Gizmodo: office 2007

Details Leaked On Palm Pre: MMS, Office 2007

Sean Fallon — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:27:00 EDT

It's not earth shattering info or anything, but the anonymous person behind InsideSprintnow claiming to be a Sprint customer care employee has divulged a few more tidbits about the Pam Pre.

Here are the highlights:

•No video recording at launch, though they seem to think such a thing will be added via update. (We knew this already)
•MMS support is confirmed
•They imply that Office 2007 documents work fine on Pre, though they don't specify if it's read-only
•Custom ringtones are a go, as are ringback tones
•When in USB mode, all calls will be automatically routed to voicemail.
•IM Services: Google Talk and AIM at launch.
•The color for calendar events can be chosen manually on the Pre, or sync'ed with the colors you've got set up in Exchange
•Cookies can be disabled in the browser
•No pictbridge profile yet, so no wireless photo printing.

Again, none of this information is confirmed. Although that bit about automatic redirect to voicemail when in USB mode seems absurd to me. [insidesprintnow via MobileCrunch]

How to Tweet At Work Without Getting Caught

Jason Chen — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:40:00 EDT

Chances are you're reading us (and goofing off) at work while trying to pretend you're not slacking. Spreadtweet's an easy way to check twitter while making it seem like you're a not a lousy employee.

Here's the key: it looks like Excel from Office 2003, 2007 or 2008 (Mac). All your tweets are displayed in plain text down down the page, and you tweet by typing yours in the top textbox and hitting send. There's even tabbed views along the top, making it a relatively complete Twitter package.

And don't forget to follow us if you haven't. And yes, pork rinds and STDs are what my friends tweet about. [Spreadtweet via NYT]

Documents To Go for Android Released to Edit Microsoft Office Docs

Mark Wilson — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:20:00 EDT

We heard about Documents To Go for Android a few months back, a Microsoft Office document reader/editor/creator for mobile devices on its way to the Android platform. Now it's out for $20.

Documents to Go supports file formats up to Office 2007&,dash;technically those file extensions include .doc .xls and .ppt, along with Adobe's .pdf for good measure. But apparently that $20 price is only an introductory deal, with the app price bumping to $30 after some arbitrary amount of time. Get it now through Android Market. [DataViz via UberPhones]

Where Did Microsoft's Mac Page Go?

Jason Chen — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:10:00 EST

Maybe it's being restructured, but I can't find it. Is it just me? Are they revamping the site or something? Hit the link to see for yourself. Updated 3:33PM ET [Microsoft Mac]

Microsoft just told us that the issue was just "regular maintenance." They're working on getting it back up soon. Yay.

Update: It's back up.

Microsoft Wants You to Pay Monthly Subscription for Office and Services You Won't Use

matt buchanan — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:50:00 EDT

Microsoft is testing a new bundle of fun codenamed "Albany" which rolls Office Home and Student, Windows Live OneCare, Office Live Workspace and some other Live services into a package that you'll pay a monthly fee for. It's this kind of thing, turning software into service you have to keep paying for and never actually own, that makes reports of Windows 7's modularity kinda scary. Here's what "Albany" will ask you to pony up for every month in real-world terms.

Lifted from Vwag:

•Office-productivity software that can be had for $119 at Amazon.com, but is likely already installed on a user's computer.

•A "collaboration" service most home users will have no need for

•Windows Live OneCare, a PC-security and maintenance service which Microsoft already sells as a subscription

•Three Web services Microsoft already offers for free

Wow, what a deal! Please don't let your mother fall for this. I'll keep an eye on my mom, you watch yours, and maybe we can stem the tide of perpetually paying for software here and now. [ZDNet via Valleywag]

Office 2007 SP1 Available For Download

Jason Chen — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:49:37 EST

It's no Vista Service Pack 1, but Microsoft's got some bug fixes, improvements, and a new feature that automatically scans Wikipedia and ~~plagiarizes~~ pastes in relevant info for your midterm paper. Get yours now wherever internetterwebs are sold. [Microsoft]

Coolness Roundup on Sirius: Listener Mailbag

Charlie White — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:10:00 EDT

Tonight's Coolness Roundup on Sirius Stars 102 features Gizmodo's Charlie White along with Stephen Schleicher of Sci Fi Tech answering listener email with questions about everything from Adobe limited-edition messenger bags for your laptop to using Office 2007, and even how to integrate a Windows Vista PC into your home theater.

