Worth the trouble of upgrading to Windows Vista? Part 3

There is nothing so quite so miserable as trying to get third party software to run on a new Microsoft operation system. My last article dealt with the standard Microsoft software I use in my everyday life, this one will deal with third party software. I did mention that I have already installed Firefox, as I won’t waste my time with IE. I do use IE when I am doing web design, as most of the world uses it. But aside from that, I can’t see any real benefits in using IE.

Worth the trouble of upgrading to Windows Vista? Part 2

Let’s pick up where we left off in Part 1 of this series. At this point I have reformated the drive, installed XP sp2, and upgraded to Vista Business Edition. The interface is still very confusing and is going to take several days to get used to. I had to install all of my software and waited until I had Vista up and running.

Worth the trouble of upgrading to Windows Vista? Part 1

I have heard a great deal of complaints in regards to trying to successfully upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista. And even more that you don’t get any benefits out of it that would make it worth the trouble. My opinion is that it is not worth the trouble if you are happy with your installation of XP. But if you have just started on XP, then you should considering upgrading now. I will detail issues that I had when upgrading and issues that I have had since that time.

8 Steps to Creating an Eye Catching Banner – Using Banner Maker Pro

Ever want to create your own banners to advertise your site, or maybe to help promote someone else’s. Thanks to the good folks over at Banner Maker Pro, you can create banners in a flash. The great thing about Banner Maker Pro is that you don’t have to be a pro to produce great looking, eye catching banners. In less than 10 minutes time, I will walk you through creating a banner for use on the internet.

How to Blog With Word 2007

Do you get tired of having to log into your blog, go to the admin panel and create your blog for the day? Or do you want to be able to work on it when you don’t have internet access, and then publish it later on? Well, thanks to Microsoft, it has become very easy in Word 2007.

Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007

After beta testing office 2007, i finally installed Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007. Microsoft has provided a wide range of versions that should meet all needs as well as budgets. Most home users will be satisfied with Home and Student 2007 Edition. But I would suggest that if you can afford the additional cost, that you splurge for the Standard 2007 Edition, which gives you Outlook. Even in my personal life, I can’t imagine a day without Outlook. Or maybe you are on the creative side and would like an office product to do Fliers, Brochures, etc, then you should consider the Professional 2007 Edition. Before making any decisions on which one to purchase, please visit the Microsoft Office 2007 Version Matrix.

Microsoft has done an excellent job in resigning the look and feel of the entire Office suite, as well as adding a number of new applications. I will also tell you that while beta testing office, I had a number of issues with Outlook. But I was so impressed with the product overall that I considered it a minor inconvenience.

Over the next several weeks, I will continue to post on each of the different applications and some of the features of each. Please continue to check back regularly.