go ahead, mac my day
a Macintosh girl in a Microsoft world
moving to new digs, and open Q&A thread
I've been meaning to do this for ages, but I've finally moved my blogging home from here on the MSDN...
Date: 09/28/2010
RTM, baby!!!!!!!
I'm not often given over to exclamation points, but today is Really Truly Massively awesome because...
Date: 09/10/2010
more details about Office:Mac 2011
Today, my team released a video showing off more of the upcoming Office:Mac 2011. Watch it to learn...
Date: 09/08/2010
Office:Mac usability study participants needed for studies beginning in September
Office:Mac 2011 is hitting store shelves in October. In conjunction with our release, my user...
Date: 08/31/2010
another taste of Office:Mac 2011
Today, my team has released another video about Office:Mac 2011. This time, it stars one of my...
Date: 08/18/2010
relaxed, funny, and quirky
Summer is always intern season at Microsoft. This year, all nine women in the Brown University CS...
Date: 08/13/2010
Office:Mac 2008 (12.2.6) and Office:Mac 2004 (11.6.0) updates available now
Update Tuesday is here! The latest and greatest version of Office:Mac 2008 is 12.2.6. It's got...
Date: 08/10/2010
what's on your Office:Mac to-do list?
For those of you who aren't following Mac Mojo, the MacBU team blog, or following us on twitter...
Date: 08/03/2010
Office:Mac 2011 will hit store shelves in October
It's been a hugely busy few weeks for me, but I have to pop in to share a couple of things about...
Date: 08/02/2010
20 years of Rick!
Today is an auspicious day, for it is Rick Schaut's 20th anniversary with Microsoft. He's been...
Date: 06/25/2010
Office:Mac 2011 preview on CNet
The folks over at CNet have a video giving you a quick preview of Office:Mac 2011. Check it out!
Date: 06/24/2010
Q&A: What do you think about Office:Mac 2011 being 32-bit?
Via email, I was asked: What are your thoughts about Office 2011 being 32 bit instead of 64 bit? As...
Date: 06/14/2010
Outlook:Mac usability study in Mountain View, California
Are you in the San Francisco Bay Area, available during the week of June 21, and want to help us...
Date: 06/10/2010
Q&A: Should I get Office:Mac now or later?
I noticed this question on the Office:Mac forum: My daughter is headed to college this fall. I just...
Date: 06/10/2010
Office:Mac updates today: Office 2008 12.2.5, Office 2004 11.5.9
Update Tuesday is here! Office:Mac 2008 12.2.5 has some security updates, as well as an improvement...
Date: 06/08/2010
looking for blog feedback
Hmmm, the move to the new blog has thrown me off more than I thought. I'm working through issues...
Date: 06/07/2010
Q&A: can I send a mail in Entourage that the recipient can't forward?
I saw this post on the Entourage product forum that has a great question about Entourage: Several...
Date: 05/13/2010
PowerPoint is not the right tool for every job -- and that's perfectly okay
When I wrote my PowerPoint is not the right tool for every job post last week for Mac Mojo, I knew...
Date: 05/10/2010
Q&A: what's the best way to get help with Entourage?
In my post about how you can help improve Exchange, I got the following question: What's the best...
Date: 05/10/2010
PowerPoint is not the right tool for every job
I've got a post up over at Mac Mojo today: PowerPoint is not the right tool for every job. For my...
Date: 05/06/2010
airport reflections
I've been travelling a lot lately, spending plenty of time in various airports across the US. It's...
Date: 05/06/2010
help improve Exchange
Paul Robichaux, one of the Exchange MVPs, has a great blog post about Exchange and the Customer...
Date: 05/03/2010
Q&A: how do I make Entourage:Mac my default mail application?
Via email, I was asked: How do I set Entourage to be my default mail application? There are two ways...
Date: 04/30/2010
Q&A: when is the next version of Office:Mac coming out?
I keep on getting variants of this question in email: When is the next version of Office coming out?...
Date: 04/29/2010
Microsoft employees are the most social media-savvy in the world
I saw a tweet from @Microsoft which tells us that Microsoft tops social media use survey. The...
