On one of our internal Microsoft discussion lists someone asked for a feature comparison between Office 2003 and Office 2007. One of our great support engineers sent a tidy list of articles that while not doing the direct comparisons do give great overviews of what's new in each. I thought this would be useful to the community, so here they are:
What's new in Microsoft Office Access 2007
http://office.microsoft.com/client/helppreview.aspx?AssetID=HA100241851033&ns=MSACCESS&lcid=1033
What's new in Microsoft Office Excel 2007
http://office.microsoft.com/client/helppreview.aspx?AssetID=HA100738731033&ns=EXCEL&lcid=1033
What's new in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
http://office.microsoft.com/client/helppreview.aspx?AssetID=HA100743061033&ns=OUTLOOK&lcid=1033
What's new in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
http://office.microsoft.com/client/helpcategory.aspx?CategoryID=CH101030561033&ns=POWERPNT&lcid=1033
What's new in Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
http://office.microsoft.com/client/helppreview.aspx?AssetID=HA100385691033&ns=MSPUB&lcid=1033
What's new in Microsoft Office Word 2007
http://office.microsoft.com/client/helppreview.aspx?AssetID=HA100742241033&ns=WINWORD&lcid=1033
You may also want to check out the info and links in the 2007 Microsoft Office system suites overview page at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA101757031033.aspx
Rock Thought for the Day:
Pantera and Dimebag Darrell- I had just never gotten around to checking out this popular band. They have one of the most loyal fan bases any band has ever enjoyed. So, I finally purchased an album- Best Of Pantera: Far Beyond The Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!.
As a guitar player I had heard a lot about Dime and how great he was. In response to his tragic murder in 2004 many guitar and music magazines did tributes to Dime, and I was struck by how revered he was-- a guitarist I had only listened to in passing. Now, two years later, I feel the impact and loss caused by his absence. He was a luminary among guitar players, one of the most innovative and technically masterful players that has ever held a six-string.
I regret that I took too long to discover the otherworldly energy, intensity, musicianship, and song-writing power of this band. Yes, the themes are heavy, but they are honest and real. The songs are well crafted, and I cannot help but listen to them over and over again. I will now go back and fill out my CD collection with the original releases of the band and then move to DamagePlan, Dime's last band.
If you are looking for a guitarists' guitarist- Dime is your man.
Rock On
