If you want to get a your hands on the latest Office software then go to: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/office/preview It allows you to download and preview a beta version of the 2007 Microsoft Office System. I've been really happy with the new...

It's a traggic loss to Office 2007, as Adobe and Microsoft argue against Microsofts use of the "save as pdf" function which is currently available in the beta version. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/05/AR2006060501315...

I’ve just arrived back from the Microsoft Office Developer Conference in London which involved Microsoft employees talking about some of new advancements that you can expect to see in the 2007 Office System. The two days consisted of a mixture of hands...

Windows Live™ Messenger has finally been released, it is the first of our Windows LIVE branded web services. Windows Live Messenger is the world’s largest instant Messaging service with more 240 million active accounts with a staggering 13 Million...

The Mini Bar, formerly known as the ‘floatie’ (luckily that got changed) is a new solution to combat the irritating command loops involved in changing simple effects in text documents like font size, type face, font colour etc. In order to view...

The Inquirer has written an interesting article discussing the pros and cons of Microsoft Word 2007. It highlights some fascinating usability problems that experienced ‘Word’ enthusiast are having with the new user interface, the shortcut keys and the...

There is a interesting article about competition from Linux on Small Business Server 2003 R2 published on CRN about the refocus of Microsoft and Linux Rivals on SMB Servers. http://www.crn.com/sections/software/software.jhtml?articleId=189501056...

I’ve just spent this afternoon catching up on a few other blogs and I’ve discovered that I’m famous. Darren Strange, the Product Manager of Office 2007 in the UK has put a video clip up on his blog that he took at DevCon in London. You can see a number...

As a sideline from my usual news I thought I’d mention about an event I recently had the opportunity to get involved in. It was a fund raising event that was organised by a friend of mine Mr Simon Drakeley that was arranged to raise money for a charity...