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Microsoft Labs Future Vision, tomorrows home, office and retail?

What I found most compelling about this Microsoft Labs vision of the, near?, future is the variety of display technology and form factors seen. You can see why Microsoft have invested so heavily in te... Read more →

A Ribbon Application Button tip

Here is a tip that applies to any application that uses Microsoft's Fluent Interface, with the Ribbon and Application button. On my machine this includes Office, MindManager and Snagit. Although it... Read more →

MindManager 8 Integrated Microsoft Office Editing

MindManager maps are often used to reference information in other documents. Traditionally this has been achieved with a topic link to a file or use of "smart" map parts to incorporate information (Ou... Read more →

Xobni = inboX that works

Buzz introduced me to Xobni in this video . If you use Outlook, and don't use Xobni, get it . It's that simple. Read more →

Microsoft Office Labs open for experiments

Microsoft Office have opened a “Labs” with previews, a blog and more. Microsoft Office Labs We're a group of designers and developers that collect ideas from all over Microsoft (but mostly from... Read more →

The Story of the a Ribbon

It’s the year of the Ribbon, but why? Jensen Harris, of the Microsoft Office User Experience Team, has posted a recording (and PowerPoint) of his awesome presentation at MIX. He tells the story of... Read more →

Using Outlook Categories to manage my email

Late last year I also stumbled on the email sorting technique mentioned in the OfficeRocker’s post. I started using Categories on emails related to my Autodesk University trip and changed my Inbox to... Read more →

Previewing Attachments in Outlook 2007

I use Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 at home* and love this feature. The first time I stumbled upon it I wondered why I hadn’t found it before, only to find it was new in 2007! Previewing Attachme... Read more →

The true cost of Open Source, no roadmap?

In a world where Open Source is often seen to be the future it’s interesting to see the Automobile Association of New Zealand dropping Open Office in favour of Microsoft’s Office. It’s interesting... Read more →

Taming the To-Do Bar in Outlook 2007

The To-Do bar is one of my favourite new features of Outlook 2007. It provides a constant reference to tasks and appointments but can be minimised or restored with a click. If you have lots of tasks,... Read more →