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Microsoft Word is Desktop Software. Supposedly. Then Why Does it Fail to Load Offline?

Microsoft Word is Desktop Software. Supposedly. Then Why Does it Fail to Load Offline?

By Zoli Erdos on August 3, 2010

Dave Michels’ recent post, I thought I Was So Cloud resonated well with me, since I’m experiencing the same pain regularly, even without the dramatic experience of a cashed harddisk.   I’m now using 4 computers, not counting the iPad, and like Dave, “I am so Cloud”, so moving between them should be seamless. It almost […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged bugs, microsoft, ms office, MS Word, Office 2010, offline, offline apps, online, web apps, Word 2010

Don Dodge Dumps Microsoft After Microsoft Dumps Don

Don Dodge Dumps Microsoft After Microsoft Dumps Don

By Zoli Erdos on November 16, 2009

It’s less than two weeks ago that Microsoft let Don Dodge go, along with 5,000 other employees.  He parted gracefully, then soon posted: Getting dumped by Microsoft was a life changing event…for the better. The future is very bright. The opportunities are amazing. Don probably set a World Record in the speed of getting a […]

Posted in Business | Tagged don dodge, evangelism, General, gmail, google, google apps, layoffs, microsoft, ms office, ms outlook, outlook, startups, web office | 1 Response

Goodbye, OpenOffice, Back to MS Office? For All the Wrong Reasons.

Goodbye, OpenOffice, Back to MS Office? For All the Wrong Reasons.

By Zoli Erdos on October 2, 2009

No, the World has not come to an end, it’s not me who switched back to The Borg Microsoft.  ZDNet author Dan Kusnetzky did, after 3 years of using OpenOffice: The open source software had Office 2003 compatibility down pat. The interchange of documents (.doc formatted files) and presentation decks (.ppt formatted files) was easy […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Microsoft Office, ms office, Office Suite, Open source, OpenOffice.org

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