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According to eEye Digital Security’s Zero-Day Tracker, three bugs in Microsoft Word and one in PowerPoint remain unpatched, while two more in Windows and another in Internet Explorer need fixing…. The updates will be available for manual download from the Microsoft Web site Tuesday at about 10 a.m. PDT. As usual, automatic updates to users’ computers will begin shortly after that.
More on the InformationWeek site.
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Tagged as: Malware, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint
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Microsoft’s PowerPoint long ago became one of the most popular tools for business presentations. That’s likely because of its efficiency and simplicity (I have never read a manual nor used the help key): It helps you to easily present the theses of your presentation, demonstrate the dynamics of processes, and even provide training.
But I want to talk about cases when PowerPoint’s resources are not enough to deliver on the goals of communication.
Stanislav Kravets explains more on MarketingProfs.
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The easiest way to convert the DAT movie files within a VideoCD disc to a common movie file format like MPEG is to use a free application called VCDGear.
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Audio and Video
Tagged as: Movies, Multimedia, PowerPoint, Video
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Patrick Schmid‘s RibbonCustomizer product that allows you to edit Ribbon tabs in Microsoft Office 2007 applications has been updated to version 0.9.
The licensing system has changed. Also, you can now save RIBX files so that you can share your Ribbon customizations with other RibbonCustomzer users. You can also edit Ribbon tab names.
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Tagged as: Add-in, Microsoft Office, Patrick Schmid, PowerPoint 2007
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Sometime ago, we did a review on SmartDraw 2007. This new review is on SmartDraw 2007’s Healthcare edition. This is a separate version of the same product that’s aimed at healthcare professionals like doctors, pharmacists, hospital staff, laboratories, etc.
The product is a treasure for medical professionals since it includes an impressive number of templates and clip art that are healthcare oriented. It also allows users to create research papers, plans, diagnoses, etc. easily.
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Companion Programs
Tagged as: Add-in, Medicine, PowerPoint, SmartDraw
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