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Alternatives of Microsoft Office, Excel and Powerpoint

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Microsoft Office package is one of the most widely used office suites.</div>
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Its main components are Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint along with some other office tools. Definitely it has some great features to lean for as it can make many of the office tasks quite a simple one with lots of features and tools provided in its package. Still one can think of various alternates available with similar and at times better features too.<br />
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<b>Microsoft Office alternatives are:</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.google.com/">GoogleDocs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://symphony.lotus.com/">IBM Lotus Symphony </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.zoho.com/">Zoho Office</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thinkfree.com/">ThinkFree Office</a></li>
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Microsoft Excel is one the most commonly used spreadsheet application. It comes as an integrated part of the Office package. It has been the favorite of many specially for the people working with numbers.One thing that is to be considered for use of Excel is that one has to buy the Microsoft office package in order to use Excel. If given a close thought we have many other free alternatives to the Excel package which offers nearly the same features probably in a little different manner.<br />
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<b>Following are the free Excel alternatives available :</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/calc.html">OpenOffice Calc</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/google-d-s/spreadsheets/">Google Spreadsheets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.koffice.org/kspread/">Kspread</a></li>
<li><a href="http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.nsf/product_sse">Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.simple-groupware.de/cms/Spreadsheet/Home">Simple spreadsheet</a></li>
<li><a href="http://home.zcubes.com/calci.htm">ZcubesCalci</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sheet.zoho.com/login.do?serviceurl=/home.do">ZohoSheets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.editgrid.com/">EditGrid</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.byedesign.co.uk/">Spread32</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/csheets/">Cleansheets</a></li>
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Microsoft Powerpoint is one the most commonly used presentation application. It comes as an integrated part of the Office package. It has been the favorite of many specially for the people wanting to develop different types of presentations. One thing that is to be considered for use of powerpoint is that one has to buy the Microsoft office package so that you can use powerpoint applications to develop various presentations.<br />
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If given a close thought we have many other free alternatives to the powerpoint package which offers nearly the same features probably in a little different manner. Many of them are online packages and many offline, so its up to you which one you want to choose from .<br />
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<b>Free Powerpoint alternatives are:</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html">OpenOffice Impress</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.flashppt.com/">Flash</a></li>
<li><a href="http://member.thinkfree.com/">Thinkfree Show</a></li>
<li><a href="http://prezentit.com/">PreZentIt</a></li>
<li><a href="http://show.zoho.com/login.do">ZohoShow</a></li>
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Hope this article useful for you. Are you favorite tools or website not in the list? Feel free to mention it in comments below.</div>

Alternatives of Microsoft Office, Excel and Powerpoint

Microsoft Office package is one of the most widely used office suites. Its main components are Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and ...

What Does Windows Blue Mean For Windows PCs?

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The hype and rumors surrounding Windows Blue have reached fever pitch. It is fast becoming a hot topic of discussion among <a href="http://www.itechaleart.com/search/label/Windows" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #0178ba; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Microsoft’s</a> fans and critics alike. The funny thing is that not much is known about the Windows Blue so far. The speculation is more or less based entirely on some screenshots and some insider remarks. Other than that, not much is known about Windows Blue and what it is. Yet, some prominent web experts have commented that it could sound the death knell for Windows PCs.</div>
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Microsoft hasn’t exactly kept Blue under wraps. They are quite willing to talk about it and answer questions. However, they haven’t actually revealed any details which could help people learn more about it. Somehow the scant evidence available so far has people convinced that Microsoft may be ditching PCs for good. Ironically, the remarks which are being considered ‘evidence’ were made by a blogger known for his anti-Microsoft rants. The argument stands on thin ice, to say the least.</div>
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When one thinks about it rationally, the mere idea that Microsoft will ditch PCs seems absurd. There are five other points which show that Windows PCs are here to stay despite Windows Blue.</div>
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The Investment Already Made</h2>
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Microsoft has invested billions of dollars into developing its Windows OS for desktop environment. Not to forget the massive efforts put in by the developers, programmers, engineers, etc. To give up on PCs would mean discrediting the investment which has been made so far by the company. There may come a time when desktops are no longer useful but that day is at least a decade away. For now, the Windows PCs are going nowhere.</div>
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The Corporate Customers</h2>
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Microsoft relies hugely on its corporate customers for the revenue it generates year after year. Most businesses still use PCs because of the cost-effectiveness and ease of use. If Microsoft reverses its stance on Windows PCs because of Windows Blue, a lucrative revenue stream will be closed.</div>
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The OEMs</h2>
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The corporate customers are not the only ones who are going to be up in arms at the thought of Microsoft giving up on PCs. The original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that make the devices which run on Windows OS are also valuable stakeholders Microsoft cannot afford to disappoint.</div>
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The Windows RT</h2>
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Microsoft already has ventured away from the conventional desktops through Windows RT. One shouldn’t forget that Windows RT was launched at almost the same time as Windows 8. Yet, Windows 8 has consistently outsold it. It is ridiculous to think that Microsoft is going to bank on Windows RT which has sold maybe a couple of million copies as against <a href="http://www.itechaleart.com/search/label/Windows" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #0178ba; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Windows</a> 8 which has sold around 60 million.</div>
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The Desktop Programs</h2>
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There are over four million desktop programs which are designed for and run on the Windows platform. Without having the OS to run on, the programs and apps are virtually useless. There is no way Microsoft is going to abandon them anytime soon.</div>
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These are five points that clearly show that Windows PCs are here to stay despite Windows Blue.</div>

