May 2009 - Posts
Think about how useful it would be to be able to: Organize and keep track of your books Help your kids make their own readings lists Create a lending library database — useful if you're a teacher or if you have a small library of your own and often loan
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Next time you want to promote something, whether it’s a block party, concert, poetry reading, or fundraiser, this latest episode in “A Writer’s Guide to Office” can help. Joannie Stangeland quickly creates an attractive flyer in Publisher by using the
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This company puts a lot of time an energy into trying to make people more productive and more efficient. Yesterday, CEO Steve Ballmer took a very public delivery of his new car - a hybrid Ford Fusion with Microsoft SYNC software. In case you missed it,
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Women changing their lives and careers
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This morning, the coffee server at my favorite drive-through coffee stand was distracted by a call on her cell. In a rush of emotion, she told me that her little sister had found a P painted on her car windshield, and later a pineapple (“Prickly
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Women seeking and finding positive career change
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OneNote is not normal. I suppose that's why even folks who view Microsoft with a jaundiced eye often fall in love with this maverick program. I use it every day myself. So when I heard the hullabaloo about the latest OneNote promo video I got curious.
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The sixth design principle for “bringing cool stuff to life” is to live life at the intersection. According to Diego Rodriguez, a design expert and author of the 21 principles, that’s where the magic of innovation happens. I’ve been following Rodriguez’s
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People are continuing to lose jobs, and we're continuing to work on ways that we can help people find new jobs—even better jobs. At Office Online, we have plenty of templates for resumes —and in March we launched the partnership with Monster.com to help
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Being at a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) summit -- where I was surrounded by subject matter experts from around the globe speaking passionately about their journeys in the art of database management -- was a humbling experience. Yet, it was
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Women changing career paths
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Here's a challenge: can I make a business card in 90 seconds? Learn a thing or two about to work with the free templates at Office Online. Office Casual: How to make a business card in 90 seconds? Now, I don't know if you would want to make business card
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The Access team here at Office Online realized we weren’t doing a great job of helping our power business users get what they want out of Access applications. We have a lot of “getting started” help on Office Online and there’s the developer help on MSDN,
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Let's face it: Sometimes the Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations or other things you've created using Office 2007 cannot be viewed by others, inviting bad blood and general crabbiness. There are a couple of reasons why these folks
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Has your career followed the 80/20 rule? Twenty percent of the time you are sure you’re getting it absolutely right, and the other 80 percent of the time you’re trying to figure out what steps to take next. The right decisions, and tools, can help. Here
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When moving on can be a case of moving up
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For the past month, I have not been able to get this story out of my head: “ On top of autism ,” an article from The Spokesman Review (Spokane, WA). There are several elements of this story that naturally appeal to me. It’s about PowerPoint, I have lived
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We love customer feedback - and this collection of templates is a direct result of your feedback. You asked for it, so we have pulled together a collection of templates that should make your non-profit work easier and more efficient. We think we've got
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We spend a fair amount of time making sure that our computers, documents, and private information are all kept secure. But all that time and energy can be for naught if you share a network printer. You know it, you need it, you use it every day: the copy
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I’ve been dragged kicking and screaming into the modern world of lists: RSS feeds, Favorites site lists, FaceBook friends, LinkedIn contacts, Twitter follows, lists of waiting email, lists of search returns, and the mother of all lists, the list of commitments
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Dude, are you listening? Actively participate in your interview and get closer to employment.
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