Tech Things Going

After installing Office 2010, naturally the first application that I tried would be Word 2010 (I use that a lot).

I am still playing around with it but one of the key features that I really like is Microsoft Word 2010 Web applications. What does it mean? It means that now Microsoft is offering what Google Docs is offering. (Finally, after so long)

Word 2010 Web application will be available to anyone with a free Windows Live account. I can store my office documents online in Windows Live Skydrive. It also allows me to create, edit, and share existing documents with others.

But don’t expect the exact same feature as the Desktop version of Word 2010, it will have basic feature for you to edit your documents.

Here’s is my Word Document on the cloud.

I had known that Microsoft Office 2010 was opened for public beta a couple of weeks back. But only until recently that I found some time to really try it out. I must say that its pretty stable and enjoyed using some of the new features.

Download the beta and try it out at Microsoft Office 2010 website. Its free and for folks who is already used to the new User Interface of Office 2007, it will be fairly easy.

In the beta, you will be able to try out the following applications for free:

• Word
• Access
• Powerpoint
• Publisher
• Outlook
• InfoPath
• Excel
• OneNote
• SharePoint Workspace
• Communicator

If you want to know more about what are the new features of Office 2010, you can also download the “First Look Office 2010” e-book for free.

Meanwhile, stay tune for my next few blog post where i will share my thoughts on the new Office 2010 beta.

After installing Windows 7, you will realize that the look and feel of it is similar to Windows Vista. That is about as close a assumption as you can get, many changes have been under the hood by Microsoft.

New and Improved Taskbar

I actually like the new task bar that Microsoft modified. In previous version of Windows , I really dislike the fact that I can’t really change what i want to show in my taskbar. Now, i basically can change the sequence of my programs shown and I can pin multiple programs of my liking to it.

The new task bar also allows me to change the sequence of my active programs. In the picture below, i can actually move my Firefox browser to change its sequence.

Multiple Preview

This is really useful if you want to quickly browse through multiple active programs. In the picture below, i can actually preview the content of my IE8 tabs.

Themes

I don’t particularly fancy this new feature but a lot of my friends find this useful. In Windows 7, you can customize the visuals (multiple wallpapers, screensaver) and default sounds of Windows accordingly to your liking. Microsoft has provided some terrific scenery of various countries as a default but it does not stop you from taking pictures of your own and creating your own theme.

Stay tune for my next post about feature I like in Windows 7.