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  • Outlook delegate access helps shoulder a principal's burden

    2 May 2011
    The issue of getting elementary schools—public or otherwise—on board with electronic communication has taken some time. It takes a strong leader, possibly in the form of a principal, to guide that effort. When you're a busy school principal or administrator, your administrative assistants...

  • Your workplace: Navigating the curves and styles

    21 Mar 2011
    Let's talk about the workplace and its influence over your work style, your worklife, your outside of work (space) life, and even your psyche. I'm riffing on this today (literally, just riffin') because earlier this week I had a really interesting and illuminating conversation with a fellow named Tom...

  • Women’s History Month: Trailblazers in technology

    7 Mar 2011
    March is Women's History Month, with March 8th being the traditional day International Women's Day is celebrated. There are many, many women who have contributed to the technological advances and work regarding mathematics, computers, and software. Today I've chosen three to highlight. Grace Murray Hopper...

  • Celebrating Black History Month with computer science pioneers

    28 Feb 2011
    Today is the last day of February, and it's also the last day of Black History Month. But long after the month is over, the contributions of Black pioneers in the area of computer technology will remain. So let's end this month by commemorating a few of the Black men and women who were and are at the...

  • Become a silver surfer: Computing for senior citizens

    21 Jan 2011
    Last week and this week I spent most of the time researching and writing about accessibility in computing. (You can read the first post and go from there if you're interested.) During my research I came across many references to computing for seniors (seniors being a group that also often prefers and...

  • The future of health care: Want to see Crabby's corns? (video)

    15 Nov 2010
    Health care is on the minds of everyone in this country. I think I can safely say that wherever you stand on the recently passed health care bill (where "general crabbiness" is no longer a pre-existing condition), what you want is outstanding, affordable health care for everyone in your family. Am I...

  • Visions & Concepts: A walk through the Productivity Future Vision Video

    29 Sep 2010
    Working at Microsoft has its advantages: free drinks, casual Friday every day, and access to the latest and greatest technology. Today you get to see what's coming in the next several years in the area of collaboration, planning, and communication. This isn't a short blurb of a video; it's almost six...

  • Worried about schools?: Meet the Office in Education blog

    23 Sep 2010
    I became alarmed when I saw the trailers for the new documentary Waiting for Superman yesterday. As a product of the American public school system and as a parent of someone who is currently in the system, I'm well aware of the myriad of issues public schools face. From hungry kids and apathetic parents...

  • Visions & Concepts: Bill Gates demos TouchWall

    22 Sep 2010
    In May of 2008, then Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivered his final CEO Summit keynote address titled "The Next Wave of Business Productivity and the Challenge of Continual Innovation" to more than 115 CEOs from around the world. He talked about a little of this and lot of that but we're interested...

  • Crabby's back-to-school help for parents

    16 Sep 2010
    Today's post is for you parents involved in your kids' schools PTA and after-school fun. I want to give you a hand by sending you some great stories to read, information to gather, and tools you can use as you switch focus from day camp schedules and swimming lesson carpools and to school schedules and...

  • Get a load of this: Earn a certificate, & prove your Office prowess

    24 Aug 2010
    I don't need to tell you that it's a tough job market out there; many of you have experienced that yourself. Some of us can't find a job while others are worried that they'll be losing theirs. Sometimes you just need that little extra something on your resume to give you that edge when you're applying...

  • Being e-nagged? Suffering from link rot?

    9 Aug 2010
    Here are a couple of strange Internet terms to whet your appetite. At the end of this post I'll link off to some of the others I found. e-nag You know when you have something on your mind, something that is really needling you? Of course it's always better to get it off your chest and tell the one who...

  • Crabby's underused feature of the week: Office Training

    29 Jun 2010
    Free training on Office.com is not new; it's been around for several years. It's also just about the quickest, easiest, and most definitely the cheapest way to learn about an entire program or a single feature, increase your knowledge, and boost your efficiency and know-how. There are training courses...

  • Get to know your Office MVPs

    22 Mar 2010
    Last month, I attended the MVP Summit in Redmond. MVPs (Most Valued Professionals) from all over the world were there: I met a Word MVP from New Zealand— a boisterous Kiwi wearing jandals in the middle of February (well it IS summer down there); a delightful Visio Fräulein MVP from Germany...

  • Get Crabby’s book

    4 Dec 2009
    The Great American Myth is that the Great American Dream of every writer is to publish the Great American Novel, and achieve that ultimate accomplishment of getting listed on the New York Times best-selling fiction list. I say it's a myth because I'll never be able to do it and so I'm in...