go ahead, mac my day
a Macintosh girl in a Microsoft world
Q&A: Why doesn't Entourage work with Hotmail anymore?
I got a question via email about using Entourage to access your Hotmail: Using Entourage on an iMac....
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/02/2009
an interview with one of our senior managers
I'm supposed to be working on my Macworld Expo presentation, but instead I'm linking you guys to an...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/31/2008
an interview with one of our senior Entourage developers
Getting caught up today, I noticed that Microspotting has done an interview with Dan Wittmer, one of...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/29/2008
Mac Mojo: "how to find your way out from all that email"
I took last week off to visit my family in frigid Michigan for the holidays. (Sorry, I don't dream...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/29/2008
Messenger:Mac beta with AV coming in 2009
Yesterday, on Mac Mojo, we gave a quick update on the progress of Messenger. Windows Live Messenger...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/19/2008
the five stages of Twitter acceptance
So someone came up with the five stages of Twitter acceptance: denial ("that sounds stupid"),...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/19/2008
Steve's not gonna be there, but I will
Yesterday afternoon, I was working at home, digging through my email and trying to let my background...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/17/2008
Office 2008 videos now available on iTunes and in the help
A writer's work is never done. After Office 2008 went out the door, they started collecting data...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/12/2008
Office 12.1.5 and Office 11.5.3 available today
Update Tuesday is here, and today it brings Office 12.1.5 and 11.5.3. Office 12.1.5 is a combo...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/09/2008
beer, bowling, and billiards
Last year, for the very first time, we got all of the North American MacBU team together in one...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/08/2008
Roz Ho on leadership
Longtime MacBU observers will remember Roz Ho. Roz was our General Manager when I first signed on....
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/25/2008
Q&A: How did you get into software?
I got into computers and assorted geekery early. My dad was always an enthusiast, and so I grew up...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/21/2008
half off Office 2008
If you haven't yet jumped onto the Office:Mac 2008 bandwagon, the holidays are bringing lower...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/21/2008
Mac Mojo: "you're my favourite"
Over on Mac Mojo, I just put up a post about the Entourage favourites bar called you're my...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/20/2008
holiday themes available on Art of Office
Someone with more artistic skills than I have (although, let's be honest, that's pretty much...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/19/2008
the security of memes
While waiting for my plane to leave earlier today, I read a friend's personal blog. In it, she has...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/10/2008
baking for charity
As I mentioned in an earlier post, every October, Microsoft has a giving campaign to encourage its...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/05/2008
Microsoft mice have Frustration-Free Packaging
The fine folks over at Amazon have introduced a new initiative: Frustration-Free Packaging. You know...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/04/2008
Netflix and Silverlight
Good news for Mac users -- the Netflix "watch now" feature is available for beta testing. Using...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/03/2008
MacBU has a new GM!
I have good news and bad news to share today. First, the bad news. Craig Eisler, MacBU General...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/31/2008
Office 12.1.4 available now
Today, we have made Office 12.1.4 available. For a small number of customers, the 12.1.3 update that...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/30/2008
give to charity and you could win Office:Mac 2008
Here at Microsoft, October is our annual giving campaign. It seems we're not the only ones to spend...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/28/2008
the risks and rewards of fixing bugs
My colleage Schwieb, one of our senior developers, put up an awesome post today titled Risks and...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/24/2008
OOPSLA 2008 day one - archaeology, response to Fred Brooks
Tuesday officially began OOPSLA 2008. The day started off with a keynote from Mark Lehner, an...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/22/2008
OOPSLA 2008 day zero - Greek gods and goddesses
Today is the day before OOPSLA officially begins. Tutorials and workshops are going on today, with...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/20/2008
Office 2008 12.1.3 and Office 2004 11.5.2 available now
This is probably going to get lost in all of the discussion of the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros,...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/14/2008
Q&A: How did you come to join MacBU?
I recently was asked how I came to be here. I thought that I'd answered this question before, but I...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/10/2008
Nadyne @ OOPSLA 2008
Serving as Development Chair for OOPSLA gave me lots of opportunities to see the plan for OOPSLA as...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/07/2008
share and enjoy
In case any of you aren't reading the posts over at Mac Mojo, I wrote a new post there yesterday...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/02/2008
Q&A: Entourage 2008 and Exchange
I got a question via email this morning: I have Office 2008 Home and Student Edition for my Mac. I...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/01/2008
iTunes and my big library
At home, I've got a last-gen PPC Mac Mini serving as a media centre. It's getting long in the tooth,...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/26/2008
why developers complain about the App Store
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about why Mac users complain about the App Store. In the intervening...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/24/2008
an iPhone observation
When you're in an organisation where at least half of the people around you have an iPhone, it's...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/23/2008
got questions? go on and ask
I haven't done an open Q&A post in awhile, so ... if you've got questions, go ahead and ask 'em....
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/22/2008
OOPSLA 2008 early registration deadline extended to 15 September 2008
Due to some server issues over the weekend, we're extending the early registration deadline for...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/10/2008
Q&A: What do you mean by a user indirectly telling you something?
I just got a question via email: in your latest post, you mention that users can indirectly tell you...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/04/2008
listening to our users
My job is about listening to users, and translating what users tell me (either directly or...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/04/2008
questions for you PowerPoint users
I asked Entourage questions last time, so it's PowerPoint's turn ... Do you use slide themes? If...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/03/2008
Solver for Excel 2008 is available today
An announcement before my team heads out for a long weekend ... Solver for Excel 2008 is available...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 08/29/2008
questions for you Entourage users
I've got some questions for the Entourage readers in the house ... Do you know what Project Center...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 08/28/2008
Q&A: What's it like to work in MacBU?
I've been remiss. Quite awhile ago, I promised to answer the question of what it's like to work in...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 08/27/2008
OOPSLA 2008 registration is now open
Registration is now open for the 23rd annual ACM SIGPLAN conference on Object-Oriented Programming,...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 08/26/2008
the user experience of a small-market airport
There's a big difference between a big-market airport like SFO or ORD and a small-market regional...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 08/25/2008
MacBU user experience job openings
Want to come work with me? The user experience team currently has two positions open: user...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 08/20/2008
the mooses have it
Last Friday was a special day: here in MacBU, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of one of the...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 08/18/2008
problems updating Office 2008?
Have you been having trouble updating Office 2008? Schwieb, developer extraordinaire, wrote up a...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 08/14/2008
Office 2008 12.1.2 and Office 2004 11.5.1 are available today
Office 2008, the latest and greatest, is now later and greater! (Hmmm, that doesn't sound right,...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 08/12/2008
why Mac users complain about the App Store
Mac fanboys (this correspondent included) don't like to admit it, but there is one simple truth: Mac...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 08/07/2008
Q&A: Would a 3G iPhone be better for you?
I got a question yesterday in response to my thoughts after living with push Exchange on my iPhone...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 08/06/2008
living with a pushy iPhone
The latest release of the iPhone software has been out for a couple of weeks now. As I mentioned...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 08/04/2008