April 2010 Archives

The Outlook team has posted several great videos on YouTube about the Conversations feature in Outlook 2010.  These are all using the Beta builds, so some features might change in the released version.

 

Conversations 101

 

Acting Conversationally

 

Customizing Conversations – Outlook 2010 Beta

 

Splits & You – Outlook 2010 Beta

 

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The Outlook team has posted several great videos on YouTube about the Conversations feature in Outlook 2010.  These are all using the Beta builds, so some features might change in the released version.

 

Conversations 101

 

Acting Conversationally

 

Customizing Conversations – Outlook 2010 Beta

 

Splits & You – Outlook 2010 Beta

 

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Date Availability
22nd April Office 2010 will be made available via MSDN download
27th April Office 2010 will be made available to all Volume Licensed Customers who have Software Assurance
1st May This is when all volume license customers who don’t have software assurance can buy Office 2010
June 2010 General availability, this is when Office 2010 will be available to purchase from retail store

Wow. It looks like it'll be available starting tomorrow for MSDN (and presumably TechNet) customers. That's quite a bit before the May 12 kickoff.

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Date Availability
22nd April Office 2010 will be made available via MSDN download
27th April Office 2010 will be made available to all Volume Licensed Customers who have Software Assurance
1st May This is when all volume license customers who don’t have software assurance can buy Office 2010
June 2010 General availability, this is when Office 2010 will be available to purchase from retail store

Wow. It looks like it'll be available starting tomorrow for MSDN (and presumably TechNet) customers. That's quite a bit before the May 12 kickoff.

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Minis are small expressive applications that enhance your Bamboo experience. From fun and stimulating games, to new ways to write personal notes and share with others, Minis provide new ways to enjoy your Bamboo. Minis give you fun and easy ways to doodle, draw, and paint with your Bamboo pen. New Minis are being developed frequently including fun ways to write personal handwritten Tweets in Twitter as well as quickly launch Facebook using the pen in your hand.

This is a cool and fun way to experiment with the Wacom Bamboo tablets. While some of the games are fun, other minis, like LiveBrush is a great way for novices to see what tablets can really do.

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Minis are small expressive applications that enhance your Bamboo experience. From fun and stimulating games, to new ways to write personal notes and share with others, Minis provide new ways to enjoy your Bamboo. Minis give you fun and easy ways to doodle, draw, and paint with your Bamboo pen. New Minis are being developed frequently including fun ways to write personal handwritten Tweets in Twitter as well as quickly launch Facebook using the pen in your hand.

This is a cool and fun way to experiment with the Wacom Bamboo tablets. While some of the games are fun, other minis, like LiveBrush is a great way for novices to see what tablets can really do.

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Google's April Fools 2010

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It's that time again when the Googlers let loose with April Fools gags. It's one of my favorite Google...er...Topeka... days of the year.

This year has some great ones.  Google mobile search has informed me I'm on Saturn.  I wonder if they have Street view here yet.

I've gotten enough Google Reader Advantage points to qualify for Platinum.  Whoo hoo! 

The Gml vwl shortage is a little distressing consider the recent announcement about disaster recovery.
Check out the rest from Google Operating System and Google Blogscoped

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Google's April Fools 2010

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It's that time again when the Googlers let loose with April Fools gags. It's one of my favorite Google...er...Topeka... days of the year.

This year has some great ones.  Google mobile search has informed me I'm on Saturn.  I wonder if they have Street view here yet.

I've gotten enough Google Reader Advantage points to qualify for Platinum.  Whoo hoo! 

The Gml vwl shortage is a little distressing consider the recent announcement about disaster recovery.
Check out the rest from Google Operating System and Google Blogscoped

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My new gadget love is the Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch Fun Small Tablet.  I've used Wacom tablets for years and absolutely love them.  The Bamboo Pen and Touch continues the love affair. The Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch supports multitouch, which adds many of the familiar gestures you're used to from the iPhone or iPod touch, such as rotate and stretch/pinch to zoom out/in. It has a larger area than the track pad that comes with the MacBook pro.

The Pen gives greater control when working in Photoshop or other graphics programs.  Both Mac OS X and Windows 7 can use it as "ink," which is perfect for marking up a PDF or other document for review.  Both OS X and Windows 7 also include handwriting recognition software.

While those benefits are great, the biggest cool factor is the ergonomics of it.  It's so much more comfortable than using either a track pad or mouse. Its small size is just right for my laptop bag, and it will be a must have.  There's a great loop for keeping the pen with the tablet.  Like all Wacom tablets, it doesn't require batters and connects via USB.

The Bamboo Pen and Touch retails for $99 and works with both Mac and Window computers.  Adobe PhotoShop Essentials is also bundled with the tablet.

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My new gadget love is the Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch Fun Small Tablet.  I've used Wacom tablets for years and absolutely love them.  The Bamboo Pen and Touch continues the love affair. The Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch supports multitouch, which adds many of the familiar gestures you're used to from the iPhone or iPod touch, such as rotate and stretch/pinch to zoom out/in. It has a larger area than the track pad that comes with the MacBook pro.

The Pen gives greater control when working in Photoshop or other graphics programs.  Both Mac OS X and Windows 7 can use it as "ink," which is perfect for marking up a PDF or other document for review.  Both OS X and Windows 7 also include handwriting recognition software.

While those benefits are great, the biggest cool factor is the ergonomics of it.  It's so much more comfortable than using either a track pad or mouse. Its small size is just right for my laptop bag, and it will be a must have.  There's a great loop for keeping the pen with the tablet.  Like all Wacom tablets, it doesn't require batters and connects via USB.

The Bamboo Pen and Touch retails for $99 and works with both Mac and Window computers.  Adobe PhotoShop Essentials is also bundled with the tablet.

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