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MindJet MindManager 7 becomes Fluent with the ribbon: interview
The upcoming version 7 of MindJet MindManager, the popular visualisation tool releases on 31st May....
Author: dstrange Date: 05/24/2007
FreeForm Dynamics survey shows Office 2007 outpacing OpenOffice
Interesting survey hosted on the Register from the smart cookies at FreeForm Dynamics (check out...
Author: dstrange Date: 05/23/2007
Random roundup..23rd May 2007
I feel I should wait until the weekend to do random roundups but just back from holiday and there is...
Author: dstrange Date: 05/23/2007
Collaboration breaks down the walls
If you've not seen this ad, I think it's great: Video: Divider
Author: dstrange Date: 05/15/2007
Blogcast: Protect and manage content
I must confess I was a bit hungover when I recorded this one so I do suggest you run it speeded up...
Author: dstrange Date: 05/11/2007
Thao dibbly todge-bellied yawnups was tiggling down Widgington passage chasing goolybugs
No its not some new geekspeak you'll end up having to buy the "dummies" guide for but some of the...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/23/2007
Random Roundup 22nd April 2007
This week's inbox detritus for your viewing pleasure.. Taxis Our free New Day taxi campaign got some...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/22/2007
10 years on.. gosh that went quickly
This month is my ten year anniversary at Microsoft. You might think that shows a remarkable lack of...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/20/2007
Better decisions faster: Blogcast demo
Continuing my series of blogcast demos, this week I am talking about business intelligence, showing...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/18/2007
Blogging from the evil empire
It's not easy being Microsoft sometimes especially when people refer to the company as the evil...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/17/2007
Cool new Office 2007 magazine availabile in WHSmith
I'm really pleased with the special edition of the Windows Vista magazine - this one is dedicated...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/17/2007
Iconic quiz - name that office app
I noticed this post today about the new office icons and its a good little quiz for a Monday.. can...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/16/2007
Ecma Open XML Developer Workshop
30th April - 1st May 2007, Reading, UK This two day developer workshop focuses on Open XML, the new...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/16/2007
Classic mode for 2007
There's been some talk today about the add on for Office 2007 which reverts back to classic mode. In...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/12/2007
Project Collaboration demo blogcast
Here is my latest demonstration: project collaboration. What I'm showing is the common scenario of a...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/11/2007
Is your PC beefy enough for Office 2007?
I see a lot of people saying "Office looks great but I bet it will take a beefy machine to run it"....
Author: dstrange Date: 04/10/2007
Random roundup 7th April
This week, things that have crossed my inbox which i though were interesting - you might too: The...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/07/2007
Why you should care about Open Standards
Everyone seems to think that caring about standards is someone else's job but that is just the...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/05/2007
Blogging4Business
I had the interesting opportunity to take part in the blogging4business conference today in London....
Author: dstrange Date: 04/04/2007
Blogcast: my launch demo
For the launch of Exchange Server 2007, Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system, I put...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/03/2007
When is a phone not a phone?
Reading accountingweb today, there is a rant about blackberry's - basically documenting all the tax...
Author: dstrange Date: 04/02/2007
News round up
Things that crossed my inbox this week which might be of interest: Nintendo and Xbox 360 Wii all...
Author: dstrange Date: 03/31/2007
Last set of roadshow questions
Can the MOSS blogs be made publicly accessible with out exposing the rest of the site to the...
Author: dstrange Date: 03/23/2007
Nobody likes a SmartArt: 2 top tips
Two things I learnt today. Excel in dual screen If you are working on two excel spreadsheets you can...
Author: dstrange Date: 03/21/2007
February top customer support calls on Office
Every month I get a report from support which tells me what the most common support issues are with...
Author: dstrange Date: 03/19/2007
please not more..??
Technet Does Sharepoint services require Office 2007? Russell Harper no but a lot of the...
Author: dstrange Date: 03/16/2007
Yet more questions from the roadshow
Technet will windows meeting space have clients written for xp machines, or will it not be a useable...
Author: dstrange Date: 03/15/2007
Technet Roadshow slides
all the slides from the roadshow can be found on the technet site here
Author: dstrange Date: 03/14/2007
more questions from the roadshow
Can you arrange to never delete documents but have them archived even if they are deleted? The...
Author: dstrange Date: 03/13/2007
Questions from the roadshow
We continue the roadshow in Harrogate yesterday but this posts covers questions I made a note of to...
Author: dstrange Date: 03/13/2007
Environmentally friendly Office?
I've had quite a few people commenting that although the new curvy box is very funky, isn't it a...
Author: dstrange Date: 02/07/2007
Book Review: Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
Title: Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Author: Patricia DiGiacomo Publisher: Que publishing...
Author: dstrange Date: 02/07/2007
Random roundup
Some random things I've come across recently that might be of interest: The General availability...
Author: dstrange Date: 02/06/2007
It's here... the 2007 Microsoft Office disks
I now have the first copies of 2007 at my desk ready for the launch on Tuesday. I can't remember...
Author: dstrange Date: 01/24/2007
Kingston Uni case study live
Launch mode has kicked in so its hard to find time to blog but here is the link to the published...
Author: dstrange Date: 01/23/2007
Demo script used at CES show
Great demo as expected for the Consumer Electronics Show during Bill's keynote delivered by Justin...
Author: dstrange Date: 01/08/2007
Book Review: the Unofficial Guide to Microsoft Office 2007
Title: the Unofficial Guide to Microsoft Office 2007 Author: Paul McFedries Publisher: Wiley Size:...
Author: dstrange Date: 01/05/2007
OMG they killed Clippy!
As we keep saying, using the new Office is childs play. So what better way than creating a comic to...
Author: dstrange Date: 01/04/2007
Fighting the second law of thermodynamics
T-13 days An understanding of physics, I always maintain, is a useful foundation for living. It...
Author: dstrange Date: 11/17/2006
IT forum virtual side
They've done a great job on the virtual conference site so if you can't be here, you can still join...
Author: dstrange Date: 11/15/2006
Barcelona - traveling with Vista and Office
T-15 days to launch I'm at IT Forum in Barcelona speaking to press for a few days which is fun. The...
Author: dstrange Date: 11/15/2006
New Office Online launches
We've launched the new version of the Office Online site at office.microsoft.com. It has a more...
Author: dstrange Date: 11/02/2006