The eight most common technological pitfalls of migrating to Microsoft Office 2010: “Enterprise-wide upgrades to newer versions of Microsoft Office are never easy and, when they don’t go well, IT staffs often find themselves ill-equipped to deal with the fall-out. With the launch of Microsoft Office 2010 slated for next summer, IT departments are spending hours planning and budgeting for its deployment, asking questions like What new hardware do we need to buy? How much training will be required? When should we upgrade?”
Building Your Own Windows 7 Machine: Mid-range Gaming PC | Windows 7 News: “Most users which are into building their own PC’s are usually going to fall into the mid-range gaming category. I am in this category, because I don’t have unlimited funds to spend on unlimited FPS. I personally don’t even know anyone who spends thousands on their video card, but they are out there.”
Windows 7 Netbook with Dual Screen | Redmond Pie: “Windows 7 Netbook with Dual Screen”
Why Windows 7 Didn’t Make eWEEK Labs’ 2009 Products of the Year List – Windows from eWeek: “Windows 7 was one of the biggest product stories of 2009, so why didn’t Microsoft’s new client OS make eWEEK Labs’ Products of the Year list? A lack of true innovation and several outstanding questions are among the reasons.”
10 things I can never remember how to do in Excel | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com: “Like a lot of business software users, I’m a generalist. On any given day, my job may require a little number crunching and word processing, and maybe some page layout, slide show creation, or report building. For the most part, the various Office apps make it easy to meet these needs. But certain tasks just don’t come up often enough for me to keep them in my head. (Yes, I’m blaming the tasks here.)
Excel is a good example. I use it every day, but I seldom need to do more than enter data or a simple formula. So when a job requires something a little more sophisticated, I waste a certain amount of time trying to remember how I got it to work before. Then I waste even more time trying to extract a useful answer from online help.”
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10 things I can never remember how to do in Excel | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com: “If your Excel skills are perennially rusty, this cheat sheet will help you knock out basic tasks without forcing you to scramble back up the learning curve.”
Microsoft begins presales of Office 2010: “Via the Microsoft Partner Network, the successor of the Microsoft Partner Program, Redmond is offering its partners a great deal for their clients: 20 percent off Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 purchases plus an upgrade to Microsoft Office 2010 when it launches in June 2010. In typical Microsoft fashion, the offer has a mouthful of a name: Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 No Better Time Promotion. Don’t let that throw you off, though: a 20 percent discount right now and a free copy to the latest version is a great deal for businesses.”