Office Watch - Buying Office

Windows 8 with Office - sort of

One Windows 8 product will include Office - but only in part and expect to pay more later.

Office compatibility with Windows 8 Preview

Which versions Office can you use with Windows 8 Consumer Preview.

Paying and Saving with Office 365

Paying and saving money for your Office 365 service.

Office for iPad - rumor and denial

Office for iPad rumors with less than convincing denials from Microsoft.

Language support in Microsoft Office

How can you get more languages for Office – or maybe you already have them?

Office 2010 language packs

The details (and lack of) about add-on languages for Office 2010.

Adding a language to Microsoft Office

For Office 2010 you can buy additional language packs, if necessary. Often they are available for free.

Which languages in your copy of Office?

When you buy Microsoft Office, what language proofing tools do you get ‘in the box’?

Office for iPad?

Why would Microsoft make Office for iPad?

Recovering Office Product Key from OEM installations

Why can’t you get the right key from a pre-installed copy of Office?

Changing languages that come with Office

When you buy Office there are several languages you can use with your documents.

Office 365 - subscribe or buy?

If you get Office 365, should you subscribe or buy. An in-depth look at whether the Office 365 software subscription is worth considering.

Free Office Product Key reader

A free way to get your Office Product Key from a variety of sources.

Recovering Office key from broken computer

How to get your Office Product Key when the computer is broken.

Which Office did you buy? OEM or FPP?

It can be hard to know which type of Microsoft Office you purchased – and it really matters to what you pay and what you get.

Install old Office on new computers

Save money putting old copies of Microsoft Office on new computers.

SSD's - some tips

If you want to take the plunge to Solid State Drives, here are some comments from our experience.

Solid State Drives and Microsoft Office

Are there any advantages to getting an SSD when running Microsoft Office? We have some advice from actual use.

Available on Kindle: Office 2010: the Real Startup Guide

Office 2010: the real startup guide, second edition is available on the Kindle.

Canadian Forces discount for Office 2010

Where to get the ‘Canadian Forces’ edition of Office 2010.

Home Use Program update

The Home Use Program continues to be ‘stonewalled’ for many eligible staff.

TechNet reduces licences

TechNet is still a good deal for IT Professionals, but not as good as it once was.

Work at Home vs Home Use Program

What’s the difference between the WAH and HUP programs from Microsoft?

Free Office 2010 has days to go

There are only a few days left before the Technology Guarantee ends

Office 365

Another step towards cloud based MS Office with Office 365.

Office 2010 beta ends soon

In a few days the Office 2010 beta will stop working, what’s next?

The real portable Microsoft Office

There's a portable version of Office 2010 you can carry on a USB stick.

Office 2010 - the real startup guide - Second Edition out now

The second edition of "Office 2010: the real startup guide" is now available for new and past purchasers.

Office 2011 for Mac on 26 October

Macintosh users can get their ‘catch up’ version of Office soon.

Technology Guarantee delay woes

As time runs out for the Office 2010 Tech Guarantee, a report of a problem

TechNet has Office 2010

Despite what the Microsoft web site says, TechNet packs has Office 2010 and then some.

What about the Canadian Forces Edition?

There’s hints of a Military Appreciation Edition for Canada – where is it?

Get free Office 2010 and loan of a PC for your Microsoft Office Story

A chance to get a laptop for 6 months plus a copy of Office 2010 to keep.

Time running out for ‘free’ Office 2010

Only a month to go for the Office 2010 ‘free’ updates.

Getting the right Office 2010 at the lowest price

Why bother with Office for Mac ‘Home and Business’?

Why would existing Mac users pay more than they need to for Office 2011?

Buy Office 2010 and fly Southwest

A curious marketing match – buy Office 2010 and get $100 to fly Southwest Airlines.

Office for Mac non-existent price cuts

Microsoft isn’t really cutting the prices of Office for Mac - it just looks that way.

New Office for Mac coming in October

Our friends in the Macintosh world will get a new incarnation of Office for Mac in October.

Office 2010 prices – a week on

It’s still cheaper to buy Office 2007 even though Office 2010 has been out for a week.