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    Microsoft on Wednesday offered further details on the next version of Office, announcing plans for a new home version as well as new server-based products and a new high-end enterprise edition of the desktop suite.

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    How do you show your work to future employers without violating confidentiality agreements with previous clients? What do you do if your type of work doesn’t lend itself to neat presentation? Here are some tips on creating an effective portfolio.

  • Medicare shuffles VoIP calls nationally

    Health agency Medicare Australia has recently started trialling a call centre solution based on internet protocol (IP) telephony that allows calls to be routed to regional offices during peak periods.

  • Hotmail co-founder launches Microsoft Office rival

    Sabeer Bhatia, one of the co-founders of Hotmail, has launched Live Documents, an online office productivity suite that can also be used as a desktop client to wrap around Microsoft Office programs.

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    Google has given an update on the progress of its Gears project, which had its first birthday on Wednesday.

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  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Don't bother upgrading to Entourage 2008

    If you're considering an upgrade to Entourage 2008, think again -- for some reason, Microsoft hasn't bothered to add some vital functions that are critical to making Apple Mac systems welcome on any Exchange network.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    No open and shut case for Office migration

    Office 2007 continues to be the focus of discussion here at Big Deal, but the most recent crop of reactions to my postings have shifted from the possible nuisance value of interface changes to the potential upside for OpenOffice, the open-source rival to the desktop suite crown.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Nobody protects Macs, not even Steve Jobs

    Macs are banned from many government departments because there aren't any 'approved' applications to encrypt them. So why doesn't Apple CEO Steve Jobs do something about it?

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    The home base station: Too much of a hard cell?

    Despite the fact that a study out this month has shown that the cancer risk from mobiles is more hot air than anything, how many people would be willing to put a base station in their home?

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    Getting a Second Life

    It is hardly surprising that Australian companies are beginning to enter the brave new world of Second Life.

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  • Time to ditch Outlook? Eight alternatives tested

    Outlook has been copping some heat lately, largely for attracting virus writers, while Thunderbird has been getting all of the good press. Is it time to dump Outlook? We review the options.

  • Convert Microsoft Office files to OpenOffice

    If you're switching to OpenOffice, here's how to leverage the Star Office Migration Partner for mass migrations.

  • Six office suites reviewed

    Developers of alternative office software need to place more emphasis on ease of conversion if they ever wish to dethrone Microsoft. We test six office suites in the market.

  • Gates touts Office furnishings

    Microsoft on Tuesday released what its executives touted as one of the most significant product updates in the company's history: a fresh version of Office with extensive new hooks into corporate computing systems.

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    Who needs colour? Sometimes all you need is a black-and-white printer that can churn out the pages fast. We look at your options.

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  • Six thin clients reviewed

    In the first instalment of a two-part review on thin clients, we look at thin-client terminals.

  • Thin, but no flakes: 4 thin-clients reviewed

    Last month we looked at thin-client terminals. This month RMIT examines the back end for thin-client setups.

  • Time to ditch Outlook? 9 e-mail clients tested

    Outlook has been copping some heat lately, largely for attracting virus writers, while Thunderbird has been getting all of the good press. We examine the two products, and other e-mail clients available today, so you can see if replacing Outlook really is an option.

  • Microsoft Outlook 2007

    If you work with Microsoft Outlook on a daily basis, this upgrade can make scheduling simpler and e-mailing more interesting. Still, we wish Instant Search and e-mail rendering were better.

  • Microsoft Office 2000 SP2

    Get past cures for Office 2000's ills in one convenient pill with Office 2000 SP2.

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