Evans Thompson

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Jun 09

Parallels 3.0 Out

Parallels 3.0 for Mac is out now. I must say, I like what I’ve seen. Upgrades are $49.

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Jun 09

Customizing Office 2007 UI

I missed this awhile back I think (it was actually about one year ago). Jensen Harris has a great post on customizing the Ribbon. Technorati Tags: office, xml

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Jun 09

OpenXML Community Growing

OpenXML Community Growing: * Older versions of Office – As you all know, folks who have older versions of Office can download a free update that allows them to read and write the open xml formats. While the downloads have only been available for about 6 months, they are already the 2nd most popular download …

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Jun 09

Dreamhost, SSL, and Mail.app (Oh my!)

Yes, I drank the Kool-Aid and switched to a Mac. Well, switch isn’t the right word. Boot camp allows me to have both. One thing that too me awhile to get right is SSL mail from Dreamhost with both Mail.app and Thunderbird without getting error messages all the time. A couple of things need to …

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Nov 21

Using the Office Customization Tool (OCT)

Step by step: Configure the 2007 Office system for a hard disk image TechNet has a good article on how to use the OCT for Office 2007 install.  This takes the place of the Custom Installation Wizard found in previous Office Resource Kits (ORK).

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Nov 20

Using the Office Customization Tool (OCT)

Step by step: Configure the 2007 Office system for a hard disk image TechNet has a good article on how to use the OCT for Office 2007 install.  This takes the place of the Custom Installation Wizard found in previous Office Resource Kits (ORK).

Permanent link to this article: http://www.evansthompson.com/blog/2006/11/20/using-the-offic/