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Confessions of a PowerPoint convert

A reluctant professor finds that PowerPoint presentations can enhance the quality of his teaching.

PowerPoint and a new generation of visual learners

Steve Kelman learns a few things about the power of images.

  • By Steve Kelman

VA could give MS Office the boot

Office is the government's dominant productivity suite, but the Veterans Affairs department would like to find a less expensive alternative.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Justice, USPTO file briefs opposing Microsoft's bid to change the burden of proof in patent challenges

The federal government joined "friend of the court" filings opposing Microsoft appeal to change the burden of proof in patent challenges.

  • By Kurt Mackie

Upgrading to Office 2010 has its 'pitfalls,' report finds

IT organizations need to plan for Office 2010 upgrades, which may require setting up user support aids and addressing file compatibility issues beforehand, according to a new report by Forrester Research.

  • By Kurt Mackie

Microsoft Office vulnerable to hackers

Public availability of a successful exploit could lower the bar for attacking Microsoft Office through malicious RTF Word files, allowing remote execution of malware, security experts say.

  • By William Jackson

PowerPoint: Your guide to loving it, hating it or leaving it

FCW cartoonist and blogger John Klossner provides some handy tips for loving PowerPoint -- or for getting more time to spend with your family.

  • By John Klossner

PowerPoint takes a few bullets

Microsoft PowerPoint is the junk food of office software: Everyone loves to trash it, but they eat it up all the same. Granted, not always by choice.

  • By John Stein Monroe

E-mail remains the top source of data loss, survey finds

A survey by Proofpoint finds that e-mail is still the leading source of data loss, but losses via social media channels are on the rise.

  • By Kevin McCaney

'War consists largely of endless tinkering with PowerPoint slides'

An Army Reserve colonel in Afghanistan is fired after writing a column slamming the military's use of PowerPoint, saying days are spent preparing, presenting and viewing slide shows.

  • By Kevin McCaney

Internet Explorer at 15: Kind of a punk, but still on top

This month, Internet Explorer turns 15 years old as the alpha dog among browsers, unfazed by occasional accusations of bullying and run-ins with the law.

  • By Kurt Mackie

Are Google Apps and Microsoft heading for a showdown?

Google Apps is poised to challenge Microsoft's share of the federal IT market.

  • By Henry Kenyon

PowerPoint combatants go at it again

One of the military's top leaders reignites a battle over the merits of the ubiquitous presentation software.

  • By Kevin McCaney and John Stein Monroe

In defense of PowerPoint

After Pentagon leaders criticize the use of PowerPoint presentations, readers come to the software's defense, laying the blame for bad presentations at the users' feet.

  • By GCN Staff
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Can DOD really defeat PowerPoint?

Defense Department leaders have declared war on PowerPoint presentations, saying they dumb down complex scenarios and give the false illusion of control. But is there any escape from bad slideshows?

  • By Kevin McCaney

Can DOD really defeat PowerPoint?

Defense Department leaders have declared war on PowerPoint presentations, saying they dumb down complex scenarios and give the false illusion of control. But is there any escape from bad slideshows?

  • By Kevin McCaney

Microsoft issues Word patch, appeals i4i decision

Microsoft issued a patch this week for Word 2007 to comply with a court ruling that enjoins the use of i4i's proprietary "custom XML" technology in Microsoft's product. Microsoft plans to seek additional legal remedies in the case.

  • By Herb Torrens

Y2K 10 years later

According to J. Greg Hanson, the doomsday scenario of the Y2K bug never played out, thanks to many technology and business professionals who worked hard to make it a non-event. But while the predicted disaster wasn't significant, the effort to avert it certainly was, and we have been reaping the benefits ever since.

  • By J. Greg Hanson

The word on Word

The ramifications of the Microsoft Word case will be small for most users.

  • By John Breeden II

Federal appeals court upholds ban on Microsoft Word sales

Microsoft has been ordered to stop selling its Microsoft Word software starting Jan. 11.

  • By Becky Nagel

EU settlement will alter Microsoft's stance on interoperability

Microsoft provided more details about its settlement with the European Commission (EC), pledging to implement a threefold approach to interoperability.

  • By Kurt Mackie