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a Macintosh girl in a Microsoft world
today's top five questions in the Office 2008 booth
This afternoon, I worked in the main Office 2008 booth, answering questions. Based on my own...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/16/2008
launch!
Today is launch day. Office 2008 is now available for you for purchase. I've already seen lots of...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/15/2008
Nadyne @ MWSF 2008
I forgot to post my MWSF schedule! Oops. Feel free to swing by the booth and say hi! Monday: User...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/14/2008
we're #2! we're #2!
Right now, Office 2008 is #2 on the Amazon list of bestselling software. (Office 2004 is a...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/10/2008
Nadyne's unofficial guide to working in a booth at Macworld Expo (part two)
Each day of MWSF has its own special flavour. If I were in a coma for three weeks, and then woke up...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 01/03/2008
iTunes movie rentals vs Netflix
The latest Apple news swirling about comes to us courtesy of the Financial Times: Apple signs film...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/28/2007
Nadyne's unofficial guide to working in a booth at Macworld Expo (part one)
MWSF is coming! In the past few weeks, some of the newer members of MacBU have asked me what it's...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/27/2007
don't forget - sign up to participate in usability studies!
It's the end of year, which means that lots of people are on vacation right now. I'm in the office...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/26/2007
Q&A: what Apple news sites do you read?
In the comments to my last post, someone asked what Apple news sites I read. I looked over to my...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/22/2007
ThinkSecret closes its doors
Today, ThinkSecret has announced that it has settled its lawsuit with Apple and is closing its...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/20/2007
the bits have left the building
We've reached the last milestone in the release of Office 2008: Release to Manufacturing (RTM). The...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/14/2007
why I love living in Silicon Valley
I really do love living in Silicon Valley. I like that it's 56 degrees outside and I think that it's...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/11/2007
my MWSF wishlist (MWSF 2008 edition)
It's that time of year again -- time for my MWSF wishlist. This is only a wishlist, not some deep...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 12/11/2007
the progression of an idea at OOPSLA
For OOPSLA 2008, one of the goals of the conference is to re-think how industry should be involved...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/27/2007
Black Friday Deal
Here in the States, the day after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday. Why? It's the day when...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/21/2007
Q&A: MAPI support
I found myself writing a lot in response to this question, so it gets its own post. The question is:...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/20/2007
go ahead, ask
Got a question? Go ahead and ask me. There are some questions I can't answer because they're under...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/19/2007
OOPSLA 2008 on Facebook
There's now a OOPSLA 2008 group on Facebook. Come join us in Nashville next October!
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/17/2007
accessing Exchange 2007 from your Mac
I can't believe I haven't posted these links yet! One of the authors over at MSExchange.org has...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/12/2007
now with 100% more Facebook!
In the name of trying out other social networking stuff (I'm using twitter reasonably frequently),...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/10/2007
developing mature software
There are many models of software development, the two best-known being the waterfall method and the...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 11/07/2007
RDC for Mac 2.0 public beta (rev 2) now available
You asked, we answered. We have updated our public beta of RDC for Mac 2.0. The single biggest...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/30/2007
the giving campaign
Every October, Microsoft sponsors a Giving Campaign. Employees are encouraged to donate to...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/30/2007
Office 2008 wins Best of Show at MacLife Expo 2007
Several members of the Office:Mac team were at Mac Live Expo last week. At that show, Office 2008...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/29/2007
OOPSLA 2008: 19-23 October, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Looking over my blog referrals, I noticed that I've gotten a lot of hits lately for the search term...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/26/2007
OOPSLA 2007 Student Research Competition winners
After its remarkable success in previous years, OOPSLA has again hosted an ACM Student Research...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/25/2007
great day at OOPSLA
Today has been a great day at OOPSLA. I'm so glad that I came this year. The day started off with...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/24/2007
women of OOPSLA birds of a feather meeting tonight!
Tonight, I'm leading a birds-of-a-feather meeting for the women of OOPSLA. It will be held tonight,...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/24/2007
best non-Apple laptop?
When I attend conferences like OOPSLA, I'm a laptop watcher. It's interesting to see what hardware...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/24/2007
Mac user group @ OOPSLA - Tuesday, 5pm-7pm
One of my favourite parts about OOPSLA are the Birds of a Feather (BOF) meetings. These are informal...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/21/2007
Twitter @ OOPSLA
For those of you who are here with me at OOPSLA, or who wish you were here with me at OOPSLA, you...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/20/2007
Nadyne @ OOPSLA 10/20-10/25
I leave tomorrow for OOPSLA in Montréal, and I keep on saying that I'm going to post my schedule....
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/18/2007
Mac not MAC
Those of you who have been reading this for awhile know that I can get cranky about certain common...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/17/2007
reminder: I'm at the North Coast MUG tonight!
For those of you who are in the San Francisco Bay Area and want to see Office 2008 live, you should...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/16/2007
Fake Steve is visiting Microsoft
Fake Steve Jobs is on a book tour. Lots of tech authors end up on Microsoft campus as part of their...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/10/2007
Kathy Sierra is speaking at OOPSLA 2007
We have a special bonus keynote at OOPSLA 2007: Kathy Sierra, best known for her well-written...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/09/2007
Nadyne @ UC-Davis career fair on October 11
On Thursday, 11 October 2007, I'll be at the University of California - Davis career fair. You won't...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/08/2007
Nadyne @ North Coast MUG on October 16
Want to see Office 2008, live and in-person? I'm going to be at the North Coast Mac User Group in...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/08/2007
the user experience of HearMusic.com
If you ever find yourself in my flat, you'll fast learn that I'm a music junkie. In college, I was a...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/05/2007
the bouncing of the bugs
At the end of a software development cycle, the development and test teams are locked in a clash of...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/03/2007
the "Word 5.1 Plus Ten" phenomenon
When I was in Redmond last week, I ran into one of our newest developers. We chatted about all...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 10/01/2007
10 years of being the crazy ones
Today is the tenth anniversary of Apple's famous 'Think Different' ad campaign. We've got dozens of...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/28/2007
hope springs eternal for Newton lovers
One of my favourite recurring Apple rumours is that the Newton is just about to be resurrected. It's...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/27/2007
a delicate balancing act
If you ever want to get an idea of the complexity of determining what should go into Office, you can...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/18/2007
sneaky peeking for Office:Mac 2008
Over in Mac Mojo, I have just posted about the evolution of software, specifically focusing on how...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/18/2007
for the love of my Mac
I sometimes get questions from users, asking why we have Mac-only features in Office:Mac. Mac-only...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/17/2007
the user experience of airports
I usually fly a lot. I'm grateful that the summer is over, because it means that the tourists have...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/16/2007
workaholic Wednesdays
Wednesdays around here are known as Workaholic Wednesdays. Management brings in dinner. People stay...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/12/2007
can we stop with the unboxing photos already?
Apple released new iPods on Tuesday. Thankfully, none of them have forced me to drop everything and...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/07/2007
get your OOFage on
I'm OOF right now. (Can't you tell?) OOF is an important concept here in Microsoft, and in other...
Author: Nadyne Richmond Date: 09/06/2007