Comments on: Office 2007 review http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/office-2007-review/ Technology, Computers, Web 2.0, Google, Microsoft, and just about anything else Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:35:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Gizbuzz » Office 2007 code gets finalised http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/office-2007-review/#comment-3776 Gizbuzz » Office 2007 code gets finalised Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:57:25 +0000 http://gizbuzz.co.uk/?p=189#comment-3776 [...] Now, a lot has changed in Office 2007 since we last looked at it here on Gizbuzz, and unfortunately we can’t get our hands on the RTM, but Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows has screenshots of the RTM build that you can take a look at. [...] [...] Now, a lot has changed in Office 2007 since we last looked at it here on Gizbuzz, and unfortunately we can’t get our hands on the RTM, but Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows has screenshots of the RTM build that you can take a look at. [...]

]]> By: Venture http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/office-2007-review/#comment-1568 Venture Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:37:06 +0000 http://gizbuzz.co.uk/?p=189#comment-1568 What is it the MS doesn't understand? Have they tried their own products? Do they only give them to people who've never used a computer before and say how would you change it? Where are they finding all these 70 plus year olds and people who've been locked up their entire lives? They’ve possibly made it more intuitive for people who’ve never used a computer before but what about the rest of us who have been using them for years – you’ve seriously handicapped us. How would Bill Gates feel if the next car he had to buy had the steering wheel on the right because people in England found that more intuitive? Outlook Issues 1. Does not let you open more than one outlook profile simultaneously. 2. Often retrieves data from one account into another within the same profile. 3. Does not close down reliably so when you attempt to switch between outlook profiles (since it won't let you open both simultaneously) it opens the same one even if you wait a minute. 4. Using the search function in sent folders or your entire mailbox still returns only the FROM field - not sure why MS people don't ever think we want to know who it went TO- Is this such a hard thing? Yes you can customize columns after EACH search to get the TO field but I'm pretty sure when I'm searching MY SENT folder I already know who the e-mail was FROM - what I need to know is who did it go TO. BCM Issues- A GREAT PRODUCT - Completely GIMPED by MS. 1. All it needs to do is sync the most important contact info - name, address, phone number, e-mail address with contacts in outlook so that it is available via OWA and WM5 - no simple copy tool included - making it completely useless for any remote data work. MS Access - no OLE or wrapper or built in handler for JPGs and other picture formats. 1. Why make a database for non techies that can't natively handle pictures. How can you do a decent catalog, inventory, personnel list etc, if you make it so complicated that you have to use code for pictures? Might as well hire a Oracle programmer if you aren't going to make a simple database for non-techies. Either include a good ole program with Office that handles JPGs or make the program wrap the pictures natively. Excel - 1. Still doesn't easily remove data/links. Copy and paste a table showing prices on any product - e.g. E6700 processors. Now go ahead and delete the rows or data. The "buy now" link is still there - isn't it? Word - 1. Doesn't let you easily change spacing between paragraphs and sentences - e.g. this paragraph 1.2 next sentence 1.5 etc. If you want to vary randomly and between lines different when jumping to a new line. What is it the MS doesn’t understand? Have they tried their own products? Do they only give them to people who’ve never used a computer before and say how would you change it? Where are they finding all these 70 plus year olds and people who’ve been locked up their entire lives? They’ve possibly made it more intuitive for people who’ve never used a computer before but what about the rest of us who have been using them for years – you’ve seriously handicapped us. How would Bill Gates feel if the next car he had to buy had the steering wheel on the right because people in England found that more intuitive?

Outlook Issues
1. Does not let you open more than one outlook profile simultaneously.
2. Often retrieves data from one account into another within the same profile.
3. Does not close down reliably so when you attempt to switch between outlook profiles (since it won’t let you open both simultaneously) it opens the same one even if you wait a minute.
4. Using the search function in sent folders or your entire mailbox still returns only the FROM field - not sure why MS people don’t ever think we want to know who it went TO- Is this such a hard thing? Yes you can customize columns after EACH search to get the TO field but I’m pretty sure when I’m searching MY SENT folder I already know who the e-mail was FROM - what I need to know is who did it go TO.

BCM Issues- A GREAT PRODUCT - Completely GIMPED by MS.
1. All it needs to do is sync the most important contact info - name, address, phone number, e-mail address with contacts in outlook so that it is available via OWA and WM5 - no simple copy tool included - making it completely useless for any remote data work.

MS Access - no OLE or wrapper or built in handler for JPGs and other picture formats.
1. Why make a database for non techies that can’t natively handle pictures. How can you do a decent catalog, inventory, personnel list etc, if you make it so complicated that you have to use code for pictures? Might as well hire a Oracle programmer if you aren’t going to make a simple database for non-techies. Either include a good ole program with Office that handles JPGs or make the program wrap the pictures natively.

Excel -
1. Still doesn’t easily remove data/links. Copy and paste a table showing prices on any product - e.g. E6700 processors. Now go ahead and delete the rows or data. The “buy now” link is still there - isn’t it?

Word -
1. Doesn’t let you easily change spacing between paragraphs and sentences - e.g. this paragraph 1.2 next sentence 1.5 etc. If you want to vary randomly and between lines different when jumping to a new line.

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