items tagged with Microsoft Office
Microsoft delivers Open XML updates for Mac Office but no ODF support
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-24 21:36:51
The introduction of Office 2007 brought a wave of document compatibility issues for users of Office 2004, but Microsoft has at last delivered a non-beta version of its Open XML File Format Converter for Mac. And while ODF support has been promised for Office 2007 SP2, there's no sign of it for Office 2008.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-24 21:36:51
The introduction of Office 2007 brought a wave of document compatibility issues for users of Office 2004, but Microsoft has at last delivered a non-beta version of its Open XML File Format Converter for Mac. And while ODF support has been promised for Office 2007 SP2, there's no sign of it for Office 2008.
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Corel’s new WordPerfect Office X4: PDF capabilities galore and "only" $99
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-23 22:50:55
So, Corel has launched its latest version of WordPerfect Office. What have they done to make it better than Office 2007, better than the free Open Office, and better than web apps like Google Docs? Turns out there’s some key new features which are very attractive - but are they enough to make you switch – or even take notice?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-23 22:50:55
So, Corel has launched its latest version of WordPerfect Office. What have they done to make it better than Office 2007, better than the free Open Office, and better than web apps like Google Docs? Turns out there’s some key new features which are very attractive - but are they enough to make you switch – or even take notice?
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Goodbye to Bill Gates on June 27... but it’s not goodbye forever!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-22 07:24:26
Bill Gates stops his “day to day” work at Microsoft on Friday June 27, to focus on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and its work in health, vaccines, education and more. But he remains Microsoft’s Chairman – and its largest single shareholder – so he won’t be too far away if Steve Ballmer wants to have a chat!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-22 07:24:26
Bill Gates stops his “day to day” work at Microsoft on Friday June 27, to focus on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and its work in health, vaccines, education and more. But he remains Microsoft’s Chairman – and its largest single shareholder – so he won’t be too far away if Steve Ballmer wants to have a chat!
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IBM gives free concert with Lotus Symphony 1.0
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-06-04 00:19:49
IBM's Office alternative Lotus Symphony has reached version 1.0. Not only is it available for both Available for Windows and Linux, but it is absolutely free.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-06-04 00:19:49
IBM's Office alternative Lotus Symphony has reached version 1.0. Not only is it available for both Available for Windows and Linux, but it is absolutely free.
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Uh-oh: Safari, IE flaws combine to put Windows at risk!
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-01 23:41:12
Human imagination is a wonderful thing, but unfortunately some have a tendency to use it to use it to devise nasty scenarios. A researcher has mashed up flaws in two different browsers to trigger the execution of remote code on Windows. Let the finger pointing begin!
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-01 23:41:12
Human imagination is a wonderful thing, but unfortunately some have a tendency to use it to use it to devise nasty scenarios. A researcher has mashed up flaws in two different browsers to trigger the execution of remote code on Windows. Let the finger pointing begin!
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EU “notes” Microsoft’s decision to support ODF in Office 2007
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 22:17:40
Microsoft is planning on releasing SP2 in 2009, with support to save documents in ODF format as standard, in the name of ‘interoperability’, while adding PDF and XPS save/export compatibility without requiring any add-on software. The EU’s Commission has ‘taken note’ and welcomed the decision, while promising to investigate it further. What does this mean?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 22:17:40
Microsoft is planning on releasing SP2 in 2009, with support to save documents in ODF format as standard, in the name of ‘interoperability’, while adding PDF and XPS save/export compatibility without requiring any add-on software. The EU’s Commission has ‘taken note’ and welcomed the decision, while promising to investigate it further. What does this mean?
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Service Pack 1 arrives for Office 2008
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-13 17:35:03
We knew Microsoft was about to release a security update for Office 2008, but a full-blown service pack came as a surprise.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-13 17:35:03
We knew Microsoft was about to release a security update for Office 2008, but a full-blown service pack came as a surprise.
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OpenOffice.org readies Mac-native release
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-13 00:24:15
One of the main barriers to the wider adoption of the OpenOffice.org (OOo) suite by Mac users is its dependence on X11, as few of them are comfortable working in that environment. If that requirement vanished and OOo took on the familiar Aqua look and feel, would you give the open source office suite a try?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-13 00:24:15
One of the main barriers to the wider adoption of the OpenOffice.org (OOo) suite by Mac users is its dependence on X11, as few of them are comfortable working in that environment. If that requirement vanished and OOo took on the familiar Aqua look and feel, would you give the open source office suite a try?
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What's coming on May's Patch Tuesday
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-05-08 17:41:57
Microsoft has a mixed crop of updates for us this month, affecting old and new versions of Windows, Office - including the Mac version - and the company's range of security products.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-05-08 17:41:57
Microsoft has a mixed crop of updates for us this month, affecting old and new versions of Windows, Office - including the Mac version - and the company's range of security products.
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Uh-oh... Microsoft Office 2007 not OK with OOXML
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-23 04:54:59
A test of Office 2007’s compatibility in outputting OOXML compliant documents has shown that Microsoft’s latest Office suite generates files with errors, failing the test. But is this really a surprise?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-23 04:54:59
A test of Office 2007’s compatibility in outputting OOXML compliant documents has shown that Microsoft’s latest Office suite generates files with errors, failing the test. But is this really a surprise?
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More Windows and Office security flaws fixed
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-04-08 16:53:22
Microsoft's latest set of security updates address critical flaws in all currently supported versions of Windows. Components of the Office suite are also affected.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-04-08 16:53:22
Microsoft's latest set of security updates address critical flaws in all currently supported versions of Windows. Components of the Office suite are also affected.
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More interoperability info from Microsoft
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-04-08 16:20:38
It probably won't satisfy the company's critics, but Microsoft has released another 14,000+ pages of interoperability information for its "high-volume products".
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-04-08 16:20:38
It probably won't satisfy the company's critics, but Microsoft has released another 14,000+ pages of interoperability information for its "high-volume products".
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Critical patches coming for Vista, Server 2008
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-04-03 15:36:44
This month's Patch Tuesday fixes will include critical fixes for Microsoft's flagship operating systems, the company has warned.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-04-03 15:36:44
This month's Patch Tuesday fixes will include critical fixes for Microsoft's flagship operating systems, the company has warned.
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Google Gears up for offline docs, why not Gmail and Calendar?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-04-01 05:53:30
This is all very interesting. Google Gears now enables users to take Google Docs documents out of the cloud and save them locally for later offline use and we're promised Spreadsheets are next. That's great but hello Google what are your two most widely used cloud applications right now and why have they been ignored!
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-04-01 05:53:30
This is all very interesting. Google Gears now enables users to take Google Docs documents out of the cloud and save them locally for later offline use and we're promised Spreadsheets are next. That's great but hello Google what are your two most widely used cloud applications right now and why have they been ignored!
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