Reducing the cost of a laptop, part 1
You can trim the cost of any laptop you're considering with these tips for saving money on productivity suites such as Microsoft Office, which can add up to $350 to your laptop's price tag.
Microsoft finally unveils browser-based Office apps
Ever since Google Apps arrived on the scene, Microsoft has been dogged by the question of when it might release browser-based versions of its Office apps. At the PDC (Professional Developer Conference) in Los Angeles, the answer finally came in the form of Office Web applications -- lightweight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote (a notes and tasks app) delivered through the browser.
Forecast has Office, Vista going in opposite directions
Microsoft's quarterly call with Wall Street on Thursday told the tale of two software franchises and their diverging financial fortunes
End Office and Windows annoyances
What do Outlook, Office, and Windows have in common--other than they're from Microsoft? They can sure be annoying. This week I've got a handful of tips for dealing with some of the hassle--like weird attachments, messy e-mail quotes, confounding file formats, and lost Windows passwords.
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