Monday, 19 March 2012

Have a look at Microsoft Office 15

This is a glimpse at the upcoming Office product on Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows reveals a new suite that tries to mimic the feel of Metro but runs as a traditional desktop program. 
Microsoft Office 15 will come built for the desktop but offer a huge touch of the Metro flair, according to a description posted by Supersite for Windows author Paul Thurrott, who obtained a copy of an early preview version.
Accord to Thurrott, the technical preview of Office 15 kicks off like the current version, letting you choose which applications to install.
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Interested in Business? Take some lessons from Steve Jobs

Apple co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs  was hailed as a successful technology entrepreneur, having built up one of the most recognized consumer electronics companies globally and creating some of the most coveted devices around the world......
1. Be innovative
Steve Jobs was committed and dedicated to technological innovation, Moaiyad Hossenally, senior industry manager for Asia-Pacific ICT practice at Frost & Sullivan, noted in an e-mail.
Pointing to one of Jobs' quotes, "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", he said the former Apple CEO worked at marrying art and science to bring about technological innovation. "This was the biggest difference in Apple as compared to other PC manufacturers."
Jan Dawson, chief telecoms analyst, said Jobs was not constrained by what has been done before, what is available in the market, or what consumers think they want. Under his leadership, Apple had been very good at reinventing categories in a way consumers could not have articulated "ahead of time" but responded to "enthusiastically", the analyst explained in an e-mail.
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