At the Professional Developers Conference 2008, it was revealed that Microsoft Office 14 for the web will run on operating systems other than Windows. This, of course, includes the Mac and Linux based operating systems. Although precise details of how cross platform functionality will be achieved, this is a principal goal of the new Office [...] [...more]
Contrary to the earlier circulation of rumours that Silverlight is absolutely necessary to run Office 14 for the web, this QA by Sarah Perez on the Microsoft Office Web Applications blog says otherwise. It had previously been reported that Silverlight was needed to ascertain the identities of fonts installed on the user’s system. Spokesperson Scott [...] [...more]
Having just seen the above video showcasing Windows 7 touch capabilities I have to ask – why? I don’t think that my user experience will be improved with the introduction of the ability to move things around and navigate by touching my screen. I can think of a host of problems with this new feature: [...] [...more]
Microsoft Office 14 For The Web In this video Antoine Leblond, Senior Vice President of the Office Productivity Applications Group, talks about Microsoft Office 14 for the web. Says Leblond, these versions of Office 14 are lightweight, cross platform, cross browser web based versions of Word, Powerpoint, Excel and OneNote. They are designed to give [...] [...more]
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