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Office 2010 Mobile Available For Beta Download

12:00AM Kevin Purdy | Windows Mobile 6.5: If you’re rocking a fairly new Windows Mobile phone, Microsoft offers a beta build of its portable Office applications until April 2010. That means free viewing editing of Excel, Word, Powerpoint, OneNote and other documents. More »
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Office 2010 Professional Beta Available For Download

5:15AM Kevin Purdy | Windows: Wanna give Office 2010’s online document syncing, Windows 7 taskbar integration, and killer quick steps a go? Microsoft has thrown open the doors on a free beta of Office 2010 Professional—for those who can wait out the download. More »
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Quick Steps Looks Like Office 2010’s Killer Feature

2:30AM Kevin Purdy | Microsoft’s Office 2010 has rolled out to trusted testers, and among the screenshots coming back, nothing seems so promising as the Quick Steps buttons. They’re like high-powered Send & Archive buttons that can be tweaked to do any multi-step action. More »
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Convert Outlook Emails To Plain Text, One-By-One Or Permanently

1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Wired’s How-To Wiki points out that HTML emails rendered by Outlook are not only occasionally hard to format, they’ll look different (and broken) in many clients. They follow up with tips on turning some or all emails to plain text. More »
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Office 2010 Beta Hits BitTorrent One Week Before Debut

3:00AM Kevin Purdy | Like the Office 2010 Technical Preview, the Office 2010 Beta build, dubbed a “Beta 2″ in some circles, has been spotted in the BitTorrent wilds one week ahead of its presumed official debut at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference. More »
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Make Yourself Eligible For An Office 2010 Starter Beta

3:00AM Kevin Purdy | Microsoft Office 2010 will offer a free, ad-supported “Starter” edition, in addition to its regular, rather pricey offerings. Beta invites are already going out, and you can increase your chances at a spot by filling out a quick online survey. More »
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Travel Expense Calculator For Excel

1:30PM Angus Kidman | Keeping track of expenses on the road is always fiddly. Getting the discipline to enter the relevant information on your PC is something you’ll need to work on yourself, but if your office doesn’t already mandate an expense system, this Excel template will help simplify the process. More »
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New Windows 7 PCs To Ship Ad-Supported Office 2010

2:30AM Adam Pash | Remember Microsoft Works, a lighter, entry-level Microsoft Office-type software that often shipped with new computers? According to tech news site Betanews, Microsoft is ditching the Works model, replacing it with a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft Office with limited functionality that will ship from participating manufacturers. More »
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Checklist Template For Before You Go On Holidays

10:30AM Angus Kidman | If you’re leaving home for an extended period, there’s always an extensive list of tasks to complete before you go. A free template for Word users covers all the main points you’re likely to need to cover. More »
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How To Set Up AutoArchive For Outlook

1:00PM Angus Kidman | AutoArchive ensures that your Outlook email file doesn’t get too unwieldy, but the default settings aren’t necessarily very helpful. Here’s how to make sure your email is backed up into archives successfully. More »