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    Microsoft has modified its new interface for Office 2007 after complaints from beta testers that the ribbon system took up too much space on screen.

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    The updates to Microsoft's PowerPoint are supposed to make it less of a hassle to dress up slide shows. We take a look.

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    Microsoft is designing Excel's next generation to better visualise data, analyse trends. We take a look.

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    Outlook 2007 beta 2: a more convenient tool for communications and time management than its 2003 ancestor?

  • Apple Boot Camp (beta)

    Apple gives the people what they want: Windows on Macs. Geeks proved it could be done through a variety of complicated hacks and now Apple makes it a breeze with a free download. We take Boot Camp for a test run.

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