items tagged with Microsoft Office
Eagle-eyed observer tips Keynote 5 on the way
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-10 23:05:49
Some people watching Steve Jobs' "Let's Rock" presentation were concentrating on his health, most were keen for details of the new iPods, but a few were more concerned with how the material was being put on the big screen. Is a new version of Keynote on the way?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-10 23:05:49
Some people watching Steve Jobs' "Let's Rock" presentation were concentrating on his health, most were keen for details of the new iPods, but a few were more concerned with how the material was being put on the big screen. Is a new version of Keynote on the way?
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September Patch Tuesday: a critical day for media files at Microsoft
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-09 17:24:00
Patch Tuesday has come around all too quickly, and Microsoft has released four critical updates. Once again, the handling of media files has proved fertile ground for vulnerability hunters.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-09 17:24:00
Patch Tuesday has come around all too quickly, and Microsoft has released four critical updates. Once again, the handling of media files has proved fertile ground for vulnerability hunters.
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Microsoft announces another critical Tuesday times four
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-07 20:00:43
Microsoft has given advance notification of four security bulletins - all rated critical - for September's Patch Tuesday. One of them appears to be the Windows Media Player fix that was dropped at the last moment in August.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-07 20:00:43
Microsoft has given advance notification of four security bulletins - all rated critical - for September's Patch Tuesday. One of them appears to be the Windows Media Player fix that was dropped at the last moment in August.
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Frontline solves Excel 2008's Solver shortfall
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-31 18:16:08
Mac spreadsheet jockeys: the wait for an Excel 2008-compatible version of Solver is over. Developer Frontline Systems is offering a free download of the popular spreadsheet add-on for Office 2008 users.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-31 18:16:08
Mac spreadsheet jockeys: the wait for an Excel 2008-compatible version of Solver is over. Developer Frontline Systems is offering a free download of the popular spreadsheet add-on for Office 2008 users.
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Star Wars: The Force Unleased demo dated
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2008-08-17 20:52:18
Yep it looks good, and now the demo for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has a release date
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2008-08-17 20:52:18
Yep it looks good, and now the demo for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has a release date
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Eating Alfresco: the healthier FOSS alternative to SharePoint
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-13 10:05:47
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-13 10:05:47
I assisted a company today with a spectacular Microsoft Office SharePoint Services (MOSS) crash. The experience showed some folly in the oft-claimed mantra that Windows-based applications are graphical and friendly. In fact, here’s a free Linux-friendly open source package called Afresco which makes a better SharePoint than SharePoint.
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Bugs squashed, vulnerabilities patched and info updated in Office for Mac
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-12 21:59:31
The latest updates for Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 deliver more than just security patches. If you're on a broadband plan with a small download allowance, be sure to fetch the 2008 updater during off-peak hours - or better still, grab a copy from a trusted friend!
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-12 21:59:31
The latest updates for Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 deliver more than just security patches. If you're on a broadband plan with a small download allowance, be sure to fetch the 2008 updater during off-peak hours - or better still, grab a copy from a trusted friend!
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Patch frenzy erupts after August Patch Tuesday
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-12 19:37:52
With 26 vulnerabilities covered, August's Patch Tuesday was a biggie! Microsoft issued 11 bulletins, but 12 were expected. What has Microsoft applied the band-aids to, and what is yet to be patched?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-12 19:37:52
With 26 vulnerabilities covered, August's Patch Tuesday was a biggie! Microsoft issued 11 bulletins, but 12 were expected. What has Microsoft applied the band-aids to, and what is yet to be patched?
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Attackers pushing ActiveX control just to exploit it
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-07 17:08:18
Symantec has warned that the bad guys have started using drive-by downloads of a genuine Microsoft software component to open a security hole for subsequent exploit.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-07 17:08:18
Symantec has warned that the bad guys have started using drive-by downloads of a genuine Microsoft software component to open a security hole for subsequent exploit.
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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday to hit users big and hard
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-07 16:59:23
Patch Tuesday falls relatively late in the month of August 2008, and Microsoft has a bumper bundle of bulletins up its corporate sleeve, with no less than seven - count 'em, folks, that's seven - critical items. The flaws to be patched are spread across Microsoft's most widely used products.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-07 16:59:23
Patch Tuesday falls relatively late in the month of August 2008, and Microsoft has a bumper bundle of bulletins up its corporate sleeve, with no less than seven - count 'em, folks, that's seven - critical items. The flaws to be patched are spread across Microsoft's most widely used products.
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Apple catches up with BIND as one of a dozen security patches
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-03 20:05:05
Late last week Apple finally released a security update for Mac OS X that includes a patched version of the BIND DNS software. In all, there were a dozen patches released including the potentially serious BIND fix.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-03 20:05:05
Late last week Apple finally released a security update for Mac OS X that includes a patched version of the BIND DNS software. In all, there were a dozen patches released including the potentially serious BIND fix.
