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Software

Bloatfest! Microsoft Office Starter 2010 Edition to Have F—king Ads

8:00AM Jesus Diaz | Coming 2010, your next PC will probably be pre-loaded with Microsoft Office Starter 2010. A free version of Office 2010 that will only include Word and Excel, fully capable of exchanging documents with full Office 2010. But there’s a catch: More »
Design

Mayfair’s Office Trunk: For Geeks Who Telecommute On Steamships

8:00AM Jack Loftus | If Tom Hanks’ character had had this steamer trunk in Joe Versus the Volcano, he could have probably Googled “brain cloud”, discovered it was bullshit, and saved himself—and us—from having to sit through that movie. More »
Design

Sleek Privacy: Ruckstuhl Acoustic Panel

6:20AM Jesus Diaz | According to Jason, the Ruckstuhl Acoustic Panel “is just the thing you need in the library so you won’t have to stare at the homeless guy beating off across from you”. Well, I got news for your, Mr. Chen. More »
Random Stuff

Friday Is The Perfect Day For An Office Riot

2:20AM Jesus Diaz | Aside from some nice tapas, wine and caipirinhas, is there any better way to end the week than a revolution at the office? I say NO! Here are the complete instructions: More »
Toys

Stationery Troop Defends Your Desktop With Pen And Tape Artillery

3:20AM Sean Fallon | Well, “defend” is probably not the right word considering that Stationery Troop’s weapons are only for show. However, he is always ready to squeeze off a round of pens or tape should the need arise. More »
Software

Why Outlook For Mac Is Great For Apple

2:39PM Nick Broughall | Microsoft’s announcement overnight that they’re planning on bringing Outlook to the next version of Office for Mac may not sound like the most exciting piece of news this week, but it is a huge game changer. Forgetting for a second that Microsoft should have done this years ago, banishing that bastard piece of software Entourage to the seventh level of software hell, the move to bring Outlook to the Mac is going to make Apple’s machines even more appealing to enterprise, while at the same time forcing Apple to really bring changes to the way OS X’s Mail, Address Book and iCal interact. More »
Software

Nokia And Microsoft Announce Mobile Office For Symbian

1:30PM Nick Broughall | So that Microsoft and Nokia partnership announcement happened last night. Not quite the Windows Mobile on Nokia announcement some pundits expected it to be – instead the two companies are working together to bring Mobile Office to Nokia’s Symbian platform. More »
Design

The Woodblock: Post-It Notes As Nature Intended

6:40AM Sean Fallon | In keeping with the green movement, even Post-It notes are going au naturale. [matomeno via Design Vagabond via Boing Boing Gadgets]
Random Stuff

Epic Water Slide Video Is Fake And Promoting Microsoft Office

11:20PM Adam Frucci | Remember that insane water slide jump video? Unsurprisingly, it was a fake viral video. Surprisingly, it was made to promote…Microsoft Office? More »
Software

Microsoft Office 2010 Click-to-Run Lets You Stream… Office

3:50AM Matt Buchanan | Sure, music streaming’s all the rage, but how about Microsoft Office? Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft’s privately testing a streaming-download setup they’re calling Click-to-Run, that’ll let you start running Office sooner after you start downloading it. Sounds great, but early testers say it doesn’t really work yet. [Seven Forums via ZD Net]