I have chosen three sites which provide a variety of Microsoft Word templates, www. wordtemplates. org, www. rsc. org and www. klariti. com. These sites offer free templates that may be downloaded for use but more elaborate templates are also available for a price. Wordtemplates. org provides various templates collected from around the globe (Microsoft Word Templates c. 2010). All templates available from this site […]

Microsoft Outlook® User Manual Critique The objective of this paper will be to evaluate Microsoft manual for Outlook®. According to Torkzadeh (1988), author of The Quality of User Documentation, “User documentation is an important tool for communications. It enhances the value of an application to the user and in turn, improves user satisfaction” (p. 99). When designing a manual Ganier (2007) suggests in his article, […]

Joining the gaming scene is artificial intelligence- well, kind of. As part of an experimental version of the game developed by Microsoft, the new platform, called was designed to train and stimulate an AI to carry out various tasks like crossing bridges and building elaborate objects. The Project Malmo platform allows a learning algorithm to control a Minecraft character normally operated by a person. Another […]

Organization effectiveness has received much attention in recent years. Globalization and technology among other factors have pushed organizations to desire effectiveness in order to survive this competitive era. Environmental scanning is a valuable, continuous and involving process that organizations use in order to demystify the dynamics of a broad business environment. A good predictive environmental scanning system makes it possible for organizations to realistically and […]

It is true indeed that MS word is the very first introduced Microsoft application in the world, at first it is only used to replace the common typewriter but now it has evolved into a more demanding business process. Some of the real capabilities it gives in the current way of business are the following: (1) it has provided less time in writing than formatting, […]

70–680 Notes Chapter 1 (pg. 45) Windows Vista Improvements * New Improved Desktop – Windows Aero * Windows Sidebar – Sidebar with gadgets * Improved Windows Firewall – Restrict OS resources if used in unusual ways * Parental Controls – Set specific sites, set times for specific users * User Access Control (UAC) – Security features that allow standard users to perform administrator functions through […]

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world’s most valuable companies. Microsoft was […]

“Non-Compete Agreements in Action – Microsoft v. Google” Facts: •Controversial documents •Dr. Kai-Fu Lee joined Microsoft in 1998 to run company operations in China •Knowledge of company trade secrets •Quit Microsoft because he was moving to Google •When Lee was hired Microsoft made him sign a non-compete agreement •Microsoft sued Google and Lee over the non-compete agreement Issue: Does Microsoft have the right to have […]

Microsoft provides various types of family and parenting benefits to help its employees balance their professional and personal life more effectively. Eight weeks of paid maternity leave is provided to its female employees. In addition, new mothers, fathers and adoptive parents may take up to four weeks of paid parental leave. Even they can apply for additional unpaid leave if required. The company also provides […]

“The US complaint has been filed by a Tangent, a small Burlingame, California-based hardware vendor that says it is a Microsoft certified partner, but has still been “caused significant harm” by “Microsoft’s exclusionary and restrictive practices”[1] The Northern California Company Tangent, who is also a Microsoft Certified Partner, has claimed that Microsoft has caused them “significant harm” through “exclusionary and restrictive” practices.[2] In its complaint, […]