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Tuesday, March 04, 2008 12:00 AM

New Offering: Office 2007 Support

I take providing high quality phone support seriously. Part of that commitment to quality is the ability to support new software applications. I have been working with the new Office system for over a year and am proud to announce that, effective immediately,
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Monday, February 11, 2008 12:00 AM

What is Outlook?

For the next few weeks, I am going to look in depth at some programs included in the Microsoft Office. I am going to start this week with Outlook. Outlook is, in my opinion, the program that truly distinguishes Microsoft Office from other similar offerings.
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Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:00 AM

A High Tech Way to Beat Winter Blues

Are you looking for something new and different to do for fun as the winter drags on? My suggestion is Live Search Club. Live Search provides a number of fun word games including Flexicon, a crossword game; Seek-A-Doo, a word search game; and C-Link,
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008 12:00 AM

Who Needs Access?

Yesterday, I stated that most home users would have no need for Microsoft Access and should save the cost of the upgrade. Today, I will explain a little more about Access which, I hope, will make clear why most users don’t need this software. Access
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Monday, February 04, 2008 12:00 AM

Choosing an Office Bundle

This week, I will be focusing on the overall Office 2007 system. Today, I will start by examining the differences between the Office bundles offered by Microsoft. The core of the Office system is Word, Excel and PowerPoint. All Office bundles include
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Friday, January 11, 2008 12:00 AM

Free Advice Fridays

Friday is the day I have set aside to answer your questions free of charge. If you have a technology related question you would like answered, post it as a comment. I will try to answer as many questions as possible on next week’s Free Advice Friday.
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 12:00 AM

The New Look in Office 2007

On Tuesday, I talked about changes to the Windows operating system. Closely linked to Windows is another Microsoft product, Office. Unlike Vista, the 2007 version of Office does include significant changes to the user interface. These changes will affect
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008 12:00 AM

The Look of Vista

Often people do not upgrade to a new version of software because it would be inconvenient to learn a new, updated interface. This is not the case with Windows Vista. The Vista interface is only slightly different in appearance from Windows XP so most
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Monday, January 07, 2008 12:00 AM

Are Bargain PCs Worth the Price?

Last year, Microsoft introduced both a new office suite, Office 2007, and operating system, Windows Vista. To date, neither of these has seen mass adoption despite the fact they are both great products. Over the next weeks, I will examine these systems
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007 12:00 AM

Using Google Docs? Keep Searching!

With the amount of great press reviews received by Google Docs, an amazing product was anticipated. Google Docs, however, is nowhere near ready to replace the desktop word processor. Using Google Docs feels more like using an old web based e-mail program
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:00 AM

Catch the Buzz with Buzzword

Buzzword, an on-line word processor from Adobe, offers enough advanced features that many users may find it more convenient than other office suite offerings. This program, using the latest version of Flash, provides all of the important features that
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007 12:00 AM

More Office Offerings

 For some reason, it seems that lately office suite applications are suddenly being created by everyone. Some of this may come from the success of the previously reviewed Open Office suite. The success of this platform has shown users are willing
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:00 AM

An Alternative to Microsoft Office

When most people think of a productivity suite, they think of Microsoft Office. This feature rich program has become the standard for almost all home and business users. There are, however, alternative office suites that may be better for specific users.
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Wednesday, August 01, 2007 12:00 AM

Vista: Time to Upgrade?

Simplicity Force is advising users to only upgrade if they are purchasing a new, well equipped computer. Even then, Windows Vista may not be the best choice. The primary advantage of Vista is increased security, but most home users do not need the
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Thursday, July 26, 2007 12:00 AM

Removing Backgrounds from Pictures in Office

Often someone will find the perfect picture to use in a Power Point presentation, but it will have a white background. This is fine unless the presentation has a blue background. Today's tip will show an easy way to make any one color in an image transparent
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