My Desk Tour | Summer 2012

Above is my latest video for my YouTube channel that features my desk tour for the summer of 2012. There is a list of products and specifications on the YouTube video page. I hope you enjoy the video! :)

UMBRA Invisible Bookshelves For The Office

Are you looking for some really cool decor for your home office or space? Don't look too much further because UMBRA has some really cool solutions. The UMBRA Invisible Bookshelves look great, or should I say don't look great? (They are after all invisible, haha.) They not only make any wall really cool and complex, but they solve storage problems that a lot of small office or work spaces face. Free up room on your desk or bookshelf and pile the clutter on top of those books, however you want to use them, they truely are a unique addition to any office. 

Analysis: Episode 606 "Mafia"

I am a huge Office fan. It is one of my favorite shows. So every now and then, I will give everyone my analysis of the most recent episode. I hope people enjoy this. I know there are podcasts such as TWSS (which I am a fan of) but I want to let people know my thoughts. So here we go.

This week's episode is called "Mafia." The basic plot focuses around Michael buying insurance from whom he thinks is an Italian mobster. So he, Dwight and Andy go undercover in order to prove that he is, in fact, part of the mafia. I will be honest: I found this plot line terribly unfunny. With the exception of Andy trying to jump start a car, I hardly laughed throughout this entire episode. The fact that they thought this man was mafia was very weak and didn't really have any moments that would send the viewer into a state of heavy laughter. And the fact that Michael was served with factual proof by Oscar that this man was an actual insurance salesman,and ignores it,just made it the more unbelievable. Now as promised in the episode description, Erin ruined Pam's drawing. But this plot was completely cut from the show. Instead, it was replaced with Kevin's story line and was moved to a 2 minute deleted scene. This actually sounded interesting. Erin hasn't really been defined in my opinion in terms of what type of character she is and this would of been a good opportunity for viewers to get a glimpse into that window. As I said, it was replaced with Kevin's plot. Basically, he is using Jim's office to "pass gas" while Jim is in Puerto Rico. So Kevin gets a call from Jim's credit card company reporting strange charges in Puerto Rico and accidentally cancels the card. This wasn't funny, and it had no real ending. If they follow up in the next episode with this, than I can let it go, but it didn't really seem believable. For one, it says that Kevin gave the company his S.S. number. I didn't buy the fact that a smart guy like Jim would leave his important personal information laying out on his desk. It wasn't plausible to me. I think this storyline could of easily been swapped out for the Erin/Pam painting bit. We didn't need to see Kevin acting more like a man-child.

Well all-in-all, I will give this episode a rating of 2.5/5

This episode had little to no strong or high points. No real LOL moments and I think fans will agree with me. I hope you enjoyed my little rant/review/analysis. Feel free to send feedback arguing or agreeing. I am open to all points of views. More to come in the future.

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Microsoft Office 2010

Microsoft has spoken, so it is written. The next Mac version of Microsoft Office is to be released in late 2010, and it will replace Entourage with Outlook. What’s the point in this switch? Outlook is expected to have more support for Exchange features which does matter if you work in one of the thousands of businesses that uses Exchange. It’s great that Microsoft concerns itself with petty Mac users, but does this have anything to do with the announcement that Mail will have Exchange support in Snow Leopard? Ironic, don’t you think?

Other news is there will be Visual Basic support and a new “business addition” of Office. Along with that, there are rumors that Microsoft’s new partnership with Nokia might be leading to a version of Microsoft Office for mobile phones. Microsoft refuses to share any juicy details but only time will tell what they have in store. I don’t know, but if the Zune HD sells well, maybe we’ll be looking at a Zune Mobile.

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Microsoft Word 2010 Walkthrough

Microsoft is set to launch Office 2010 this year. The evolutionary upgrade to Office 2007 introduces several new features, most notably, online web applications to interface with your desktop application. In essence, Microsoft is launching a service similar to google docs with a corresponding desktop application. For me, word processing has always been my biggest need for a productivity suite and the updates to word 2010 are interesting. My take is Microsoft is trying to streamline the process of creating documents by bringing a more robust image system into the application. By adding artistic effects, the ability to quickly create powerful graphics, and the option to remove the background of an image all inside of word showcases Microsoft's desire to make word your one stop shop for word processing.

Although Office 2010 will solely be a Windows application the features and improvements hint at what mac users can expect in Microsoft's follow-up to Office 2008, whenever that is announced. There are free alternative such as Google Docs and Open Office but I still prefer the power of Microsoft's offering.

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