This video demonstrates drag and drop scheduling in Outlook 2010. I’ve been using the Outlook Calendar feature and stopped using tasks all together for the most part. If you’re looking to improve your scheduling efficiency check out this video.
Office 2010 Beta is Public
Microsoft made a couple of big announcements today, first that the 2010 Beta is available and anyone can participate. The second big announcement was the Social Media Connector included in Office 2010. If you’re interested in learning more check out this article on Microsoft’s MSDN blog. If you’d like to skip the article and jump to the goods go download the beta from Microsoft’s 2010 site.
Microsoft Goes Social with Office and Sharepoint 2010
Microsoft is implementing a Social Media component dubbed Outlook Social Connector to Office (Outlook/Sharepoint) 2010. While most people probably believed that they had been investing most of their development capital in shoring up security, the truth is you can always believe that companies like Microsoft have big plans. While not every big thing from Microsoft is a hit, it definitely seems like they are at least making some nice in-roads with Windows 7 and Office 2010. Competition is good, Google Docs and Social Media have really put the pressure on Microsoft and this is part of the response.
Check out the article on Microsofts MSDN Blog.