LANsurveyor Express is a handy automatic network mapping tool designed for IT Pros. It normally retails for $499, but users of Visio 2007 can download it free until June 30, 2008.

Here’s a 4-minute video of LANsurveyor in action.
And the download link can be found on www.microsoftincentives.com, just scroll down to the Visio […]

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From the help desk file…
Reported Issue: Scanning pictures into Word 2003 was easy, but how do you do that in Word 2007?
Observation: Thanks to user feedback and the Microsoft Customer Experience Improvement Program, Office 2007 spanks the llama in almost every way.  However, the issue of scanner support is one area where Office 2007, quite […]

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Recently I started using a new Outlook plug-in called Xobni (thanks for the invite Nick!)  Xobni isn’t new. In fact Bill Gates talked about it over a year ago:

What Xobni Does
Basically, Xobni (pronounced ‘zob-nee’) lets you track email relationships, conversations, connections with others, and (my favorite feature) provides a no-search list of files exchanged with […]

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Less than a year after the official launch of the 2007 Office System, Microsoft announced on a TechNet blog that Service Pack 1 for Office 2007 will hit the web on 12/11/2007 (Patch Tuesday for December 2007).
“Will it come down the pipe automatically”, you ask?
“The 2007 Office System SP1 will be critical service […]

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Chris, scooped me on this today, but my post has became a tragedy involving crushed hopes and dreams for mo-bettah Office 2007 love on my WM5 PPC. I hope you fare better and have a smooth upgrade.  Me? Notsomuch.
Title: Microsoft Office Mobile 6.1Subtitle: Upgrade for Microsoft Office 2007 file formatsFile Name: OfficeMobile_Licensed_0409_US.msi Version: 6.1 Date […]

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From the Help Desk file…
Reported issue: Client can’t open an email attachment. Attachment name: MessedUp.xls (file name changed for jocularity) Details: When you try to open the attachment, Excel pops up the error message:
"The file you are trying to open, ‘MessedUp.xls’, is in a different format than specified […]

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It’s almost time to get your ‘Information Worker’ learn on.  If you live in the ‘Heartland District‘ this Microsoft Partner-Only event is headed your way from March 26 - April 19, 2007.  
The content is broken into two sessions: Sales & Technical (dates & registration links are below.)
Sales Session Overview (2 hours): Lunch and Learn presentation to partner […]

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Update kits for the January 2007 Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (MAPS) are scheduled to start shipping today (01/19/2007).  You should see yours before Jan 30.
Here’s what’s NEW in the Action Pack* this month:

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager
Microsoft Office Sharepoint Designer 2007
Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007
Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server Enterprise […]

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Can you hear it?  It’s getting close.  As stated in a previous post the life cycle of the Microsoft Office 2007 Beta is coming to an end.  Soon.  About 2 weeks away for those not on B2TR.
If you personally registered for the beta you should have gotten an email from Microsoft yesterday explaining the […]

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There has been a fair amount of confusion about the expiration of the Office 2007 Beta2 Technical Refresh (B2TR).  Even the Q&A session in the SBSC webcast yesterday didn’t yield an immediate answer.
Understandably Partners are concerned that the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (MAPS) version of the final Office 2007 bits may not arrive before the […]

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