Archive for October, 2008
PDC: Microsoft Office To Be Available as a Service – VisualStudio Magazine
Microsoft Office users soon will be able to open, create and edit files using “lightweight” hosted versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote, Microsoft announced this week. Moreover, those online applications will be accessible on the fly, via … Full Article >>
Skinhead plot news sweeps suspect’s Tenn. hometown – Kansas City Star
This Oct. 2008 image provided by the Crockett County Sheriff Office shows Paul Michael Schlesselman. White supremacists Daniel Cowart, 20, and Paul Schlesselman, 18, allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black … Full Article >>
State drawing up plan for housing aid – Providence Journal
Entryway of the Willow Street house. As the state prepares its plan to disburse $19.6 million in federal money to buy and repair foreclosed homes in Rhode Island, distressed properties, including foreclosures and short sales, are becoming ever more … Full Article >>
Succession of Voting Disputes Put Ohio Official in Spotlight – Wall Street Journal
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After Democrat Jennifer Brunner was elected Ohio’s secretary of state in 2006, she hoped to make elections run so smoothly that few voters would know her name. It hasn’t quite worked out that way. Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer … Full Article >>
Slacker Nation? Young Japanese Shun Promotions – Wall Street Journal
TOKYO — Hidekazu Nishikido, a 24-year-old agent at a staffing company, recently got promoted to help manage a small group of employees. The new job means a higher salary and a better title. But he isn’t happy about it. Now he often works past 10 p.m … Full Article >>
Read all ‘Consumer software and hardware’ posts in Microsoft – CNET News
Microsoft said Friday that it is changing the leadership of its Macintosh Business Unit, the group responsible for Office for Mac. Eric Wilfrid, a product unit manager in the division, will succeed Craig Eisler, who is moving to a role elsewhere in … Full Article >>
Ricoh Completes Acquisition of IKON Office Solutions – MSN MoneyCentral
WEST CALDWELL, N.J. , Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Ricoh Company, Ltd. (TSE: 7752, “RICOH” President & CEO: Shiro Kondo ) today announced that it has completed its previously announced $1.6 billion acquisition of IKON Office Solutions, Inc … Full Article >>
Voter angst: Where’s my ballot? – MSNBC
Oct. 31: Campaigning in Florida for Barack Obama, Al Gore tells the audience that “elections matter,” and urges each person to exercise their right to vote. Where’s my absentee ballot? Why did they take my name off the voter registration rolls? What … Full Article >>
Late to the Game: Microsoft Office Online – Time
If you’re one of the two million or so people who use the free, Web-based word processor or other apps from Google or Zoho , it may seem odd to you that Microsoft is still charging $500 for the full version of its desktop Office suite ‘” and that … Full Article >>
Microsoft appoints new head of MacBU – MacNN
In the latest staff restructuring at Microsoft , Eric Wilfrid has been appointed to be the new general manager of its Mac Business Unit (MacBU), as announced on the Mac Mojo blog. He will serve as a replacement for Craig Eisler, who has taken a … Full Article >>