Gray Matter
Gray Knowlton's blog on Microsoft Office
Balancing the opinions on ODF TC Members
Given my remarks about the current chair of the OASIS ODF TC, I thought I'd round out my ODF related...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 02/06/2008
On “motivation” and commitment to open file formats
Microsoft has been and continues to be fully committed to opening its document formats for Word,...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 01/31/2008
Gearing up for TechEd U.S. 2008
If you hadn't thought about it yet, it may be time to plan for TechEd 2008 in Orlando. I believe...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 01/31/2008
Useful Open XML Information for January 30th
Every day I run across a great deal of useful data for Open XML, so I thought I'd share some of...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 01/30/2008
Does Office 2007 work on Windows XP? Yes, it does.
Yes, Office 2007 is fully supported when used with Windows XP. This question is one I'd heard a few...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 01/28/2008
“Notes” from the Open XML Battlefront: IBM vs. IBM, part 2
Stephen McGibbon pointed me toward an interesting development for the IBM products announced at...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 01/25/2008
Virtualization Progress
https://www.microsoft.com/MAP https://www.microsoft.com/virtualization Microsoft has announced a...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 01/22/2008
Speaking of odd contradictions…
Today is just one of those days where you see a lof of strangeness, I guess. Not trying to pick a...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 01/18/2008
NOOOXML says: “Down with XML”
I was recently pointed to a presentation about Open XML that raised my curiosity. It found its way...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 01/18/2008
More on the Open XML to DAISY Translator
Some things are just good no matter how you look at them. Managing macro-size products can be...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 01/17/2008
Compatibility pack for Open XML: 20 Million downloads and counting
The first compatibility pack for Open XML was released in November of 2006. This add-in for Office...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 12/20/2007
File size reduction for Open XML
I spend a lot of time working on the adoption of the Open XML Formats, For IT organizations, it can...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 12/17/2007
Welcome to my blog
Greetings, I've created this blog to discuss topics related to Microsoft Office. I'm a Group Product...
Author: GrayKnowlton Date: 12/14/2007