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Need to buy a copy of Windows 7 or Office 2007 for someone in education - get an educational discount

HI, I've been asked this many times, so I thought I would blog on it. Microsoft offers great discounts for people in education (beyond those who work in education). The best options are: For university students: http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-uk/default.aspx - – Office £38.95, Windows 7 Pro - £30 For any age group in education - Office 2007 for around £39- £52 depending on which edition (Standard to Enterprise) and Windows 7 upgrades for £40-56 depending on the edition...

Published Thu, Dec 31 2009 12:58 PM by David Overton

Filed under: Windows 7, Vista and XP, Office System, Microsoft, Windows Client, Office 2007, Licensing, Academic, Windows 7
How to copy or archive files by year using the command line and robocopy

I got this question via e-mail and decided I would post the answer here in a blog. I want transfer all files created in Office Word 2003 by year (annual batchs - ex: 2005, 2006, etc.) to external HD. How can to do this? I will appreciate your answer. Edgar To do this via the command line you can use Robocopy which is present in Windows Vista and Windows 7. If you have Windows XP download the Server 2003 Resource Toolkit and install it. Robocopy will be part of the install and found in the install...

Published Wed, May 6 2009 11:26 AM by David Overton

Filed under: Windows 7, Vista and XP, Office System, Microsoft, Windows Client, Windows XP, Office 2007, Word, Tips, Office 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista and XP, Windows Vista
Outlook Anywhere (RPC over HTTP) not working or slow with SBS 2008

I’ve been working with the Microsoft support teams to diagnose non-connection and very slow syncing for someone who uses SBS. The team came up with a fix and while there is no KB article on this yet, below is a link to a workaround that made logging on go to a few seconds from what was about 5 hours :-) Slow Connectivity for Outlook Anywhere and Sites that use the SBS Web Applications App Pool [Today's post comes to us courtesy of Wayne McIntyre, Justin Crosby, and Damian Leibaschoff] We are currently...

Published Thu, Jan 29 2009 9:08 AM by David Overton

Filed under: Support and Tools, Exchange, Microsoft, Office 2007, Outlook, SBS 2008
The PowerPoint Team Blog : A Picture + 1000 Words…

Want to know how to create amazing work in PowerPoint – look at the PowerPoint team blog! The PowerPoint Team Blog : A Picture + 1000 Words… We learn best by examples. And the better the example, the better the results. That’s why its a pleasure to point you to a new group of PowerPoint examples that are stunning, inventive, evocative… simply beautiful. Nice enough if it stops there, but each and every one of these examples includes very detailed instructions on how you can reconstruct...

Published Sat, Jan 24 2009 11:14 AM by David Overton

Filed under: Office System, Microsoft, Office 2007, PowerPoint, Tips
Office Small Business 2007 – get up to 25% off in the UK

I saw this at the Special Offers site from the Small Business team and thought I would share. Office Small Business 2007 – get up to 25% off Buy Office 2007 Small Business Edition before 17 January and you can get a discount of up to 25%. Enhance productivity in your workplace and manage tasks and your customers more efficiently with Microsoft Office Small Business 2007. Excel, Word, Publisher, Outlook and PowerPoint provide all the tools you need to give your business a professional edge. (Offer applies...

Published Tue, Dec 23 2008 11:00 PM by David Overton

Filed under: Office System, Microsoft, Office 2007, Marketing, Small business, Partner
Want to legally download Microsoft Software (Vista, Office, Works, Maths and Expression) - go to the www.MicrosoftStore.co.uk (UK & Germany for now)

I would have put money on this not happening this year, but finally there is a legal place for people to download full copies of Microsoft products. Go to http://www.MicrosoftStore.co.uk and you can buy software and download it there and then. At the moment this is limited to the UK and Germany, but I would personally expect it to go broader like all Microsoft ventures! I suspect the list of products will also expand. ttfn David Technorati Tags: Microsoft , Windows Vista , Office 2007 , Works 9 , Expression...

Published Mon, Jun 2 2008 9:04 PM by David Overton

Filed under: Business, Microsoft, Office 2007, Marketing, Small business, Internet and Web, Expression
How to find ANY command on the new Office Ribbon – Search for it with Search Commands

There is a great web site out from Microsoft called OfficeLabs and one of the 1st great things published is: Project: Search Commands Search Commands helps you find commands, options, wizards, and galleries in Microsoft Office 2007 Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Just type what you’re looking for in your own words and click the command you need. Search Commands also includes Guided Help, which acts as a tour guide for specific tasks. Crave more info? FAQ - get answers to frequently asked questions Blog - read...

Published Tue, Apr 29 2008 9:48 AM by David Overton

Filed under: Office System, Microsoft, Office 2007, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Tips, If you only read one post today
Want to know more about Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0? Make time from 6pm in London on the 29th April 2008. Remember that you can load WSS v3 onto SBS 2003 and it is a part of SBS 2008 (Cougar) and Essential Business Server 2008 (Centro)

I have said many a time that SharePoint will be a key asset for small business partners now and in the future and all the press suggests the exact same thing. Vijay has arranged, and will be presenting, at an Event in London with Steve Smith, Craig Carpenter and Bill English . Given the quality of the speakers, I would suggest that you sign up early to say that you will be there: Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 Event for SBSC Partners on 29th April 2008 Venue & Time Microsoft London , Cardinal Place, 100...

