Microsoft released three updates yesterday which fix bugs and address security concerns in their Office family of products and utilities. The first is for the Open XML File Format Converter, which bumps the version to 1.0.1 and fixes a remote code execution (rated by Microsoft as … Read More »
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Microsoft made no attempt to hide the fact that they would be dropping support for VisualBasic scripting when they released their new office suite for the Mac. While this has caused some serious angst in corporate environments, the uproar was slightly muted due to the inclusion … Read More »
For those that have installed Office 2008, you may have seen some news floating on the internets about improper permissions — that were created by the installer — potentially allowing another local user to access your documents. It’s not a remote exploit issue and most … Read More »
Hands-on With Microsoft’s New Document Connection Tool
In my article Macs in the Enterprise: A Firsthand Tale, I mentioned the hardship I was having dealing with editing documents directly from a SharePoint site. As a result, I can only perform the most basic of tasks. I can upload and approve documents, but I … Read More »