The Gurus of Cool also present their rollicking Rapid Fire Roundup of Cool Products, burning through the week's top 10 best examples of coolness in the fastest three minutes on Sirius Satellite Radio.

If you're not a Sirius listener, catch the Coolness Roundup podcast here, or find out about the hottest and most up-to-date gadgetry on Coolness Roundup Daily.

Show Notes [Coolness Roundup]

Clippy R.I.P. - The World Wasn't Ready For You?

Mark Wilson — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:48:11 EST

With recent tragedies surrounding our space an pornography programs, one major death has been passed over by the media. We are speaking of the late, not-necessarily-beloved Clippy who was brutally murdered out of Office 2007. Here is what Jensen Harris, Office Group Program Manager, had to say about the recent death.

One of the tenets that we had about the new UI in 2007 was that we only wanted to create one way to get to all features. We didn't want to have menus and toolbars and Clippy as parallel, slightly different ways of getting to the features, so Clippy as a way of helping you decode cryptic menus and toolbars didn't make sense, because we didn't have those cryptic menus and toolbars anymore...Although I think that social user interface wasn't ready for the mainstream yet

At the age of 10, Clippy was just a child at (his?) death. In private, Clippy often spoke of leaving the office behind for a simpler life. We hope that he found it...wherever he may be.

Also, I freaking hate Clippy.– Mark Wilson

To Kill a Paperclip [appscout]
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Vista Launch Parties Kickin' off Tonight

www.gizmodo.com — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:08:56 EST

Yo party ~~animals~~ geeks, it's time to get that freshly dry-cleaned Zelda t-shirt on and head out for a night of Vista release partying. A bunch of retailers are hosting kickoff events all night with sports stars, local radio stations, free prizes, and fresh copies of Vista and Office 2007. Yea, we wouldn't tell our friends we were going out to wait in line for a new OS either, so tell them you're stepping out for um booze.. or something else not so nerdy. Vista is also available for download starting at midnight from the Windows Marketplace. Here's what's in store:

A few flagship CompUSA stores claim to be hosting a rager at every one of their 230 stores. They'll be closing at 9pm, reopening at 10pm, and rockin' Vista off their shelves until 2am with your local radio station DJs and a variety of unannounced prizes. They are also reporting that there will be local professional football stars at some locations, in case you're weird and want a picture of you, Vista, and Troy Aikman. They'll sleep off the booze and drink the hair of the dog again tomorrow from 7am - 9pm.

Plano, TX - Troy Aikman
Littleton, CO - Ed McCaffrey
Houston, TX - Mario Williams
San Francisco, CA - Alex Smith
San Bruno, CA - Jim Plunkett

Best Buy will be hosting Steve Ballmer, (hopefully sweating, screaming, and skipping) with FoxSports.com and Hewlett Packard at the VIP Ultimate Celebration in the Best Buy at 529 Fifth Avenue in NYC from 10pm - 1am. More sports stars and radio DJs. What's this awkward link between sports and OS loving geeks? Rumor has it there will also be fifteen other Best Buys open.

Lastly, there will be a few Circuit City locations open. For a specific list of locations, check out the list below. – Todd Haselton

Los Angeles CompUSA 745 W Huntington Dr. Monrovia, Calif. 91016 Microsoft Spokesperson: Michael Dix

Chicago Circuit City 1420 E Golf Rd. Schaumburg, Ill.60173 Microsoft Spokesperson: Greg Sullivan

Philadelphia Circuit City 4130 Concord Pike Wilmington, Del. 19803 Microsoft Spokesperson: Barry Goffe

San Francisco CompUSA 750 Market St San Francisco, Calif. 94102 Microsoft Spokesperson: Dave Wascha

Dallas - Fort Worth CompUSA 721 N Central Expy. Plano, Texas 75075 Microsoft Spokesperson: Gary Schare

Boston Circuit City 1450 Worcester Rd Natick, Mass. 01760 Microsoft Spokesperson: Pete McKiernan

Atlanta Best Buy 975 N. Point Dr. Alpharetta, Ga. 30005 Microsoft Spokesperson: Chris Flores

Seattle Best Buy 457 120th Ave NE Bellevue, Wash. 98005 Microsoft Spokesperson: Kevin Kutz/Brian Marr

Additional Retail Events will be held at:

