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Five years ago: Office 97 will include Bob-like help
News Called Office Assistant, the new help facility takes the form of cartoon characters who suggest smarter working tips after the software has recorded user actions indicative of problems, such as frequent visits to help files.
[July 18, 2001, 7:15]
Office 97 will include Bob-like help
News Called Office Assistant, the new help facility takes the form of cartoon characters who suggest smarter working tips after the software has recorded user actions indicative of problems, such as frequent visits to help files.
[July 18, 1996, 12:28]
MS again slammed on security
News That's the hard lesson learned after last week's discovery of a security hole that subverts the powerful functions of Microsoft Office Assistant. When it debuted, the Office Assistant was dismissed by critics as the equivalent of training wheels...
[May 17, 2000, 8:45]
Bury Clippy forever review
Reviews Office XP's help system suffers from several flaws -- the notorious Office Assistant is just the most notable. When someone told me that Clippy (Microsoft's relentlessly cheerful, animated, paper clip-shaped Office Assistant) was gone forever, I...
[July 8, 2002, 10:06]
MobiSystems OfficeSuite Professional 7
Downloads MobiSystems OfficeSuite is a software bundle adding to the functionality of the Standard Mobile Office bundle a database program and a personal finance assistant. This suite of programs and their compatibility and synchronization with Microsoft...
[June 14, 2006, 8:00]
Born again: Clippy returns to haunt Office XP
News The animated assistant didn't add much value to Office in the first place, he said. The software company even set up a special Clippy Web site with his resume, an online poll for his next job, and Macromedia Flash movies starring the outgoing...
[June 1, 2001, 9:04]
Legal blogger quits job
News Lat was unwilling to comment on his resignation, but the US attorney's office said the assistant attorney's departure had nothing to do with his blog, according to The Star-Ledger of Newark. At the end of last week, Lat reportedly sent an email to...
[January 3, 2006, 12:05]
Obama urged to appoint cybersecurity chief
News As president-elect Barack Obama fills the remaining cabinet positions in his administration, a Center for Strategic and International Studies commission is recommending that Obama creates a new office in the White House: the National Office for...
[December 10, 2008, 8:35]
Microsoft teaches 'safe practice' computing on-screen
News Microsoft has attempted to "help" its users with software in the past using utilities such as the assistant used in the Office suite, which was an animated paperclip -- and more recently a dog -- that popped up with suggestions on how to improve...
[April 28, 2004, 10:05]
Dell PowerEdge SC430 review
Reviews After booting up the machine and installing the Server Assistant CD, the program presents you with a series of questions pertaining to your office network, chosen operating system and other important factors that will contribute to the way you use...
[August 16, 2005, 10:25]
Xerox copier can 'talk' to the blind
News Even if a federal office doesn't have a blind person working there, you still have to have the technology configured so it will work when they get there," said James Gashel, director of governmental affairs for the National Federation of the Blind.
[March 21, 2003, 15:32]
Nuance PDF Converter Professional 6 review
Reviews Installation was smooth on our Windows Vista test system, although we did have to shut down Office 2007. Unlike Nitro PDF Professional 6's slick Office 2007-like UI, PDF Converter Professional looks more like a consumer application with its dark...
[August 27, 2009, 15:06]
At what point should Microsoft get scared?
Blog Comment Perhaps soon we'll see Clippy the Office Assistant popping up with "I see you're not using Microsoft software much any more - would you like help with migrating to something else? Excellent posts.
[October 30, 2009, 7:44]
Look Up Words in the English Assistant
White Papers The English Assistant is a Microsoft Office Online service designed to help Microsoft Office users for whom English is a second language write professional English text. The feature or some of the options described in this paper are only available...
[February 15, 2008, 0:02]
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac review
Reviews Project Center is Office 2004's big idea for collaboration, but it's only partially successful. Installing the new Office for Mac is straightforward. If you're a power user -- or if you can't be bothered with the setup wizard -- you can simply drag...
[May 19, 2004, 22:20]
Ouick Access Folders & Files
Downloads Quick Access Folders & Files is an efficient office-operations accelerating tool and a powerful explorer assistant .it could greatly increase the speed when users open or access folders / files / web sites (single or in batch ) or execute programs .
[April 25, 2006, 8:00]
MessageBox Agent
Downloads Every standard message* of each Windows program will look like MS Office message with assistant. JT Agent helps to view Message Boxes of Windows in other, more pleasant style. Now Message Boxes will not trouble you more.
[December 22, 2002, 7:00]
TechNet Webcast: Pairing Exchange Server 2007 With Outlook 2007 for Powerful, Secure Messaging (Level 300)
White Papers This webcast describes how end users in the organization can benefit when the user pairs the next version of Microsoft Exchange Server, Exchange Server 2007 with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. End users can also schedule and customize their out-of...
[February 17, 2007, 0:00]
Best SmsMachine for series 60
Downloads There are custom responses for persons from contacts, for groups of persons from contacts, for custom phone numbers, default response, black list, selective situations, message templates, tight interaction with Contacts and Messaging applications...
[March 21, 2006, 7:00]
Home Office rapped over data-protection breach
News Although the data was lost by contractor PA Consulting, as the relevant data controller the Home Office was ultimately accountable for the loss under the Data Protection Act, said assistant information commissioner Mick Gorrill.
[January 23, 2009, 12:25]
