The News Review:
- Unable to open PPS file attachments
- From the Desk of David Pogue The Twitter Experiment
- Will IE8 Reset The Browser Performance Bar?
- The urgent need to fix federal archiving policies.
- Report: Microsoft to rein in real estate expansion
- The power of Free
Unable to open PPS file attachments
nwitimes.com IN
Q: I receive emails with attachments that I cannot open. The file extension on the attachment is PPS. What is this and how can I open this type of file?A: A PPS file (such as myshow. pps) is a Microsoft PowerPoint Slideshow file. You must either own PowerPoint or have the free PowerPoint Viewer installed. To install the viewer:1. Download the free PowerPoint 2007 viewer by visiting.
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From the Desk of David Pogue The Twitter Experiment
New York Times United States
0 with all of its free-speech global-collaboration ramifications. At one point I figured that the best way to explain Twitter was to demonstrate it live on the big screen at the front of the ballroom. So I flipped out of PowerPoint and typed this to my Twitter followers: “I need a cure for hiccups. RIGHT NW! Help?”I hit Enter. I told the audience that we would start getting replies in 15 seconds but it didn’t even take that long… RIGHT NW! Help?”I hit Enter. I told the audience that we would start getting replies in 15 seconds but it didn’t even take that long. Here are some of the replies that began scrolling up the screen:* florian: Put a cold spoon on your back – that’s what my grandfather would do for hiccups. * megs_pvd: Put your head between your knees and swallow hard. * bethbellor: Packets of sugar.
Will IE8 Reset The Browser Performance Bar?
InformationWeek NY
That viewpoint which is what my personal experience has taught me has only been reinforced by my recent test of Internet Explorer 8. (I got the IE8 beta by downloading.
The urgent need to fix federal archiving policies.
Slate
The report notes that the National Archives only “recently”?it doesn’t say how recently?revised its procedures so that it could accept e-mail with attachments scanned text documents PDFs digital photos and Web content. (And bama’s aides were shocked when the White House wireless system shut down the other day. )The National Archives is developing an “Electronic Records Archive” so that it can finally deal with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. But according to the study that is being “planned for implementation in the next seven years. ) The study was written four years ago; so assuming the program is still on track it will be up and running three years from now when bama’s first term is almost over. Meanwhile the study urges all agencies to keep their electronic records in a safe place.
Report: Microsoft to rein in real estate expansion
Computerworld MA
Microsoft will delay for at least three years the construction of all new buildings in Redmond Wash. except one the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Monday. The story was based on an internal. Redmond is the Seattle suburb where Microsoft’s headquarters are located. Microsoft will also not renew most of its leases when they come up for renewal this year and next the newspaper reported. The real estate measures would help Microsoft save $607 million through the end of its 2010 fiscal year according to the Post-Intelligencer.
The power of Free
UND The Dakota Student ND
aggressive towards competition resulting in a series of software products that are more common in average households than bread and milk (while also resulting in an antitrust charge or two). As a result the language of computing in both education and business is denominated in Microsoftese. Word Excel Powerpoint– these are the tools of everyday productivity and on a college campus most of us rarely go a day without using at least one of these products. And while the University of North Dakota does provide these programs for enrolled students via computer labs around campus we’re still paying for the privilege as part of student fees and program fees. When factoring in the additional home versions that most students need for at-home work the end result is the requirement to pay twice for the same set of tools in order to complete necessary assignments for class.