Tag Archives for productivity

WSJ on why work tech sucks

You’ll have to hurry before Rupert puts it behind a paywall and blocks Google from indexing it, but the WSJ had a good article recently about technology in the workplace. At the office, you’ve got a sluggish computer running aging … Continue reading

24. November 2009 by Neil
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Google Docs to surpass Office in a year

Now this is inter­esting. Comments from Google’s president of the enter­prise division indicate he believes that Google Docs will “reach a ‘point of capability’ next year that it will serve the ‘vast majority’s needs.’” He acknowl­edged that Docs is currently … Continue reading

13. November 2009 by Neil
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Preview Microsoft Office 2007 in the browser

As long as your browser is Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, you can take the latest edition of Microsoft Office for a test drive without having to install a thing. Experience the bliss of the ribbon, the new UI metaphor … Continue reading

07. November 2007 by Neil
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Income trust foreign takeovers may be a good thing

There’s been a lot of activity lately on the income trust front. Foreign firms are making bids left and right to acquire the Canadian entities, in the wake of the 31.5% trust tax intro­duced by the Conser­v­ative government. Jack Mintz, … Continue reading

05. April 2007 by Neil
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