macs in Exchange 2007/2003
I'm giving a talk at Macworld 2010: Administrating Macs in Exchange 2007/2003. This session will...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/07/2009
Q&A: How do I submit bugs for Office:Mac?
I got this question via email: I am writing you because I have been unable to find a suitable...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/03/2009
Microsoft's Silicon Valley Campus is ten years old
I noticed an article on Internet News today: Microsoft's other campus celebrates year ten. Hey,...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/30/2009
Q&A: how do I become a beta tester for Microsoft's Mac applications?
From the open question thread comes this question: How do you get into testing Microsoft-Mac...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/29/2009
Q&A: are you going to stop making Mac apps?
Inspired by the open question thread, someone emailed me this one: your 5-year agreement with apple...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/28/2009
Q&A: how do I move data from Access onto my Mac?
Via the open question thread: I'm about to buy a Macbook as my main computer. But I also use Access...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/27/2009
Q&A: how do I fix the "Unable to establish a secure connection ..." issue in Entourage:Mac?
From my open question thread: When opening my inbox from an Exchange 2007 SP1 server with Entourage...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/26/2009
Q&A: how do I see free/busy information in Entourage:Mac?
From my open question thread: I use Entourage to connect to our 2003 Exchange server via the...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/25/2009
Q&A: What kind of computers do you use in MacBU and Microsoft?
In response to my open question thread, I got this question: do they force you to use PCs ? if yes...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/24/2009
open question and answer thread
I haven't done one of these in awhile, and it's a quiet week, so ...If you've got a question for me,...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/23/2009
thinking about the new MacBook
I've been using my new MacBook for awhile now, and there's one thing that completely annoys me: the...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/22/2009
in case you were wondering what to get me for Christmas ...
In case you were wondering what to get me for Christmas, or a wedding gift, or for any other reason,...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/21/2009
Office:Mac for college students
In today's edition of good deals for Office:Mac, this is one for college students. College students...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/20/2009
the 700-mile hallway
One characteristic of MacBU is that we're a distributed team. I work in Mountain View, California....
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/19/2009
Japanese deal for Office:Mac
Microsoft Japan is offering a deal for Office:Mac too; full details are here.
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/19/2009
congratulations to the Office for Windows team
It's a big day for my colleagues on the Office for Windows team: at PDC 2009, we announced that...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/18/2009
the holiday shopping season is upon us
The holiday shopping season is upon us. To help you in your shopping quest, we're knocking down the...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/17/2009
my Twitter philosophy
Yes, I'm on Twitter. I post whatever comes to mind there. It's a mix of personal and professional. I...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/16/2009
Q&A: Hiding horizontal date bars in Entourage:Mac
I noticed a question on Twitter: Trying out Microsoft Entourage... Not too bad but I hate the...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/15/2009
Q&A: Why can't I update Office:Mac 2008?
A question has been coming in via email, and I've noticed it in my referrals to my post about...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/14/2009
Kevin Smith at Macworld
The fangirl in me squeed when I saw the news that Kevin Smith will be joining me at Macworld 2010....
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/13/2009
days where I love what I do
Some days bring you better news than others. I just got two pieces of really good news. It means...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/12/2009
how to customise contextual menus in Word:Mac
I learned something new this week: you can customise the contextual menus in Word:Mac. Here's how:...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/11/2009
Office:Mac 2008 12.2.3, Entourage for Web Services 13.0.3, Office 2004 11.5.6 available today
Update Tuesday is here, and we've got lots of updates! Office:Mac 2008 12.2.3 brings stability and...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/10/2009
Q&A: How do I move my Entourage settings to a new computer?
I got a question via email this weekend: I just got a new computer. How do I move my Entourage data...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/09/2009
my Mac as a media centre
Someone recently asked me how I've got my home media centre set up. I wrote this up in response to...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/08/2009
setting up the new Mac
As I mentioned earlier, I bought a new MacBook. My old MacBook was the first-gen black one, and it...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/07/2009
walkthrough of Document Companion for Mac
I noticed that WebWorkerDaily has posted a great walkthrough of Document Connection, which is the...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/06/2009
one of the things I like about Microsoft
Microsoft can be a funny place to work, especially as a Mac person. But I do love working here, and...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/05/2009
Windows Live Sync now supports Snow Leopard
My colleagues over on the Windows Live Sync team announced yesterday that Windows Live Sync now...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/04/2009
laptop adventures
It's been an exciting laptop week here, and it's only Wednesday! First, the bad news. On Monday...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/03/2009
100 days until Macworld 2010!
This morning, Paul Kent tweeted that there's only 100 days remaining to Macworld 2010. I suppose...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/02/2009