Date: 04/20/2010
Q&A: what Macs do you have?
Got this one via email: what macs do you have? Here in my office, I've got two Macs. One is a...
Date: 04/19/2010
"getting hired by Microsoft sounds pretty sweet"
I noticed a blog post over at Forbes today: getting hired by Microsoft sounds pretty sweet. He lists...
Date: 04/15/2010
cross-platform collaboration with Office:Mac 2011
One of my colleagues did an interview with Tech Night Owl about Office:Mac 2011 and Messenger:Mac....
Date: 04/12/2010
Exchange 2010 SP1 is on its way
My colleagues over on the Exchange team are hard at work on the first Service Pack for Exchange...
Date: 04/08/2010
beta testing vs usability testing
I said in an earlier post that usability testing is not beta testing. The line between beta and...
Date: 04/05/2010
Q&A: Will I be able to move from Entourage to Outlook:Mac?
A question from my mail: I've heard that Outlook will support PSTs from Windows Outlook, but I...
Date: 03/31/2010
Q&A: Why isn't OCS supported in the Messenger:Mac v8 beta?
I got this one via Twitter while I was travelling last week: @nadyne I know it's a beta, but I was...
Date: 03/29/2010
Messenger:Mac v8 beta is here!
Today's a big day for us here in MacBU: Messenger:Mac v8, which brings audio and video support to...
Date: 03/24/2010
usability testing is not beta testing
Every time that I post that I'm doing usability testing, I always get a flood of email asking about...
Date: 03/18/2010
the expert vs newbie fallacy
The idea of the MacRibbon causes consteration amongst some people. The latest example is from the...
Date: 03/15/2010
Office:Mac installation questions
I just got two back-to-back installation questions via email, so let's take them in turn: My hard...
Date: 03/11/2010
Office:Mac 2008 12.2.4 and Office:Mac 2004 11.5.8 now available
Update Tuesday was yesterday, and it brought a couple of Office:Mac updates. (Sorry I didn't post...
Date: 03/10/2010
Q&A: Why is it Office:Mac 2011 if it's coming out this year?
I got this one via email, and I've seen variants of it elsewhere: i thought office was coming out...
Date: 03/08/2010
usability participants needed for Outlook:Mac study in March
As we have announced, Outlook is coming to your Mac later this year. My team is working hard on...
Date: 03/04/2010
Q&A: is Visual Basic returning to Office:Mac?
My post about questions we got at Macworld 2010 raised some questions, one of which was this one:...
Date: 03/02/2010
catching up
The first day back in the office is always a difficult one. I finally managed something on this...
Date: 03/01/2010
Why is Office:Mac getting the Ribbon?
Ever since our announcement last week that we're bringing the Ribbon to the Mac, I've been following...
Date: 02/18/2010
top Office:Mac questions at Macworld Expo
I know, I know, Macworld Expo was last week, and I should have written this up earlier. I had every...
Date: 02/15/2010
on working the show floor at Macworld Expo
John Gruber of Daring Fireball wrote about the Macworld Expo prelude yesterday, and how the absence...
Date: 02/10/2010
Office:Mac 2004 11.5.7 update available
Update Tuesday is here, and it brings a security update for Office:Mac 2004. Full details are in the...
Date: 02/09/2010
come chat with me at Macworld 2010!
I haven't posted my Macworld schedule yet! Thursday, noon-3pm: booth duty. Tell me what you like...
Date: 02/08/2010
help us make Mactopia better
Want to help us make Mactopia better? We're conducting in-person interviews at Macworld 2010. In...
Date: 02/05/2010
$15 Macworld 2010 expo pass or 15% off conference registration
Haven't registered for Macworld 2010 yet? Use priority code TWEETMW to get either a $15 Expo pass or...
Date: 02/04/2010
Exchange 2010 webcasts
My colleagues on the Exchange 2010 team have announced new Exchange 2010 webcasts and videos....
Date: 02/03/2010
the usage fallacy
I noticed that an old post of mine, the "Word 5.1 Plus Ten" phenomenon, was referenced in Lukas...
Date: 02/02/2010