Archive for January, 2007

Outlook 2007 & Instant Search

Posted on January 7th, 2007 in Office 2007.

My keenly awaited package from MSDN landed on Thursday and naturally I wasted no time in checking what was in it. Of keen interest were Windows Vista and Office 2007 Ultimate. Vista I don’t think I will let anywhere near my Toshiba notebook for a couple of reasons:

Some of the essential things I use may […]

Ethics (Or Lack Thereof)

Posted on January 3rd, 2007 in Software.

Any software company that is looking for examples of what NOT TO DO to improve its reputation ought to take a look at InstallAware. This is a company that seems to be bending over backwards in determination to lower its reputation down to nothing.
 
Looking at Stephan Krueger’s analysis, InstallAware appears to have a fine disregard […]

Happy New Year …

Posted on January 3rd, 2007 in .NET.

This year has certainly opened well.
I’ve just opened an email that contains the following:
 
Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2007 Microsoft® MVP Award! …
 
…  Your extraordinary efforts in Visual Developer - Visual C# technical communities during the past year are greatly appreciated. The benefits you will enjoy as a recipient of the […]