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Breaking Up Again, OneNote and I Must Go Separate Ways

Breaking Up Again, OneNote and I Must Go Separate Ways

By Adron Hall on April 15, 2014

Ok, psychologically one is supposed to tell the good news last and the bad news first. Well, I’m doing that backwards with this article. First things first, all the awesome about Microsoft’s OneNote App. Microsoft OneNote The cool thing is, after more than a few years, OneNote runs on pretty much runs on most mobile and desktop […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged evernote, microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft OneNote, office suite, onenote, reviews, windows | 1 Response

About Cloud. And SaaS. And How “Big Apps” Will Always Stay Local

About Cloud. And SaaS. And How “Big Apps” Will Always Stay Local

By Ben Kepes on October 13, 2011

I’ve been doing this whole SaaS thing for a few years now, and fondly remember at the start when people said that only the most svelte of applications (or, more correctly, the applications with the most svelte of payloads) would ever move to the cloud. The people who used to say his would point to […]

Posted in Application Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged adobe, cloud computing, google docs, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Prezi, sliderocket, software as a service, Zoho Docs

Battle in the Clouds: Intelligence on Google Apps

Battle in the Clouds: Intelligence on Google Apps

By Charlie Wood on September 16, 2011

Google Apps is used by more than 40 million people and signs up 5,000 new businesses every day according to numbers recently cited by Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. But what do all those millions of people actually use Google Apps for, and how heavily do they use it? At Spanning we have a unique view into […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged analysis, data mining, dropbox, google, google apps, google calendar, google docs, Microsoft Office

Windows Live Microsoft Word Document UX vs. Google Docs UX

Windows Live Microsoft Word Document UX vs. Google Docs UX

By Adron Hall on July 18, 2011

Before even getting to the point of writing a document, there are very distinct user experiences (UX). I have my own preferences, but I am very curious what others think. When somebody decides to create a new Microsoft Word Document in the Windows Live Site on their Skydrive they’re presented with this interface. Windows Live […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged google, google docs, microsoft, Microsoft Office, microsoft word, reviews, saas, usability, user experience, ux, word processor | 6 Responses

Microsoft Adds Co-Authoring Support For Online Word App

Microsoft Adds Co-Authoring Support For Online Word App

By Krishnan Subramanian on July 7, 2011

After dismissing realtime co-editing feature as too difficult to implement, Microsoft has made a turn around and implemented it on their cloud based Word application. This reversal of stance comes after Microsoft has realized that one of the reasons why users are attracted towards web based office suite is the idea of co-editing. Zoho Office […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged briefs, coauthoring, coediting, google docs, iBM LotusLive Symphony, microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Web App, online Office, saas, Zoho office

Microsoft Office 365 Getting Closer

Microsoft Office 365 Getting Closer

By Dave Michels on April 19, 2011

Microsoft is rapidly moving Office to an Internet app that will run in a browser. It is called Office 365. It’s a huge part of Microsoft’s all-in cloud strategy. Office 365 was introduced in limited beta last year, bringing together Microsoft Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and Lync Online in an always-up-to-date cloud service. Today […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged cloud, cloud computing, microsoft, Microsoft Lync, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Sharepoint, Office 365 | 3 Responses

Can Office 365 Help Microsoft's Future?

Can Office 365 Help Microsoft’s Future?

By Krishnan Subramanian on April 18, 2011

Microsoft today took the wrappers off their Office 365 offering and allowed any business to try out the beta version. The general availability is scheduled for sometime later in the year. Office 365 is Microsoft’s answer to other online Office Suites such as Google Apps and Zoho Office Suite. After dilly dallying for a long […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged collaboration, google, google apps, insights, microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 365, MS Office, Office 365, Office Web Apps, office365, Online office suite, productivity, zoho, Zoho Office Suite | 1 Response

Google Docs, Why 90% of Users Should Migrate Yesterday

Google Docs, Why 90% of Users Should Migrate Yesterday

By Adron Hall on December 29, 2010

Google Docs That video alone pretty much says it all.  It isn’t about the word processor, or the device, it’s just about writing what you want when you want and how you want.  The old legacy mindset of an installed word processor is a bit feeble these days.  Especially considering the integrity of Google Docs […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged google docs, microsoft, Microsoft Office, MS Office, web apps, WordPerfect | 3 Responses

Office Web Applications

Office Web Applications

By Guest Authors on October 29, 2008

  This year’s Microsoft Professional Developers Conference is full of announcements and surprises. The next big announcement besides Windows Azure (and Windows 7?) is the new “Office Web Applications” live service. The Office team will be delivering the five most popular Office applications as light weight browser based versions that include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and […]

Posted in Analysis, Strategy | Tagged microsoft, Microsoft Office, office, Office 14, office live, Office Suites, Office Web Application, PDC 2008, software | 2 Responses

Wikis for the Average User

Wikis for the Average User

By Ben Kepes on September 27, 2008

I know it's an unpalatable thought for many people reading this blog, but most enterprise users feel remarkable comfortable in the MS Word environment. Getting them to feel that comfortable within a Wiki world is a challenge. Atlassian Confluence has taken a big step to easing their pain by delivering their Office Connector functionality. The […]

Posted in Product reviews | Tagged atlassian, Microsoft Office | 2 Responses

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