REAL LIFE OFFICE WORLD

Advantages: funny, different, great performances from cast
Disadvantages: an acquired taste

..."Those of you who think you know everything are annoying to those of us who do. " When Ricky Gervais first appeared on "The Eleven O'Clock Show", I thought he was occasionally funny but mostly offensive. As far as I know, he was playing a character when he was on the show, but my overall impression was "fat, racist git". I didn't find him particularly hilarious. When I heard about "The Office", the comedy set in the office of a Slough-based paper merchants, I wasn't particularly interested in ever watching it. Co-written by Gervais and Stephen Marchant, and co-starring Gervais, I just didn't expect much from it. Then, one night, there was nothing else on tv apart from an episode of "The Office". Reluctantly, I sat down to watch it - and within about five minutes, I was completely hooked. A convert to "The Office" cause, I would...

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Review of The Office - Series 1 Series 1 (Wide Screen) (DVD)

The Office

Advantages: Funny, nice love story, comedy
Disadvantages: None

...The Office has to be one of the funniest sitcoms of recent times. Any one who has ever worked in an office environment can relate I think to the situations the actors find themselves in and probably have a similar story of their own as well. I think this is one of the reasons why it is so funny and became so successful. The Office I think was different because it approached the sitcom genre in an interesting way by having the format of a documentary. The office in question was that of Wernham Hogg Paper Company based in Slough, Berkshire. They had a camera crew in the office that basically filmed their every day lives in the office and all the drama and relationships that come with that. Like I?ve said, even though the show was made in the form of a documentary the show was fictional and scripted. It was interesting though because...

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Microsoft Office - Essential for any business or individual

Advantages: Many packages on one disc which will save you time.
Disadvantages: Price is high

...Intro Microsoft Office has always been an essential piece of kit for any business or individual who works on his computer. Since Windows 95 when office really took off, users all of the world trust it for keeping track of their finances with Excel, for word processing with word or for creating great presentation with PowerPoint. But Microsoft Office can be used for a whole lot more. I use Office as an email client using Outlook. Each of these packages are good by themselves but together they are extremely efficient and can save you a lot of time and in business time is money. There are many packages on this one disc, so I will highlight the main ones. Microsoft Word For anybody who types up documents on their pc or just writes notes, Word is absolutely essential. The documents that you create using Word are professional...

jbuchan12 08.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Office Professional 2007

Not just for those with an office

Advantages: Excellent range, excellent prices.
Disadvantages: Only delivers to mainland UK

...www.office-world.co.uk Whether you are a large business, sole trader, work from home, student or a parent sorting the kids out for school, Office World have something for everyone. Office World to date has approximately 60 stores throughout the mainland UK, telephone and fax ordering facilities and recently has launched their website office-world.co.uk. EASE OF USE All products can be located either by visiting the relevant department or by using the search facility. The search facility will bring up results by subdividing each category allowing you choose the best option for you. Should browsing through web pages not be the thing for you, you can either pick up a catalogue in store or request one to be sent out to you free online. You can then order over the phone or online using catalogue numbers. The My Account facility allows...

bigmadeejit 26.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of office-world.co.uk

Microsoft Office Professional

Advantages: IT'S COOL LOOKING
Disadvantages: YOU HAVE A DEADLINE TO MEET?.....DON'T USE!!

...a better result? gee!! not for me at least because, what i feel working with the product is CLUMSINESS, i practically have to look for almost every thing(buttons) to carry out some functions ( THANK GOD FOR SOME SHORT CUTS). One good thing that was done on it anyways, is the fact that you are presented with different "Save AS" options. But take my advice, if you have to work with MS office professional 2007, be sure you save your documents with the "97 - 2003" option because God help you if you are sending that finished document to someone like myself who has decided to stick with MS office 2003 ( atmost 2005) and believe it or not there are quite a number out there. My opinion - Microsoft Office Professional 2007 is cool, but i LOVE my reliable and dependable and easy to USE MS office professional 2003....

hopiaki 28.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Office Professional 2007

Complete Overhaul of the Office Suite

Advantages: Ease of use, Fantastic AutoFormats & Increased Features
Disadvantages: Experienced users will find it hard at the start to find known features