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Google Ends Patent War Against Microsoft

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One of several patent disputes between internet giant Google and the world’s largest software maker, Microsoft, has been terminated.</div>
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The two American multinationals clashed after the now Google-owned Motorola Mobility, took issue with the video compression technology used in Microsoft’s <a href="http://www.xbox.com/" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #0178ba; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Xbox 360</a>. It had also argued that Microsoft was using its Wi-Fi innovations.</div>
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As part of the dispute, which erupted in November 2010 before Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility,<a href="http://www.google.com/" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #0178ba; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"> Google</a> had requested that the <a href="http://www.usitc.gov/" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #0178ba; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">US International Trade Commission</a> (ITC), which handles patent disputes, impose an Xbox sales ban on Microsoft.</div>
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Prior to  the motion to terminate the investigation, the ITC had been considering allegations that Microsoft infringed on its patented technology to create its popular Xbox console, and a hearing was scheduled for later this year.</div>
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Following news of the recent withdrawal, Microsoft’s deputy general counsel, David Howard, said: “We’re pleased that Google has finally withdrawn these claims for exclusion orders (sales bans) against <a href="http://itechaleart.blogspot.in/search/label/Microsoft" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #0178ba; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Microsoft</a>, and hope that it will now withdraw similar claims pending in other jurisdictions.”</div>
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According to the request to terminate document, Motorola Mobility initially filed a complaint against Microsoft two years ago, based on violations of five patents.</div>
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In October 2012 <a href="http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/home" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #0178ba; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Motorola Mobility</a> then filed an unopposed motion to terminate two of the five patents and this motion was granted a month later.</div>
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The motion to withdraw said: “It was in the public interest, which favors the private resolution of disputes to avoid needless litigation and to conserve private and public resources.”</div>
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Following the latest withdrawal of the two allegations, Google said it is serving the public interest by terminating the patents as it will save the ITC’s and other private parties’ resources and time, by eliminating two more patents from the case.</div>
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According to the filing this now leaves one remaining patent in the investigation.</div>

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Apple, Google And Microsoft In 2012

