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Office Live can help when working from home
As someone who does work from home sometimes - admittedly mostly during evenings and weekends :-), it’s always interested to read about how Microsoft technologies can help. I came across these two articles which provide some useful pointers : Make a good Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 1:24 PM by tkimber | 0 Comments
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AvailableLocal.com launches on the Office Live platform
An innovative recruitment company, called AvailableLocal.com, have just launched their services on an Office Live website at www.availablelocal.com . Their proposition is based around supporting sustainable local employment, in an attempt to drastically Read More...
Posted: Friday, July 03, 2009 11:57 AM by tkimber | 0 Comments
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Microsoft seeks a name for its new Office Web Apps suite
According to this blog entry by respected writer Mary-Jo Foley, there’s a survey doing the rounds soliciting feedback on some proposed names for the new Office Web Applications – that’s Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote delivered in the browser. I can’t Read More...
Posted: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 2:22 PM by tkimber | 0 Comments
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What's missing with Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook ?
There’s been quite a bit of media comment recently on the release of Google Apps sync for Microsoft Outlook. Google are pitching this as some sort of breakthrough that will remove a barrier for customers to transition from Microsoft Exchange to Google-hosted Read More...
Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:11 PM by tkimber | 0 Comments
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Which social media are you ?
I’ve recently finished a book on social media (available for pre-order from Amazon , thanks for asking) and one of the things I’ve come across quite a bit is that people think they ought to ‘do’ social media without thinking about which media is right Read More...
Posted: Monday, June 22, 2009 4:41 PM by tkimber | 1 Comments
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I Phone Therefore I Am
Well, that was lively. Twitter went crazy for a few hours as the upgrade to software for a certain Smartphone went completely through the roof briefly when it was released. Clearly Microsoft has a vested interest in loving it when this happens and it’s Read More...
Posted: Friday, June 19, 2009 9:05 AM by tkimber | 25 Comments
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Domain name reshuffle
OK, it's like this. The Internet is about to have its most substantial overhaul ever - in 2010, if current plans come to fruition, domain name registration is going to change. ICANN, the authority that polices domain names, is about to make substantial Read More...
Posted: Monday, June 15, 2009 9:20 AM by tkimber | 0 Comments
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Blog Standard – How to do it
I’ve been writing a book on social networking lately – out in October, thanks for asking, called This Is Social Media, and inevitably one of the things under discussion is blogging. There’s a debate about the best way to blog; you can host it yourself Read More...
Posted: Friday, June 12, 2009 5:02 PM by tkimber | 2 Comments
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Burghfield and Goring Vets get online with Office Live
Fully Vetted is the Web site of an established veterinary business that had been considering a Web site and business e-mail for some time. Microsoft Office Live made the decision simple – it was so easy and inexpensive to implement. By managing the site Read More...
Posted: Friday, June 05, 2009 3:59 PM by tkimber | 1 Comments
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Mind your underpinnings
It’s only a week since my last entry on this blog where I stressed the benefits of home working. Now it’s becoming apparent that for this sort of networked technology to truly fly the infrastructure that underpins it is going to need some sort of overhaul Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:37 PM by tkimber | 1 Comments
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Microsoft Wins Best Place to Work in Europe 2 years in a row
Whilst Microsoft may not be perfect, clearly something is going right in Europe to win the coveted ‘ best place to work ’ for the second time. The company’s philosophy is that if employees are happy, then so will customers and business partners. Some Read More...
Posted: Friday, May 29, 2009 3:26 PM by tkimber | 1 Comments
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Student interns help grow Office Live
I frequently speak to small business owners who feel overworked but can’t afford to hire additional full-time employees to share the burden. One option many have overlooked is the possibility of hiring a student intern. Internships or placements are a Read More...
Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:44 AM by tkimber | 1 Comments
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Working from home: some thoughts you need to consider
So, did everybody work from home on 18 May? What? You didn’t know it was Work From Home Day? OK, a little secret – these things are usually a gimmick thought up by someone with a marketing budget for a home working widget, you know it and I know it. Father’s Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:55 AM by tkimber | 2 Comments
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Is Google falling behind Twitter ?
There’s been a lot of speculation about Google and Twitter recently – acquisition rumours, partnerships and so on. It does appear now that Google has recognised that Twitter is a serious player in Search, and even has some key advantages so far as real-time Read More...
Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2009 3:31 PM by tkimber | 1 Comments
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Security: is it a tech thing?
In case you didn’t know, we’re just through the annual agony that is the Infosec show. It’s great being a journalist; you fetch up at a trade show, they look pleased to see you then realise you’re writing about stuff rather than spending money and their Read More...
Posted: Monday, May 11, 2009 4:50 PM by tkimber | 1 Comments
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