Published Sat, Mar 22 2008 6:36 PM by David Overton

Filed under: SBS 2003, Office System, Windows SharePoint Services, Community, Event, SBSC, Office 2007, SBS 2003 R2, SharePoint, SBS Cougar, SBS 2008
Are you a student, got an e-mail with .ac.uk and want Office 2007 Ultimate Edition (got everything edition) for £38.95? You can legally own this at this price until 30th April 2008

I posted on this a little while back, but I thought I would do so again: If you're a student with a '.ac.uk' email address , you can get Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 for £38.95, an estimated 90% off the retail price. This is a fantastic offer, so make sure you go to http://uksbsguy.com/r.ashx?T which is a short cut to the site http://www.theultimatesteal.co.uk , but also has an ability for me to see how many people click it. Feel free to pass on to everyone who is a student in the UK and tell your...

Published Tue, Mar 18 2008 10:29 PM by David Overton

Filed under: Office System, Office 2007
Office Live Workspace Update for Windows Vista to enable "Open From" and "Save to" menu items in Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint

One little feature that others might have missed with the new release of Office Live Workspace is the two nifty buttons for Office to enable direct access from the Office Live Workspace Update for Windows Vista The Office Live Workspace Update installs three Windows Vista updates (KB945435, KB945145, KB933860) and one Office 2007 update to ensure optimal performance on Windows Vista when using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with Office Live Workspace. The update improves the performance of opening...

Published Thu, Mar 6 2008 7:24 AM by David Overton

Filed under: Windows 7, Vista and XP, Office System, Support and Tools, Live, SBSC, Windows Client, Vista, Office 2007, Office Live, Tips, Small business
Latest news, events and downloads in the Security world from Microsoft - Windows Server 2008, Mobile, employee habits, Antigen, IPSEC, ForeFront, NAP, XP Firewall, System Center

Each month the TRM blog product this great summary of the Microsoft world in various product areas. The blog can be found here http://blogs.technet.com/trm/ News Help your customers securely deploy Windows Server 2008 with the Windows Server 2008 Security Guide! http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=92550 Every day, adversaries attempt to invade your customers’ networks and access their servers—to bring them down, infect them with viruses, or steal information about customers or employees. Your customers are...

Published Thu, Mar 6 2008 5:55 AM by David Overton

Filed under: Windows 7, Vista and XP, Office System, Support and Tools, Security, Community, Windows Server 2003, beta, Event, SBSC, Windows Client, Windows XP, Office 2007, Documentation, Malware, Tips, ISA Server, Partner, Service Pack, SharePoint, Windows Server 2008, Office Communication Server
Office Live Workspace is now available (in beta) for all - aka Windows SharePoint Services for all small businesses

According to the site Workspaces (WSS for Office Live users) is now not quite out of beta, but still has a lot to offer: Anywhere Access Save 1000+ Microsoft Office documents in one place Access them from almost any computer with a Web browser No more flash drives or sending yourself documents via e-mail Learn more Share with Others Invite people to your workspace You control who can view, comment, and edit your documents Stop manually merging versions from multiple people Learn more Extend the Microsoft Office...

Published Tue, Mar 4 2008 10:42 PM by David Overton

Filed under: Office System, Windows SharePoint Services, Hosted, Software as a Service, beta, SBSC, Microsoft, Office 2007, Office Live, Small business, Internet and Web, Partner, Software plus Service, SharePoint
More ways to engage with customers using the Microsoft advertising campaigns

[updated 4th March] Many people congratulated Microsoft after the Mr Busy campaigns allowed partners to drive their customers back to them using a MS campaign. Well, this is now being repeated for a number of campaigns. Today I found the click and go site to get them all ( http://www.campaigns.arvato-services.com/ ). You can get 200 post cards or 1,000 e-mails for free and then a low price for additional cards/ e-mails if required. The campaigns covered include: Business Productivity Customer Acquisition and...

Published Tue, Mar 4 2008 9:00 PM by David Overton

Filed under: SBS 2003, Windows 7, Vista and XP, Office System, CRM, Support and Tools, Business, Windows Mobile, Windows SharePoint Services, Community, Windows Server 2003, SBSC, Microsoft, Windows Client, Vista, Office 2007, SBS 2003 R2, Marketing, Small business, Partner
Office from the past, ODF and OOXML (Office of today and tomorrow) and why is organic growth nearly always bad for software and why re-writing is not good either

As I have said many times in the past I used to write document conversation tools. I believe this gives me a valid reason to be able to pass comment on the ODF/OOMXL debate that is raging at the moment. If these types of questions interest you, have a look at the book I talk about later ( In Search of Stupidity: Over 20 Years of High-Tech Marketing Disasters (UK) or here for US link ) Lets start with some history about the Office 97-2003 file formats. Joel was writing about this today ( Why are the Microsoft...

Published Tue, Feb 19 2008 7:06 PM by David Overton

Filed under: Office System, Developer, Community, Microsoft, Office 2007, Office 2003, Open XML, Open Standards
Import and export business data in Business Contact Manager 2007 - Outlook with Business Contact Manager - Microsoft Office Online

Again, something I have been asked before - how to get data into and out of BCM - have a look at Import and export business data in Business Contact Manager 2007 - Outlook with Business Contact Manager - Microsoft Office Online Import and export business data in Business Contact Manager 2007 You can use the Business Data Import and Export wizard to import (import: To bring information from one system or program into another. The system or program receiving the data must somehow support the internal format or...

Published Wed, Feb 13 2008 7:07 AM by David Overton

Filed under: Office System, CRM, Office 2007, Documentation, Small business, BCM, Business Contact Manager

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