Apr
07
Microsoft has gotten a little better at being able to laugh at themselves lately. Or, in this case, laugh at their customers. It’s safe to say that most American adults have sat through a horrible PowerPoint presentation in their day. I can just picture my college self sitting in Communications 103: Principals of Public Speaking, …
Jun
07
June 15th marks Microsoft’s official release date of Office 2010. The highly anticipated release brings new powerful and useful features that users will truly appreciate. Check out our Hands On With Office 2010 series for more information on the latest releases. If you’re ready to upgrade you can pre-order today, and start experiencing Office 2010 …
Jun
01
This week in our Hands on With Office 2010 series, we dive into the latest release of PowerPoint. Microsoft added a lot of great features that make PowerPoint easier to use, and share your presentations. A lot of very necessary improvements have been made that will save people a lot of hassle when working with …
Sep
21
Seriously. Who owns, personally owns, all the software they need?Nevermind want. No one does. No one I know at least. Adobe, Microsoft, Corel all rock. Of course. They’re great. But they might as well be Pretty Pony Design Software, as far as my home computer endeavors are concerned. Thank god for freeware. There is some pretty …
Jul
21
Yesterday, Microsoft released the second Service Pack (SP2) for Office 2008 for Mac. This update makes some stability and speed improvements to this version of Office, as well as adds some new document collaboration features. The developers of Office 2008 for Mac SP2 listened to customer feedback to improve on this very popular software suite …
Jul
01
Despite being one of the world’s most profitable companies, Microsoft is about to report its first decline in annual revenue in its 23 year public history. One could argue that this decline in sales revenue comes as a result of the slumping economy. While it’s true that many companies are putting off software purchases and …
Apr
22
Earlier this month Microsoft released the sixth version of its Security Intelligence Report (SIR). This report compiles and analyzes data from hundreds of millions of computers worldwide as well as some of the busiest online services. This very comprehensive report draws out recent trends in software security and indentifies areas of vulnerability. This most recent …
Apr
16
Yesterday Microsoft announced that a free trial version of Office 2008 Standard for Mac is now available for download. The trial verion is fully-functional for 30 days, which lets users experience the full range of features found in this suite of Microsoft applications. Office 2008 for Mac includes popular Microsoft programs like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, …
Apr
06
Now that the “doomsday” Conficker virus has come and gone without any major incidents, it’s time to focus on legitimate security threats that don’t receive the same kind of hype. Microsoft recently released a security advisory about a new vulnerability in its PowerPoint software. There are recent reports of malicious PowerPoint file attachments in certain …
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