...General Opinion As an IT Trainer I have used and taught the Microsoft Office suite for 9 years and this is the most exciting change to hit our PCs in years. It is not just an upgrade on an old idea but a complete overhaul of the system. Gone are the old menus and toolbars and in their place is a new feature called the Ribbon. Where once you could turn toolbars on and off accidentally never to be seen again this version allows its users to play around with all the features without the fear of losing any functionality. For new users it is more intuative with the features being grouped together and being more visual. There are many Automatic Formatting features which give your documents a much more professional look in a much shorter time. More Visible Features Some examples of the earlier hidden...

JudithJubilee 16.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Office Professional 2007

MIcorsoft Office 2007 Professional

Advantages: New, quick and easy to use programs
Disadvantages: Skin can be a bit of an eye sore

...Microsoft has given it's office system a complete revamp for this new Professional version of Microsoft Office 2007. For the person who is used to the images of Office 2004, 2005 etc. the new skin can take a while to get used to and seems to be a bit more 'retro' then previous skins that have been included. In this pack you get: * Microsoft Office Access 2007 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007 * Microsoft Office Groove 2007 * Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 * Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 * Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2007 * Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 * Microsoft Office Word 2007 Access can be used to make databases and is a good starter point for either learning students, or a start-out company looking to keep a tight budget. Excel can be used to make complicated maths equations, and many...

dawilson 10.09.2007 · Read review
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Shoes, and not just for the Office!

Advantages: lots of variety, designer, friendly staff, on the main street
Disadvantages: pricey

...A few years ago one of the closed-down shops on Union Street, Aberdeen, was revamped and turned into an Office shop. Despite what the name suggests, you will not find stationary and electricals here! No, this sells something completely different - shoes! This is one amazing shoe shop, I'm thrilled we have one now! The shop is situated in between two clothes shops so it is hardly ever empty and perfect for when you are in need for some intense shopping! The downside to this though is the fact that these other shops also sell a selection of shoes at a cheaper price. Office always seems to be doing fine though. When you walk in the door, the till is directly in front of you. You will notice rows upon rows of womens' shoes on the shelves and displays around you. There are so many colours and styles that you simply do not know where to look...

Amy69 21.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Office (Shop), Aberdeen

The Office Masterpeice

Advantages: Unique, Funny, Culturally Sound, Entertaining, Good Story
Disadvantages: Humor isn't suited to everyone, Maybe be hard to 'get' if you don't live in England

...The Office is a sitcom done is faux-documentary style, as a camera crew follow the life of the manager of a small-time paper merchants based in the fairly unglamorous setting of Slough, England. It might not sound like the most intriguing, exciting or thrilling piece of TV, but it is a credit to the genius of it's creators Stephen Merchant, who appeared in a brief cameo role in one episode and Ricky Gervais who plays the starring role as the main character and the man who the 'documentary' is based around. David Brent (played by Ricky Gervais) is introduced straight away and the audience quickly discovers that he is a middle-aged man who is a very unique, quirky and odd character who is seemingly fixated on being accepted and acknowledged as a 'cool' and popular boss. He tells jokes which cause awkward silences, he gets himself into...

FlyNebula 25.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Office - Complete (Box Set) (DVD)

He is a Gentleman but will he make an Officer?

Advantages: Great love story, excellent acting
Disadvantages: None from me

...Well I have been eyeing this DVD up for some time but never bought it as hubby tells me I have seen it as I watched it with him but for the life I me I cannot remember ever seeing it. Last night I decided we would watch it as I really liked the look of it, the added bonus being that Richard Gere is in it! The film is about Zack Mayo who has had a rough childhood, his mother killed herself and he went to live with his Dad who is a Navy man so he spent his life moving around from port to port. He finally decides that he is going to try the Navy Officers recruitment course. Zack is accepted on the course and has to give 13 weeks of training which includes some daunting and gruelling tasks. The course is being run by a very strict Drill Instructor, who does start to have a bit of respect for Zack after he is pout through his paces but...

sewbizzie 13.03.2009 · Read review
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