There is a lot of confusion over the recent (and much anticipated) SP1 (Service Pack 1) for Office 2010. The install process was easy, but verifying it was installed has been a source of confusion. Back with Office 2003 it was very easy and clear to… more »

This week Microsoft released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Office 2010. Service Packs are major updates, same as when software companies adjust a version number (eg. version 10, becomes 10.1). Here is the list of PowerPoint related fixes (paraphrased b… more »

I stumbled on this presentation posted online. It is the internal training presentation for Citi Group on email security and communication. The content is interesting. The slides - standard corporate stuff with to many words, limited formatting and… more »

Just a few quick photos of my backstage office for a recent show and yes, the real Beach Boys were the entertainment (lots of fun when you know the lyrics to virtually every song!). - Troy @ TLC more »

Read about this deal at Techinch which is a great deal - if you are a college/university student or faculty. To summarize the deal: - Purchase Office 2007 at super price at Ultimate Steal here. Need a valid .edu (education) email address to purch… more »

At my meeting last week I was fortunate enough to have Guy Kawasaki as the guest and run his presentation. Really great speaker, super presentation, cool website (alltop.com) and nice enough to pose for a photo. - Troy @ TLC more »

A few asked about the event at Microsoft. It is a fantastic privelege to spend a few days on the Microsoft's Redmond campus for the MVP summit. There were over 1,500 Microsoft MVPs attending. There are 34 PowerPoint MVPs globally and 13 of us were able… more »

Winter season is here, so the corporate meetings head to warmer climates. In the past 30 days I have been in Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Florida, Hawaii and Arizona. To pick a favorite skiing with my girls in Colorado was #1, but working in Maui with the Oa… more »

At CES this weekend Neowin.net shared some statistics it obtained about Office 2010 beta and Office 2007 use (saying data was created from a Dec '09 beta survey and from Office's anonymous reporting). o 41 billion minutes in Outlook o 31 billion mi… more »

Over the weekend Microsoft officially pulled the plug on sales (and downloads) of Office 2003. The lawsuit against Microsoft about the use of some XML code in Word has ended distribution of it. Bcause Word cannot be distributed and the Office su… more »