Tag archive: Office

We could all use a little help when it comes to keeping our desks at work or at home free of clutter. With papers, gadgets, and office supplies all in need, it can make for a pretty big mess, so we're all for anything that will help us keep things a little more organized and clutter-free. While most of the organization will be left up to you, this fun design from Lexon might help out just a little bit. The Lexon Mini Totem is a smart… Read More

Nobody likes being a square. Ditch the typical straight-lined shelving of commoners and add some energy to your space with this dynamic slanted bookshelf. The A2 Angle Shelf ( $1,753) was designed by Sara Larsson and is made from white MDF material. There aren't exactly a lot of specs we can give you, other than this thing measures in at over six feet wide, but we can say that we think this shelf would look great just about anywhere.… Read More

IBM may not make the news much nowadays with big consumer product announcements, but that hasn't stopped the long-time computer giant from growing. In fact, IBM's market value has now officially passed that of Microsoft, making it the second-most valuable technology company in the world, after Apple, and the fourth most-valuable company in the world, overall. The value of IBM jumped to $214 billion on Thursday, while… Read More

We may not think of “workstations” as an important part of our lives or the design world, but we should really give them more weight considering how much time we spend at them. 40 hours per week (if not more) for the majority of your adult life adds up to a lot of time if you're someone who works primarily at a desk. The prospect is pretty sad if all you've got is a plain grey cubicle. If you want to go to the other end… Read More

Boss caught you surfing the web during work hours lately? If it happens again, just point them in the direction of the results of a recent survey that show such activity can actually improve productivity. Don J.Q. Chen and Vivien K.G Lim of the National University of Singapore conducted the study, titled, “Impact of Cyberloafing on Psychological Engagement.” They found that a bit of light web surfing can benefit a worker much more than… Read More

Working from home is a great option for some folks, depending on the job. If you have a desk job, working from home can give you more time with your family, lessen your commute, or just offer a more relaxing environment. It all sounds great, right? Well, if you've ever called in sick to work but said you'd work from home, you might already realize the big problem. It's hard to get things done when you have access to your bed,… Read More

Smartphones can do a lot of things these days. There's an app for almost anything, but until now, if you forgot or lost your home keys, your iPhone couldn't get you out of that mess. Lockitron ($295+) aims to change the game with an app and base station combination that allows you to lock or unlock your home or office from your smartphone. The system works by communicating with a small device that plugs into your Internet router at… Read More

You know it's going to be a rough morning when the first significant thing that happens to you is a sore, burnt tongue from that piping hot cup of coffee you so desperately wanted. The rest of the cup becomes tasteless, and eating and drinking is ruined for the rest of the day. Major bummer. Yet another ingenious invention from Kickstarter promises to help you achieve the perfect hot-beverage temperature so you can avoid disaster and… Read More

Google today launched a new service that will transfer Microsoft Office documents to the Web, where they can be edited by multiple people in near-real time. Google Cloud Connect Office is available to anyone with a Google account and is installed as a plug-in in the 2003, 2007 and 2010 versions of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The Cloud Connect Office should appeal to anyone who routinely has to collaborate on Office documents by… Read More

I work out of a small office, and there are six products that I find I can’t live without. These things make my job much easier, so I figured that this week, I’d share my favorites with you.

With Office 365, people can work together more easily from anywhere on virtually any device, while collaborating with others inside and outside their organization in a simple and highly secure way. As part of today’s news, Microsoft is also opening a limited beta program for Office 365 in 13 countries and regions. Office 365 works with the most popular browsers, smartphones and desktop applications people use today. “Office 365 is the best of… Read More

The modifications are largely aesthetic in form with a new full screen view in Word 2011. The full screen view is meant to be used in writing mode, stripping the page of typical Word formatting toolbars and allowing the writer to focus purely on the page, without distraction. It sounds a lot like what niche providers such as Dark Room have capitalized on. Significantly, this update will see Office for Mac say goodbye to Entourage in favor of… Read More

Software giant Microsoft has formally announced pricing and availbility details for Microsoft Office 2011 for the Mac, the latest version of its mainstream productivity applications. Office 2011 for Mac will ship at the end of October; a Mac Home and Student edition will start at $119 and include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Messenger, while a Mac Home and Business edition will add in Outlook for Mac and start at $199. Starting today, customers… Read More

Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit today announced some details of its next version of Microsoft Office for the Mac—and the big surprise is that Microsoft is committing to shipping a version of Outlook for the Macintosh. The Mac version of Outlook will replace the existing Entourage email and communication application that's been part of Microsoft Office for several years; although Entourage has long features some… Read More

At its Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans today, Microsoft formally announced Microsoft Office 2010, along with 2010 versions of Sharepoint server, Visio, and Project. But perhaps the biggest news of the Office 2010 announcement is that the Redmond software giant plans to go head-to-head with Google in offering lightweight, browser-based versions of its mainstream productivity applications that can be used from anywhere a user can… Read More