What could you use Origami for?A Channel 9 post got me thinking about all the disappointed or downright surly comments I've been reading since the veil was lifted from the Origami devices yesterday. Do keep in mind that Microsoft has yet to make their announcement whcih is expected tomorrow at CeBIT.March 7, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Mobility
Origami unveiledSo the wrapper has been removed and at least one form of the Origami device is now publicly visible. C|Net's Ina Fried has the scoop which is being linked to by an amazing number of sites.March 7, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Mobility
Who will upgrade to Office 2007?That's the question Peter Galli at eWEEK has focused on in two recent articles that look at both the potential disruption the new version of Microsoft Office will introduce and the potential breakaway some customers may make to alternative office suites. The disruption comes from a new user interface and new XML file formats for Office documents. The potential defection might (or might not) be caused by these factors as well as the expense.March 6, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Microsoft
The real impact of Web OfficeSteve Rubel pointed to an white paper by Rod Boothby of Innovation Creators that discusses the near-future impact web office technologies will have on the future way we work. It's a great read.March 3, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Microsoft
How much Vista sucks (or doesn't)Let the pontificating begin! Continue? Inthe past two days, I've seen articles explaining why Windows Vista will not suck, will suck, will suck less, blah, blah, blah. Get over it - Vista is the new reality.March 2, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Windows
Will Foldera hit the mark?I read this morning that Foldera, an online organizational tool that virtually no one has seen, has already had 400,000 people sign up for access to the public beta whenever it is finally made available. That's a remarkable number and it supports my contention that there are fundamentally broken aspects of work that people are eager to address.February 28, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Collaboration
Two Tablet PC add-ins bring Office closer to idealThe two Office applications I use most often in my work are Outlook and Word. Out of the box, neither provides a truly satisfying Tablet PC experience. While Office 2007 makes working with pen and ink better, there are still gaps in the experience.February 27, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Tech Industry
Is this Origami?Speculation has been building over the mysterious Origami site registered to Microsoft. Kevin 2.0 has discovered a link that seems to answer the mystery.February 25, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Tech Industry
New Tablet PC mobility blogTwo Tablet PC MVPs, Rob Bushway and Denis Rice, have launched GottaBeMobile.com. Both Rob and Dennis are prolific bloggers and contributors to community forums and they've aggregated content from their individual blogs to launch a well-populated and nicely organized resource for anyone interested in mobile computing.February 25, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Tech Industry
According to a source who asked not to be named...I just finished reading Steve Gillmor's latest proclamation that Office is still Dead. Not much new in his latest rant except the revelation that he thinks dropping Outlook from the new Home edition of Office is a good idea. No... what was most interesting about his post was a CRN article link he included.February 23, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Microsoft
Another angle on best of breed in the web office gameAfter reading Richard MacManus' post about the best of breed Web Office products, I started thinking about my experiences with some of the applications he listed. He pointed to a few I was either completely unfamiliar with or had only taken a brief look at. After doing some catching up, it became pretty clear to me that most of the tools listed are in a pretty early stage of development and only a few had achieved a level of stability and usefulness sufficient for me to consider them ready for serious consideration.February 22, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Google
3 ways meetings are brokenAn interesting comment was made on my recent post about humanizing PowerPoint. A reader offered up the opinion that one of the reasons PowerPoint is broken just might be that we have too many meetings. I agree, to a point, but think that idea is just scratching the surface of why meetings are broken.February 21, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Mobile Carriers
Mind mapping a book reviewSteve Richards has posted a very nicely done review of Daniel Pink's "A Whole New Mind". What makes Steve's review so interesting is that he's done it in a mind map. This is a technique I have used for a number of years since I have an incurable problem with actually writing on books.February 20, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Tech Industry
Google responds to security concerns about new desktop searchC|Net's Tom Espiner has a report today that Google has responded to concerns recently expressed by many, including Gartner, about the implications of the Search Across Computers feature in the company's Google Desktop 3.February 20, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Google
Want Outlook? MOOL might be right.There were more than a few people unhappy with the decision to drop Outlook from the Home and Student Edition of Office 2007 based on the comments on my last post. Many seem to feel that dropping Outlook from this inexpensive version of Office puts profits in front of giving customers what they need.February 19, 2006 by Marc Orchant in Microsoft