General News and Notes

One of the more confusing elements of buying Microsoft Office is the licensing. Let me take a moment to clear up a few misconceptions and offer some advice to firms looking to buy or upgrade Microsoft Office.NEVER buy the OEM version* When you go to… more »

Just a quick heads up, some previews of the Microsoft Office 2010 suite are being posted over at OfficeForLawyers.com. Office 2010 looks to be a great new version of the suite and a lot of firms that have held off on Office 2007 will probably want to jum… more »

Microsoft has announced a limited technical preview for Office 2010. If you'd like to throw your name in the hat go to the site linked above and sign up. They'll be providing the product in July! Bear in mind....not everybody who registers will get p… more »

In February Microsoft released a cumulative update for Outlook 2007 that includes a number of really significant performance and stability improvements. It's available for free from (http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=961752&k… more »

In the past I've had a lot of clients and prospects ask me why they have to pay $400 for Microsoft Office for their business when Microsoft offers a "Home and Student" edition that looks perfectly good for less than half that. I've even encountered a bu… more »