Small Business Tech

Microsoft might have a little fear about losing the next generation of technology workers to Google Docs or OpenOffice. They are offering Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate for just $59.99. The catch is that you must declare that you are taking a credit-worthy class, and you also must have an email available that ends in .edu.

This is a very good price for a full-featured Office suite that includes Outlook and Access unlike the Student version that is currently available.

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Labels: Google Docs, Microsoft, Office, OpenOffice

You now how the holidays sneak up on you every year? Well the release of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 has snuck up on me. If you have concerns about it automatically being installed on your computer workstations Microsoft does offer a method for blocking the automatic install via Windows Update. You should be concerned if you have the following situation:

1. You have not tested IE 8. IE 8 does handle web sites very differently, and it is possible that a mission-critical site does not function correctly.
2. You are using Automatic Windows Update on workstations.

If you are satisfied that IE 8 will not cause your organization problems or you have disabled automatic updates then rest easy this week. Otherwise, you will need to install this tool from Microsoft. This tool simply changes a DWORD in the Windows Registry.

Labels: IE, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Windows Update

I have long been looking to upgrade my old Olympus to something new. I have been watching the Canon SD770IS 10 Megapixel camera for some time. The original price was $229 for this highly-rated camera. I decided to pull the trigger and purchase it today from Amazon. Today only they are featuring a sale price at $144.95. Update - The sale has ended.

Labels: Amazon, photographs