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As LibreOffice turns one, a peek ahead at what's to come

It was just about a year ago that I was writing about the launch of LibreOffice, and now here we are today, marking the free productivity software suite's first year.

By Katherine Noyes | 06 October, 2011 07:25

Tags: suite, software, productivity, oracle, open source, OpenOffice.org, Office, Microsoft
Office 365: Hands-on look at Microsoft's Cloud services

Microsoft officially launched Office 365 on Tuesday.

By Tony Bradley | 29 June, 2011 03:39

Tags: Windows Phone 7, productivity, Office, microsoft office, Microsoft, internet, cloud computing
Will Skype be another Microsoft license gotcha?

After Microsoft acquired Skype earlier this month for $8.5 billion, most of the questions revolved around how Skype's IM, voice and video calling features will fit into Microsoft enterprise products such as Outlook and Lync.

By Shane O'Neill | 24 May, 2011 06:39

Tags: wireless, VoIP, video conferencing, Telecommunication, Technology Topics | Mobile, Technology Topics, Skype, Office, NPI, networking, Microsoft, MDOP, lync, im, hardware systems, exchange, desktop pcs
First look: Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft might not be the first name you think of when considering enterprise cloud offerings. But then again, the company does handle 10 billion Hotmail and Windows Live messages a day and has a 15-year history of deploying and managing massive data centers.

By Mike Heck | 18 April, 2011 17:52

Tags: unified communications, software, Office, networking, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft, hardware systems, E-mail services, desktop pcs
Chip industry to hit record revenue this year, says SIA

The semiconductor industry will see its total revenues hit record highs of US$319 billion this year and $330 billion in 2012 as orders mount for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs, according to a prediction from an industry group.

By Ralph Jennings | 14 April, 2011 20:29

Tags: tablet PCs, laptops, Office, desktop pcs, hardware systems, smartphones, Phones, consumer electronics, Components, Semiconductor Industry Association

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Tutorials about Office

Part Seven: Building a PC -- configuring the BIOS

This article is the seventh and final in a series of how-to stories on building a computer.

By Nick Barber | 03 July, 2010 02:05

Tags: pc components, Office, Home, hardware systems, desktop pcs
Fix Outlook 'general failure' error for e-mail links

So out of the blue today, I click a link embedded in an e-mail, and Outlook gives me this error:

By Rick Broida | 30 June, 2010 06:10

Tags: software, outlook, Office, Microsoft, hardware systems, firefox, e-mail, desktop pcs, applications

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Features about Office

Microsoft Word alternatives: Wordsmiths, rejoice!

Microsoft Word is ubiquitous: It's the standard word processor in most places of business, and it often ends up installed on home PCs due to compatibility and familiarity. It isn't the only choice, however. Whether your main concern is price, complexity, specialized functionality, system footprint, or some combination of the above, you might have many reasons to look beyond Word.

By Ian Harac | 01 February, 2011 02:05

Tags: Word Processing, Word, software, shareware, OpenOffice.org, Office, Microsoft, hardware systems, freeware, downloads, desktop pcs
Why Google Docs will be a 'killer app' for tablets

Google on Monday announced that it will introduce versions of Google Docs for tablets running both the Android and Apple iOS4 mobile operating systems.

By John P. Mello Jr. | 21 September, 2010 09:24

Tags: wireless technology, tablets, tablet PC, software, Office, internet, hardware systems, Google, desktop pcs, collaboration, cloud computing, cloud, applications, apple ipad, Apple
Microsoft Office vs.Google Docs: A Web Apps Showdown

The future may be the cloud, but it also may be Microsoft that ushers us into that realm of possibility and imagination. Today, Redmond unveiled as a part of Office 2010 a suite of Microsoft Office Web apps that will compete directly with Google Docs. While Microsoft isn't letting anyone play around with the apps just yet, on paper, Microsoft's Web apps look like they could blow Google's online services out of the water -- beta or no beta.

By Ian Paul | 14 July, 2009 04:11

Tags: google docs, Microsoft, Office, web applications

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