Anything Microsoft can do, Google can do better! Only kidding.... Just after I told the world about a great MS Word calculator feature, a very good friend of mine said "But what about the Google calculator?" to which I replied, "The desktop screenlet application? - I don't really want to promote people having to download and install anything here." "No, you fool - in the Google search field!" Well blow me over. If you open Google and type in a calculation with the recognised symbols, then hit "Enter" and it gives you the result!

The much anticipated promise of business people being able to work from anywhere as seamlessly and affordably as if they were in the office is finally a reality. This follows the introduction to South Africa of a telephony device that can make any location an extension of the company's switchboard.

Word now allows you to insert an image into a document - like before - but now offers a new feature which removes the background of the image. You can then add a myriad of other image effects, like a shadow which makes the image look very professional.

We have been given a copy of Microsoft Office 2010 Beta to use, break and offer feedback to Microsoft. So far we have not found anything that seems to have gone backwards which is often the case in upgrades to software - a feature that they might think great, often could be cumbersome to users. We also look at estimated pricing.
Having been given the opportunity and also with me being bold enough to try a Beta version - it would be crazy not to offer my comments and views on the software to the South African legal market.