Office Newswire :: Microsoft Releases Office 2013
Posted on Friday, February 1st, 2013 at 12:18 am by Ty Anderson.
Three days ago, Microsoft surprised us all by releasing Office 2013. I wasn’t expecting it to happen until March. Maybe Office for iOS will arrive in March instead. Who knows?! That’s why this is fun to watch.
Office news & editorials!
- Office 365: The next bold step :: Let’s start with the announcement straight from the horse’s mouth.
- Microsoft and I agree – Office 365 is the future :: Yes, Office 2013 is available. But the big news Microsoft wants to make sure we hear is that you can rent it with an Office 365 subscription. Microsoft has done it. They have reached a state of software Nirvana. The state where everyone pays you monthly for the use of your software.
- Office 365 Home Premium vs. Office 2013: Which makes more sense for you? :: Here is a quick comparison of the various subscription vs. perpetual (traditional) licensing models. Which is right for you? Don’t let anyone tell you. Educate yourself and you decide!
- Office 2013: Editions at a glance and FAQ :: Ed Bott is Johnyn-on-the-spot with an FAQ. If you don’t find an answer to your question here, well, maybe you should be asking that question? Ever think about that? Mr. Bott is either the fastest writer ever or he plans ahead and releases this stuff right on time. I think it’s the latter.
- Office boss: Within 10 years, every customer will subscribe :: I think he’s being conservative. I think it will happen in 5 year. Definitely within 9 years.
- Office 365: What it means to Mac users :: It means if you have a Mac you can get in on this software-renting goodness! But don’t think you will get Office 2013 for Mac. No siree. You can rent Office 2011 for Mac. No word yet about when we (yes I have a Mac too) get the new, shiny Office bits.
- Office for iPad: Yes or No? :: News like this, keeps my belief that it will happen alive. But it comes down to this question: Will Microsoft have to choose between Office and Windows? :: This is not an easy question to answer.
A little trip down Office Memory Lane
With the hoopla of Office 2013’s release, it’s kinda fun to recall what Office once was. Crazy.
- 30 years ago, Lotus 1-2-3 made office software awesome :: I created my first spreadsheet in Lotus 1-2-3 using my dad’s COMPAQ Portable.
- History and evolution of Microsoft Office :: I’ve used every version but the DOS-based versions. How about that?
Office tips, tricks & tools
- Office Next – Why sign in? Your files are always waiting for you with Office 365 :: This is a great feature. Syncing information like this is such a no-brainer why weren’t we doing this in 1982?
- Announcing availability of Business Contact Manager for Outlook Compatibility Update :: I have a love/hate relationship with the BCM. I’m sure I’ll install it again soon. If the extensibility model was better and if it sync’d to the cloud… I’d love BCM permanently.
- Upgrade to SharePoint 2013 from SharePoint 2010 – Part 3: Upgrade :: This is the last of a 3-part series in which you learn how to upgrade to SP 2013.
- The myth of the SharePoint Upgrade :: This isn’t what you think. It doesn’t debunk the previous item… instead, it is discussion of the business value of upgrading.
Office developer items of note
- Microsoft’s Visual Studio team sticks to its quicker roll-out promise :: I love this. New features (even though I hate GIT). This version includes support for Office 2013 development.
- Theming a LightSwitch SharePoint App with ThemeRoller :: I really like how this stuff looks. I dig the Windows 8 design (aka Metro).
- Building a SharePoint App with LightSwitch (Beth Massi) :: Two LS items in a row! I’m trying to catch us up. According to Beth, LightSwitch is a great tool for building enterprise apps. Is it an Access replacement?
- No code solutions using SharePoint 2013 Composites :: More content than you can read or watch in one weekend. So, bookmark it and try to cover it over a month or two. Yeah, no code is required but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a developer tool.
- SharePoint How-To: Write Access 2013 custom web app on Office 365 :: Take that LightSwitch! Access continues to evolve. Yes, it was once the premier desktop database tool. Heck, it still is in a lot of ways. However, Access is clearly headed down the path of morphing into a SharePoint development tool. I’m okay with that.
Cutting room floor
- Why you should work from a coffee shop, even when you have an office
- I visited the Fort Worth Rodeo Wednesday night. This is what I saw. :: You can’t make this stuff up y’all.