San Francisco CompUSA 1250 El Camino Real #M3 San Bruno, Calif. 94066

Houston CompUSA 11687 Westheimer Rd. Houston, Tex 77077

Detroit Best Buy 45520 Utica Park Blvd. Utica, Mich. 48316

Tampa Circuit City 18061 Highwoods Preserve Tampa, Fla. 33647

Phoenix Best Buy 8290 W Bell Rd. Glendale, Ariz. 85308

Minneapolis - St. Paul Best Buy 1000 W 78th St. Richfield, Minn. 55423

Ft Lauderdale Miami 6001 West Sample Rd Coral Springs, Fla. 33067

Cleveland Best Buy 7400 Brookpark Rd. Cleveland, Ohio 44129

Denver CompUSA 8691 S Park Meadows Center Dr. Littleton, Colo. 80124

St. Louis Best Buy 178 THF Blvd Chesterfield, Mo. 63005

Indianapolis Best Buy 5820 E 82nd St Indianapolis, Ind. 46250

Charlotte Best Buy 8813 Carley Blvd. Charlotte, N.C. 28262

San Diego Best Buy 2110 Vista Way Oceanside, Calif. 92054

Nashville Circtuit City 545 Cool Springs Blvd. Franklin, Tenn. 37067

Kansas CityBest Buy 9301 Quivera Rd. Overland Park, Kan. 66214

Cincinnati Best Buy 865 E. Kemper Rd. Springdale Ohio 45246

Milwaukee Best Buy 2855 Mayfair Wauwatosa, Wisc. 53226

Buffalo Best Buy 1585 Nagara Falls Blvd Amherst, N.Y. 14228

New Orleans Circuit City 61119 Airport Rd. Slidell, La. 70460

Baltimore Circuit City 17766 Garland Groh Blvd. Hagerstown, Md. 21740

Richmond Circuit City 11732 W Broad St Glen Allen, Va. 23233

Washington D.C. Circuit City 8520 C Leesburg Pike Vienna, Va. 23233

Microsoft Sets Vista Launch Parties [audiovideoproducer]
Microsoft Vista Launch Parties [CircuitCity]
Midnight Madness Planned for Vista [Crave]
Microsoft to Celebrate the Worldwide Availability of Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System at Retail [Forbes]

Microsoft Packaging for Vista and Office 2007 Revealed

Charlie White — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:54:28 EST

Microsoft, planning to lure you into using Windows Vista and Office 2007 for the rest of your life, today reveals the packaging for the upcoming products, going with a rounded design reminiscent of a 1950s toaster. Let's let the Microsoftians damn us with their faint prose:

Designed to be user-friendly, the new packaging is a small, hard, plastic container that's designed to protect the software inside for life-long use. It provides a convenient and attractive place for you to permanently store both discs and documentation. The new design will provide the strength, dimensional stability and impact resistance required when packaging software today. Our plan is to extend this packaging style to other Microsoft products after the launch of Windows Vista and 2007 Office system.

Take a look at close-ups of a couple of the new boxes, after the jump. – Charlie White

Announcing New Packaging [Windows Vista Blog, via Neowin]

Office 2007 Online Preview

Jason Chen — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:10:57 EDT

Microsoft has put up an online "Beta 2 Test Drive" for people who are on the fence about upgrading. In case you don't want to install the actual Beta for fears that it'll interfere with your older version of office, this preview lets you check out what's new—and what's not. All you need is IE 5.5 or later and the Citrix Browser Plugin.

Try it out then come back and tell us whether there's enough new stuff there for you to pony up a couple hundred bucks to upgrade from Office 2003. – Jason Chen

Test Drive [Microsoft]

Microsoft launches online Office 2007 preview [Ars Technica]

Windows Mobile 5 Successor Will Have Built-In IM, Office 2007 Links

Jason Chen — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:56:09 EDT

Microsoft is still busy working on push-email for Windows Mobile 5, but they've found the time (and engineers) to develop its successor, code-named "Crossbow". In order to catch up feature-wise to the Blackberry, the new version is going to include built-in IM and Office 2007 compatibility.

By removing the external dependency on the Blackberry software, an enterprise with 20,000 mobile users could save up to $1.5 million just from licensing. It normally takes from 6 to 12 months for mobile operators to test a new OS, so you won't be seeing this until sometime in '07.

Microsoft Developing Next Mobile OS: Crossbow [PC World]