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Ballmer urges troops to slap down Apple and Google
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-25 01:21:39
A 'state of the union' memo from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to all his employees makes it clear that the company still sees Apple and Google as threats, but for very different reasons. The defensive tone of the memo which mentions Microsoft's competitors by name is an unmistakable sign that the company is feeling the heat.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-25 01:21:39
A 'state of the union' memo from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to all his employees makes it clear that the company still sees Apple and Google as threats, but for very different reasons. The defensive tone of the memo which mentions Microsoft's competitors by name is an unmistakable sign that the company is feeling the heat.
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Face off: Windows vs Linux real world RAM and disk tests
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-07-21 11:18:30
Forget fear, uncertainty and doubt. How do Windows Vista and Linux really compare against each other? It’s one thing to talk about the familiar applications available to Windows users contrasted with the rich suite of free open source apps for Linux, but something totally different to actually compare the loads of the two operating systems as they perform functionally identical tasks.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-07-21 11:18:30
Forget fear, uncertainty and doubt. How do Windows Vista and Linux really compare against each other? It’s one thing to talk about the familiar applications available to Windows users contrasted with the rich suite of free open source apps for Linux, but something totally different to actually compare the loads of the two operating systems as they perform functionally identical tasks.
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Microsoft warns of zero day attack on Word 2002
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-09 17:08:48
Microsoft has warned of a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3 that is being used in targeted attacks which could corrupt memory and take control of the victim's computer. The zero day attack follows a familiar pattern of exploits coinciding with Patch Tuesday to maximise the window between discovery and the availability of a fix.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-09 17:08:48
Microsoft has warned of a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3 that is being used in targeted attacks which could corrupt memory and take control of the victim's computer. The zero day attack follows a familiar pattern of exploits coinciding with Patch Tuesday to maximise the window between discovery and the availability of a fix.
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Mac OS X updates - stuff happens sometimes
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-07 21:35:07
My experience with Mac OS X updates has been generally positive, with the exception of 10.2.8 which caused a major graphics problem with the 'Lombard' PowerBook G3. But updating to 10.5.4 didn't go quite as smoothly as I've become accustomed.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-07 21:35:07
My experience with Mac OS X updates has been generally positive, with the exception of 10.2.8 which caused a major graphics problem with the 'Lombard' PowerBook G3. But updating to 10.5.4 didn't go quite as smoothly as I've become accustomed.
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Microsoft offers Office and OneCare in US at subscription price
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-02 11:31:38
If you could pay US $70 to get a one-year copy of Office Home and Student Edition, and Internet security package OneCare, which you could install on three PCs in the home – which needs to be renewed every year – would you?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-02 11:31:38
If you could pay US $70 to get a one-year copy of Office Home and Student Edition, and Internet security package OneCare, which you could install on three PCs in the home – which needs to be renewed every year – would you?
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Gates chose the right time to leave Microsoft
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-06-29 07:46:33
Regardless of what opinion one might hold of Bill Gates, there can be no denying that concerning IT he is a man with vision. Thus, it comes as no surprise that at just 52 he has cut the cord with his baby, Microsoft. Gates has known for a long time Microsoft is a company on the wane.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-06-29 07:46:33
Regardless of what opinion one might hold of Bill Gates, there can be no denying that concerning IT he is a man with vision. Thus, it comes as no surprise that at just 52 he has cut the cord with his baby, Microsoft. Gates has known for a long time Microsoft is a company on the wane.
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Solver to Mac Excel users: 'I will return'
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-06-27 00:55:24
Like General Patton's famous promise to the Philippines during World War 2, Microsoft's MacBU is telling Excel wielding Mac users that the Solver add-in will be making a comeback.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-06-27 00:55:24
Like General Patton's famous promise to the Philippines during World War 2, Microsoft's MacBU is telling Excel wielding Mac users that the Solver add-in will be making a comeback.
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Don't Be Evil Google sued for a billion over IP theft charges
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-06-26 10:06:03
A Chicago start-up business has filed a $1 Billion lawsuit against Google. LimitNone accuses the search giant of stealing its migration tool technology.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-06-26 10:06:03
A Chicago start-up business has filed a $1 Billion lawsuit against Google. LimitNone accuses the search giant of stealing its migration tool technology.
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Samsung i780 Windows Mobile beats iPhone and HTC Diamond for business?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-26 02:26:36
Never mind the iPhone or the HTC Touch Diamond, Samsung reckons it's new i780 mobile phone is what business users need. Insofar as any one phone can suit the needs of such a diverse group, it just might be right.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-26 02:26:36
Never mind the iPhone or the HTC Touch Diamond, Samsung reckons it's new i780 mobile phone is what business users need. Insofar as any one phone can suit the needs of such a diverse group, it just might be right.
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