Reasons why Microsoft should hire me a personal assistant…
Jun 15, 2011 by Violet
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I actually previously hated the 07 Office Suite for Mac set, I found it to be slow and Word never shut down properly for me. I’ve been using various Microsoft products for Mac for 7 years now and the difference between the programs then and now is pretty extreme! You can imagine when Nuffnang asked me to review Mac Office 2011 I was full of both apprehension that it might be better and dread that it might not be. I was pleasantly surprised so yay!
The main difference I noticed using the ’11 version is that everything is faster, had fancier graphics and is more Mac designed rather than just being Mac compatible which is what the older ones felt like. Windows is really pushing the cloud mentality so there is also the option to connect everything online and get extra templates etc. The templates still look like Word templates though so you need to inject your own creativity. Over all they are definitely an improvement over the last lot, the speed difference alone is reason to upgrade considering how much time I used to waste waiting for Word or Excel to open.
You know the one thing missing from this though? Clippy the office paper clip! Sure he was a little enthusiastic but I feel it was a feature that could have been improved on… Like you know if it had been a mini version of me. That would be a pretty sweet improvement in helping me write blog post I imagine it would be so advanced it would be pretty much like having a personal assistant. In fact let’s view the conversation in the eyes of the new Clippy and me on a typical morning here…
Early morning at Violet’s house:
  
  
It’s amazing what a difference tea can make, sometimes it can completely change your outfit and apply make up…
   
Of course saying it and actually doing it are pretty different…
   
But see that’s where the Office helper would come in!
      
Even computer programs need to occupy themselves so mine took up knitting.
    
Are you listening Microsoft development team?!?! So really what this post has made me realize is that I don’t want a new computer program I want a personal assistant. Or a cloning machine… Or a holiday? Yes ok a holiday.
So as a blogger what can you use the new Office suite for ?
Excel
• Excel is great for tracking stats for number junkies like myself.
• I’ve also seen wardrobes catalogued through here like your own at home poupee!
• As much as it sucks budgeting is an important part of my life so keeping track of every penny is important!
Word
• Obviously good for drafting blog posts now that most WYSIWYG editors have an insert Word button which will strip all of the non- HTML friendly formatting out. It’s good to have an offline copy of posts just in case you ever lose things too.
• Drafting fun things like media packs. If you make things with a lot of text in programs like Photoshop then it’s a good idea to draft first in Word so you can spell check. There is nothing worse than sending something really important out to a bunch of really important people and realizing you spelled your own name wrong.
PowerPoint
• I suppose you could put together a super awesome slideshow on how great your blog is…
MSN
•Keeping in touch with blogging friends, though these days I prefer email so I don’t feel guilty if I can’t answer straight away.
Outlook
• Email obviously is good for getting blog notifications and everything else!
You can also drive a Windows PC from your Mac now which I imagine would be useful in some situations.
Competition time!
Over on the Nuffnang blog they are giving away Microsoft’s Office for Mac, Arc Touch Mouse’ and Lifecam’s. Click here to enter or get more information.
So out of interest, if you guys had a magical personal assistant how would you use them? |
My personal assistant would change the nappies, do all the housework and find more hours in the day and night. Such a cute assistant you have there:)
That sounds like heaaaaven!
AWWW I loved this soo much!
If I had a personal assistant right now I’d get her to finish my 2,500 word essay that was due yesterday D:
xoxxx
Eeep! Borrow my mini Violet and get on that essay stat!
Lols…aw…so kind of you to bring ur lil helper along <3 Microsoft GIVE THIS LADY A PA!
YES PLEASE!
Loved this post! And I have to say, I’ve just installed the new Office suite for MAC and it has SAVED MY LIFE!! It is so incredibly awesome I wanted to kiss someone… so I kissed the Mr who installed it for me. It has saved me so much time and had so many idiot proof fancy features that I couldn’t believe it.
XX P.S: Finally back in Melbourne and breathing – I didn’t die in a freak avalanche of paperwork but it was close!
XD The Mr sounds like a good person to kiss haha! Glad you’re back <3
This was so cute and entertaining XD
XD I’m glad you liked it!
lol i laughed at the photo of your assistant asking if you want help with angry birds..LOL!
Haha in the real world I just ask Jams to do it XD I fail at Angry Birds
Ah!! This post made me grin in the middle of an insomnia attack! YAY!!
My personal assistant would teach me more crafty things, and motivate me to be more tidy and do the dishes … and it would def be a combination of Disney’s Duffy Bear (current obsession) and Hello Kitty (given obsession).
Ooohh … a KittyBear with magic of Disney and cuteness of Sanrio!!! I think I am on to something :D
That sounds absolutely adorable!!
If I had a personal assistant, I’d be getting them to do mundane tasks, like cleaning the house, doing the dishes and going grocery shopping for me. Also, answering my phone. I’ve been getting so many calls from scam-artists lately and it would be great to have someone else to field those for me.
Your post made me so hungry for churros.
Scam artist calls sound horrible >_< I keep getting them on Skype, so annoying!
LOL this is so cute. Especially the ‘I hate everyone’ part… I can relate… right now… in the middle of exam week… siiiigh :(.
XD I hope it’s over now!!
I amthe same way with mornings, always. Grr. This amuses me before I go of to bed. <3
Haha I hate mornings!
This is so awesome!! XD XD
Thank you <3
That was totally cute!
Haha thanks Piper!
Haha I like the mini story with you and the office assistant. xD That is very funny and it’s like your own mini-me (literally). Personally, I don’t think that they even have Clippy the paperclip anymore O-o not since Microsoft Office 2003…I think…
Anyway, if I were to have an office assistant I would use them for school stuff such as homework and notes, since I rarely use office outside of school xD.
No they haven’t had Clippy for a long time but I miss him!
I love it when you post like this! Really makes me smile :D I went and entered the comp.. unfortunately being a lowly non-Mac user, as awesome as the new suite looks, it’s totally lost on me.. but I am loving the look of the Arc Touch Mouse!
Very happy to make you smile! I hope you win <3