When we first started blogging about Word 2007, we talked a lot about 21st Century Documents. Our vision was that Word 2007 would allow authors to easily create much richer documents (Quick Styles, Themes, SmartArt, Picture Styles, Building Blocks, etc.). In Word 2010, our cutting-edge authoring pillar builds on the 21st Century Documents vision in that 21st Century Documents often have multiple authors. To accommodate this, we’re working to make co-authoring as natural as solo-authoring. Here’s how…”
Exploring large data sets and creating filters has never been easier than with Excel 2010. Tables, PivotTables and PivotCharts now have a new search functionality that easily enables you to find what you need, filter and repeat for a faster more efficient way of navigating those enormous data sets.”
Top 10 Windows Security Configurations: Where and How! (Part 1): “There are always top 10 lists that grab your attention; and this one should be no different. Windows provides many settings, options, and areas of configuration. In reality, this might be a Top 100 list, but there is only room for 10. This list is created from years of educating and asking myself questions like, “what do administrators do and not do when it comes to security?” This list seems to be where administrators fail to look and setup security. It also includes a few settings that are not all that well known, but certainly have huge rewards for securing your Windows environment. I have tried to include references to other articles that go deeper into the topic, in case you want to read more about the security setting being suggested.”
Adobe Flash CS5 To Let Developers Author Apps for iPhone — Campus Technology: “Flash Professional CS5 will allow developers to build applications for Apple’s iPhone. The forthcoming release of Adobe’s multimedia authoring tool was unveiled Monday at the Adobe MAX 2009 conference, underway in Los Angeles this week.”