go ahead, mac my day
a Macintosh girl in a Microsoft world
Back to school season is upon us
Back to school season is upon us, which means that it's time to gear up. If your gear plans call for...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 07/18/2008
book review - 'Subject to Change: Creating Great Products and Services for an Uncertain World: Adaptive Path on Design'
Book title: Subject to Change: Creating Great Products & Services for an Uncertain World:...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 07/17/2008
Confidential to Chelsey
I hate to do this, but ... Chelsey L - When you used the "contact me" link on this blog, you didn't...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 07/11/2008
the iPhone heartbreak of the business traveller
Today was a bad day to spend eight-plus hours in the air. As I was leaving my East Coast hotel room...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 07/10/2008
Q&A: Why isn't all of Microsoft's Mac development done by MacBU?
I got the following question from Aaron: Why isn't all mac software from the MacBU? Do you talk to...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 07/07/2008
RDC v2 is available today!
Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2 is now out of beta and available as a free download...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 07/01/2008
reflections on one year of iPhone
After being goaded by my big boss, I bought my iPhone on launch day (and without queuing up for it,...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/30/2008
Messenger 7.0.1 available now
Lots of new stuff headed your way. The latest release is Messenger 7.0.1, with improvements to...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/27/2008
Office 2008 12.1.1 and Office 2004 11.5 available today
Today, we released the latest and greatest: Office 2008 12.1.1 and Office 2004 11.5. 'What's in...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/24/2008
we're hiring
The big boss posted over at Mac Mojo that we're hiring. The boss lists some great reasons to work...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/23/2008
wherein our heroine admits to not being a good Apple fangirl
The talk all last week was about the new iPhone. Honestly, though, my reaction was: meh. Don't get...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/19/2008
competition doesn't mean that there are winners and losers
In light of a recent announcement by Apple regarding Snow Leopard (10.6, neé Tipsy), I've been asked...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/17/2008
SVMUG reminder: tonight!
Completing my round of local Mac User Group demos, I'm going to be in Cupertino giving a demo of...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/16/2008
the geek shirts of WWDC
WWDC is 5200 geeks all crammed into Moscone West in downtown San Francisco. It's a bit tight at...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/11/2008
Stanford MUG reminder: tonight!
Don't forget: I'm showing off my mad demo skillz (heh) at the Stanford MUG tonight! Meeting starts...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 06/02/2008
WWDC wishlist
It's coming up on WWDC time, which means that it's time to start wishing for cool new stuff from...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/29/2008
other iPhone features I want
Whinging about the iPhone earbuds got me thinking about some other iPhone improvements I'd love to...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/27/2008
user experience designer position available in MacBU
I mentioned in an earlier post that we're hiring a UX designer. The job requisition should be...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/22/2008
Nadyne @ Silicon Valley MUG, Monday, 16 June 2008
Continuing my tour of Bay Area MUGs, I'll be giving a demo of Office 2008 at Silicon Valley MUG on...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/20/2008
the one thing that really annoys me about my iPhone
The single thing that annoys me the most about my iPhone isn't how often Safari crashes or the...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/19/2008
Clippy has found a new career in acting
The much-maligned Clippy has decided to take his career in his own hands. He's been quiet for years,...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/15/2008
Office 2008 SP1 and VBA!
It's Release Tuesday here at Microsoft, and we've got a couple of things coming out of MacBU today:...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/13/2008
Nadyne @ Stanford MUG, Monday 02 June 2008
On Monday, 02 July 2008, I'll be at the Stanford MUG meeting in Palo Alto, California (although...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/12/2008
achievements in Office
Grand Theft Auto IV hasn't left my Xbox 360 since it came out, and so I've learned about some of the...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/08/2008
Office 2008 podcasts forthcoming
Stephanie Krieger, a Word expert and one of the people who has given our big booth presentations at...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/05/2008
the road to OOPSLA 2008
Today I'm in Nashville, attending the spring OOPSLA committee meeting. The early submissions...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 05/03/2008
features vs scenarios, with a Clippy example
As a member of MacBU, one thing that I hear frequently from users are feature requests. They're...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/24/2008
dreaming about WWDC
I've been trying not to spend too much time on the Apple Developer Connection website dreaming about...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/21/2008
hangin' out with the MVPs
Before joining Microsoft, I hadn't heard of our MVP program. MVP stands for Most Valued...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/17/2008
the evolution of My Day
As I've discussed earlier on Mac Mojo, software evolves. My Day is no different in that respect. We...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/16/2008
your day is My Day
When we were defining our goals for Office 2008, one of them was to help you manage your time. Out...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/11/2008
Q&A: Why do you do this job?
I got a couple of questions from a Dear Reader recently, asking about working for MacBU in general...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/08/2008
the future of Entourage
I've been working on the next version of Office for quite awhile now. It's long past time that I've...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 04/01/2008
I'm on a foggy highway
Last night, I sat down and took a stab at my research schedule for the next few months. I'm on a...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 03/28/2008
plan to throw away good designs
Last week at SxSW (which I have got to get to sometime!), Michael Lopp, one of the senior...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 03/17/2008
phishing in Mom terms
My mom called me earlier this week to wish me a happy birthday and to complain about spam. Mom, you...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 03/14/2008
Office 2008 12.0.1 update now available
As my boss mentioned on Mac Mojo in his Office 2008 update post, we've been working on the 12.0.1...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 03/11/2008
Automating Office 2008
One of our goals here in MacBU is to be a good Mac citizen, which means supporting OS technologies....
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 03/10/2008
my office is so bright, I gotta wear shades
A long-standing Microsoft tradition is to decorate the offices of people who go on vacation. Last...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 03/03/2008
Office 2008 benchmark preview
You know, it's weird. Office 2008 has been out in the field for a little over a month. We had an...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 02/27/2008
the recurring nature of security versus usability
Last February, I complained about my bank's updated security requirements which require me to answer...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 02/26/2008
Q&A: Which Tufte book to start with?
This question came in via email, regarding my Tufte seminar review post: Thanks so much for your...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 02/25/2008
my cool co-workers
I've spent some time over the past couple of weeks conducting informal interviews with some internal...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 02/22/2008
you are not your target user
Today's Alertbox from Jakob Nielsen is a list of top 10 application design mistakes. Something from...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 02/19/2008
Steve Metsker passed away
One of the main reasons that I keep on being so involved with OOPSLA is the people. I've had the...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 02/08/2008
the responsibility of trust
Observing users in their real-world setting is very humbling. Recently, I listened to one user say,...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 02/07/2008
Valleywag endorses His Steveness
In honour of Super Tuesday, Silicon Valley gossip rag Valleywag has now endorsed Steve Jobs for...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 02/05/2008
you never know what you'll find in legacy code
Yesterday, I had a conversation with some of our developers about legacy code and how you never know...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 02/01/2008
my favourite Apple announcement last week: new HIG!
For all that I'm excited about the new MacBook Air, it wasn't my favourite announcement to come out...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/21/2008
my super-duper PowerPoint 2008 demo
I spent this morning in the Office 2008 booth again, this time giving one-on-one demos of the new...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/17/2008