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The three major players in our technology today, <a href="http://www.extremetech.com/computing/135658-technological-deathmatch-amazon-apple-google-and-microsoft-face-off" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #0178ba; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Apple, Google, and Microsoft</a> have given us a lot to look at, think about, and own in 2012.  Here is a look back, a glance forward, and wrap up of where the companies are at.</div>
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Apple has lived through some big changes in its first full year without Steve Jobs at the helm.  The company has introduced the first 7” tablet in the iPad Mini, a concept that Jobs was against.  However, it has done reasonably well in its first few weeks on the market.</div>
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There is also the new iPhone 5 that was released to the public with plenty of excitement and hoopla.  Unfortunately, the issues with Apple Maps have dampened the enthusiasm to some extent.</div>
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Google arrived on the scene of the tablet market and has won numerous fans with its Nexus 7 this year.  It has also gained ground on Apple’s iPhone dominance with the new Samsung devices.  Google has gotten involved in almost every area of technology and has proven to be a worthy competitor.  It has also shown it can compete in software with Microsoft thanks to Google Docs.</div>
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Google hasn’t stopped with traditional technology but has been developing the concepts of Google Glasses and driverless cars to combine technology with everyday objects.</div>
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Microsoft has been in the background as the other companies battle it out on the mobile phone and tablet competition for some time.  However, it has decided that late is better than never to throw its hat in the ring.  And while there have been some criticisms of the new <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/Surface/en-US" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #0178ba; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Surface</a>, Microsoft’s first attempt at a tablet has been relatively successful in showing that the company can evolve.  The Windows Phone has also demonstrated that it can be competitive.</div>
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The competition is going to be fierce in the next few months and on into next year.  Google and Microsoft will be working to topple Apple’s reign while the leader will finding new ways to stay on top.  In the end, it’s the customers who benefit most from the competition with new and innovative products.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Microsoft recently announced the newest addition to its family of <span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1a5586; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;">office </span><span class="kLink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;">products</span></span> called Office 2013. At the moment, it is being made available as a “Consumer Preview” and can be downloaded for free (see: Office 2013 screenshot tour). I took a shot at downloading the preview and would like to share my thoughts on it so far.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I found the download and installation process to be extremely easy. Pictured below, you can see what the Consumer Preview website looks like when you go to download it. All you have to do is click sign up and it will take you through the steps. Office 2013 is all designed around the <span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1a5586; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;">Microsoft</span></span> ID so you will have to use an existing login like your Hotmail account, or create a new one to get the download. Keep in mind that only users with Windows 7 and Windows 8 can <span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1a5586; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;">download </span><span class="kLink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;">Office</span></span> 2013. The installation was really quick. I was up and using Word in less than 10 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I have a decent PC, but it certainly isn’t cutting edge. I am running a Windows 7 OS with an Intel i5 processor. That being said, I find Office 2013 to be extremely responsive. For instance, when I clicked <span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1a5586; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;">Microsoft </span><span class="kLink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;">Publisher</span></span> 2013, it took 3 seconds to be up and running on my screen. That was the first time too! Whatever they did to take the bloat out of the startup experience, it’s a good thing.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">As far as features go, there are a few new ones worth mentioning, and I think they are good additions to the Office family. The first one I will mention is Microsoft Word’s ability to open and edit PDF files. This works very well. If you look at the screenshot below, you will see that my PDF resume shows up as an available document in the Word <span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1a5586; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;">dialog </span><span class="kLink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;">box</span></span>. I was able to open and edit a PDF with ease. It was as smooth as silk.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Excel 2013 sports a new feature called “Flash Fill” which I think is really useful. If you look below, you can see an example where someone wanted to split first and last names. In column B they began typing a first name then hit ctrl+E and the “Flash Fill” Feature knows the pattern that you want all of the first names from column A. This is a very useful feature and will save time.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The last thing I want to mention is the availability of the cloud. All of your files can follow you around if you take advantage of Microsoft’s Skydrive with Office 2013. You can use Office 2013 with up to 5 different devices. This also means that you can access all your files from those devices by saving them to you Skydrive. It really shows up just like any other folder would in your <span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1a5586; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;">Office </span><span class="kLink" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;">programs</span></span>. Saving to it is a breeze.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Everything that I have seen of Microsoft Office 2013 so far is a 5 star rating in my opinion. However, because they have only made this available to Windows 7 and 8 users, I am rating it with 4 stars. I am sure there may be technical reasons behind this decision, but I suspect that it is mostly a financial one. Office 2013 is worth the look and if you’re still using 2003, then I would definitely recommend it for the features and the speed. Keep checking back with us because I will be adding tutorials very soon so you can see more of the great features this new Office 2013 provides.</span></div>
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▶<strong style="font-weight: bold;"> Microsoft Trusted Antivirus Applications and Security Suites .</strong></div>
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▶ Though Windows 7 is secure enough, you still need a security software to defend your PC.</div>
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▶ When it comes to the question of the best anti-virus application, we all have a different opinion.</div>
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▶ However, Microsoft has its own list of trusted and recommended security software providers which are shown in the image below</div>
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▶ If you are a fan of Microsoft, then consider <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/mse.aspx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #157dec; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Microsoft Security Essentials</strong></a>.</div>
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Windows 7 is the best OS until date from Microsoft. It is more secure and robust when compared to its predecessors Vista and XP. However, Microsoft still recommends its users to install a security software to help protect their PC from viruses, worms and other security threats.</div>
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Microsoft also advises the users to use a genuine security software and keep it up-to-date with the latest updates available .</div>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Virus</strong></span> : is executable program that can infect other genuine programs by modifying it. A virus might corrupt or delete data on your computer, use your email program to spread itself to other computers, or even erase everything on your hard disk.</div>
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To protect yourself from such lethal viruses and malwares, you will need a powerful and comprehensive anti-virus application.</div>
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However, this question always runs through our minds :</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Which is the best Anti-virus Application or Security Suite ?</span></strong></h3>
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This is quite a tricky one to answer. Most of you reading this may come up with hundred different names, with hundred different reasons justifying it. But let me not specify my personal choice here as Microsoft has its own list of security partners as shown in the image below.</div>
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If you are a fan of Microsoft, then you should definitely consider their <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/mse.aspx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #157dec; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Microsoft Security Essentials</strong></a>.(a free anti-malware solution for your computer that helps you protect your computer against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.)</div>
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There is one more important thing which I wanted to tell you guys. Do not try and install security softwares other than ones mentioned above . Because there are few companies which use products that seem to be anti-virus programs to install viruses or malware on your computer.</div>
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When you install such a software, you will also be installing the virus or other malware, without even knowing it. So, you should be careful enough to know about the anti-virus and other products before downloading and installing them.</div>
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One more small piece of advise which I wanted to give you is that before you install an anti-virus software, make sure you don’t already have one running on your PC.</div>
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If you do, be sure to remove the anti-virus that you don’t need anymore before you install the new one as it can cause certain compatibility issues on your computer to have two different anti-virus products installed at the same time.</div>
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