Language Issue?

Are you viewing a web site in a language you do not read? Microsoft comes to the rescue with Internet Explorer Version 8. And it's simple as pie to solve these complex problems.

Let's walk through a scenario where you are viewing a web site in English and would like to see it in Chinese.

• First, open the web site (e.g., http://jfairsystems.com)
• Second, navigate to the page you want to translate
• Right click and select Translate With Live Search
• Choose the target language

That's all there is to it!

MS To Drop MS Office Accounting Product Offerings

Come November 16th, Microsoft will discontinue sales of all items on the Office Accounting product lineup. The Redmond company is giving customers little advance notice on its plans to shut down Microsoft Office Accounting, but the fact is that the move involves the distribution of the product. Existing customers will continue to enjoy support from Microsoft for their products.

"Microsoft Office Accounting will no longer be distributed after November 16, 2009," reads the message welcoming visitors on the online area reserved for Accounting on the Office Online website. "We would like to thank the many dedicated users and partners who have been enthusiastic supporters of Office Accounting over the years."

The software giant started sending out notifications to customers informing of the imminent discontinuation of sales and distribution of the Microsoft Office Accounting product. The company revealed that Microsoft Office Accounting customers both in the UK and North America would be impacted. Starting with mid-November, Office Accounting Express, Office Accounting Standard, Office Accounting Professional, Office Accounting Professional Plus, Office Accounting 3-user and Small Business Accounting will no longer be available for purchase on either side of the Atlantic.

"After evaluating the product over the past few years we have determined that other Microsoft offerings such as free templates in the Office system used with Excel and the Dynamics product are able to meet our customers' needs. The Office Small Business web site has links to free templates for small businesses, such as invoices, expenses, time sheets, budgets and more and Microsoft's Small Business Center is also a great resource for small businesses," a Microsoft spokesperson told Mary Jo Foley.

Microsoft revealed that it would continue to offer support for Office Accounting customers, even though new purchases would no longer be possible. According to the Redmond company, Office Accounting products will benefit from five years of mainstream support followed by another five years of extended support.