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SlideShare makes PowerPoint a social application

December 16, 2008 Cloud Computing

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I hate PowerPoint.  Actually, I don’t hate PowerPoint, I hate how PowerPoint makes it easy for poor communicators to believe they can be the next Steve Jobs.  I’ve sat through excruciating 162-slide presentations done by ‘management’, in 10 point type.  I’ve nearly been blinded by awful color choices.  I’m sure you have too.  [...]

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Evernote Beta invites available

March 27, 2008 Mac

I’ve been meaning to write about Evernote’s relaunch, but have been too busy with other things of late. Anyway, if you want to see what Evernote is all about, the best place to go is Warner Crocker’s excellent InkShow over at gottabemobile.com.
I’ve used Evernote, on and off, on the Windows Tablet PC platform and found [...]

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Great 67 point rant on why Outlook sucks

February 2, 2008 Microsoft

Outlook is one of those Microsoft applications than can shorten your life. I’ve seen people fly into rage because of some inanely stupid thing that Outlook did. I’ve had really powerful computers slow to a crawl while Outlook ‘does its business’. Even with substantial improvements under Outlook 2007, I still am amazed [...]

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My last Windows based computer

October 2, 2007 Mac

A few months back, I upgraded to a new convertible Tablet PC – the Lenovo X61T – replacing my workhorse tablet, the Toshiba M200. I had the M200 for three years, the longest that I’ve used any laptop. As the M200 approached the end of its useful life, I seriously considered migrating to [...]

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Microsoft counters ‘free’ with Works

July 31, 2007 Microsoft

With all the free office clones floating about, including Google’s Docs&Spreadsheets, you knew it was just a matter of time that Microsoft would have to offer something to counter.  Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley is blogging about such a move.  Apparently, the new Microsoft Works will run on an advertising supported model, and will be [...]

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SpeedFiler: An elegant filing solution for Outlook is updated

January 23, 2007 Productivity

Although I’m personally looking to fully migrate a platform agnostic- productivity anywhere approach this year, work related interaction is still driven by Microsoft’s workhorse Outlook/Exchange platform. The volume of email that I receive in that mode has dropped significantly, and I still process it as quickly and efficiently as possible. SpeedFiler has played [...]

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