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Job-seeking veterans get help developing 'personal brand'updated: Wed Aug 15 2012 19:53:00

Veterans are getting a helping hand in developing their "personal brand" and hopefully raising their chances for employment.

Sick of meetings? Here's how to make them matterupdated: Mon Mar 05 2012 07:37:00

According to American writer Dave Barry, "if you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.'"

CNNMoney: Intel's secret phoneupdated: Tue Feb 28 2012 12:13:00

The hottest smartphone maker at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona isn't Samsung, HTC, Nokia or Motorola. It's Intel.

Money Magazine: Put your iPad to workupdated: Fri Dec 09 2011 05:52:00

Can't justify buying a $500 tablet simply for entertainment? Then take it seriously: Make an investment in these add-ons and get down to business.

CNNMoney: Oracle kicks HP while it's down. But why?updated: Thu Sep 29 2011 18:26:00

Mike Tyson once famously boasted that he wanted to eat a rival's children. You kind of get the feeling that's how Oracle CEO Larry Ellison feels about Hewlett-Packard.

Swiss candidate's platform: PowerPointupdated: Sat Sep 17 2011 23:52:00

Taxes, health care, jobs. These are issues that are center stage in U.S. elections. But a parliamentary candidate in Switzerland has a slightly different platform: PowerPoint.

Facebook 'likes' video chatupdated: Fri Jul 08 2011 07:07:00

Mark Zuckerberg announces several new features for Facebook's chat feature, including video chat.

When it comes to presentation, Mark Zuckerberg is no Steve Jobsupdated: Fri Jul 08 2011 07:07:00

Don't let the sweatshirts and flip-flops fool you: The tech world is all about image. And there's no better place to see this than the tech-company press conference -- in which execs show off new products with elaborate PowerPoint presentations.

How 'the Goon Squad' came to beupdated: Sun Apr 24 2011 00:13:00

Best-selling author Jennifer Egan is having, by all accounts, a great week.

Why we hate PowerPoints -- and how to fix themupdated: Fri Oct 15 2010 11:11:00

A few weeks ago Col. Lawrence Sellin, a Special Forces officer stationed in Afghanistan, fell victim to a particularly modern hazard of war: PowerPoint fatigue.

Obama, the PowerPoint warriorupdated: Wed Jun 16 2010 11:10:00

We're not used to seeing President Obama in the Oval Office, and that's for a good reason: He's never spoken to us from there. Yet Tuesday night, he chose to address the nation from behind the desk on the stage that yells a few things before a word is even spoken -- importance of topic, urgency of task and, of course, commander in chief.

Microsoft revamps Hotmail, takes on Google and Yahooupdated: Tue May 18 2010 12:46:00

Hotmail, the world's most widely used e-mail service, is getting a major overhaul from Microsoft in a bid to fend off competitors like Google's Gmail.

CNNMoney: Microsoft Office 2010: Mission criticalupdated: Wed May 12 2010 15:17:00

Microsoft unveiled its newest version of Office Wednesday, at a time when one of its biggest revenue drivers is feeling the heat from rivals.

People.com: Five Things to Know About Emma Stoneupdated: Fri Apr 23 2010 13:47:00

The actress shares her secret loves (the couch and SNL) and how she got to Hollywood

What's Petraeus selling on his '2010 World Tour?'updated: Fri Jan 22 2010 12:47:00

The visits came with the trappings of the season's hottest rock 'n' roll tour.

Web pioneer recalls 'birth of the Internet'updated: Thu Oct 29 2009 13:00:00

It was 1969 and a busy year for making history: Woodstock, the Miracle Mets, men on the moon -- and something less celebrated but arguably more significant, the birth of the Internet.

Fortune: Xerox bets on pricey printersupdated: Mon Jun 01 2009 13:09:00

Now may not seem like the ideal time to launch a high-end product aimed at the business world, but that is just what Xerox decided to do when it unveiled its new ColorQube solid-ink multifunction printer series in May.

Father and daughter handle grief with gadgetsupdated: Mon Jun 01 2009 11:22:00

After my mom died, we bought home electronics.

Slide shows, 'pencasts' becoming more funupdated: Thu Apr 16 2009 15:37:00

Lectures, slide shows and notes are often boring, but people are using technology to find entertainment in these unlikely places.

Is Microsoft Office worth its weight in tuition?updated: Wed Feb 18 2009 16:25:00

My daughter is starting college, and I was wondering if we should spend money upgrading to the latest version of Microsoft Office for her notebook computer?

Time.com: Late to the Game: Microsoft Office Onlineupdated: Fri Oct 31 2008 17:00:00

Microsoft has announced it will offer an online version of the Office suite, but you won't see it until 2010. In the meantime, try Zoho or Google Docs.

Obama narrows Clinton superdelegate lead to 1updated: Sun May 11 2008 05:26:00

Sen. Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead over Sen. Barack Obama was narrowed even more Saturday, according to CNN's latest delegate estimate.

More Superdelegates for Obamaupdated: Sun May 11 2008 05:26:00

CNN's Candy Crowley reports on the latest Superdelegates making their way out to support Barack Obama.

Obama narrows Clinton lead in superdelegatesupdated: Fri May 09 2008 20:47:00

Sen. Barack Obama closed in Friday on Sen. Hillary Clinton's lead among superdelegates, the Democratic officials who hold the balance of power in determining the party's presidential nominee.

CNNMoney: Is Google's free ride as fast as Vista?updated: Thu Jan 03 2008 18:42:00

How's this for irony? Choosing the software that's supposed to make our work lives easier is becoming horribly complex. Market hegemon Microsoft recently unleashed its most impressive riffs yet on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the rest, packaged as Office 2007 and built for the new Vista operating system. Meanwhile, Internet search-giant Google has come to market with a reliable and low-cost suite of web-based tools: word processing, spreadsheets, calendar, e-mail, and more, all packaged as Google Apps.

CNNMoney: Microsoft to offer Web component for Officeupdated: Mon Oct 01 2007 06:09:00

Microsoft is unveiling a Web component for its desktop-based Office programs that lets computer users store, share and comment on documents, but the software maker did not go so far as to let people create new files from scratch online.

CNNMoney: Google rolls out rival to PowerPointupdated: Tue Sep 18 2007 07:58:00

Google Inc. has expanded its online suite of office software to include a business presentation tool similar to Microsoft Corp.'s popular PowerPoint, adding the latest twist in a high-stakes rivalry.

Review: Microsoft Office Standard 2007 a worthy upgradeupdated: Thu Feb 08 2007 12:28:00

The ambitious, ground-up rebuild of Microsoft Office Standard 2007 presents drastically different interfaces and new file formats.

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