Dec 10, 2012 | Apple, Facebook, Google, mail, Office 365, web_services
Gmail was down today for most users for at least an hour, with Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Play and some other Google services remaining down for another hour or more. A side effect: attempts to access Google services during the outage was causing Google Chrome...
Oct 30, 2012 | Android, Apple, computers, Google, hardware, iPad, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, phone, shopping, Surface, tablet, Windows Phone 8, Windows8
Let’s catch our breath for a minute and do a quick recap of where things stand as we head into November. COMPUTERS Windows 8 is becoming available, at least as an option, on new computers from the major manufacturers. At the moment everything is in transition, so you...
Oct 16, 2012 | Android, Apple, computers, Google, iPad, laptops, Microsoft, mobile, Office, phone, software, Surface, tablet, Windows7, Windows8
Windows 8 is a term that will be used to refer to several different things. It is the next operating system for Windows computers, but you’ll also see the name used loosely to describe a tablet operating system, a phone operating system, the environment for apps that...
Oct 7, 2012 | Google, Microsoft, Office 365, web_services, Windows Live
Here’s a tip for anyone who runs into trouble juggling multiple identities in Internet Explorer. Most of you can look away and stop taking notes – this is extra credit material and won’t be on the test. This is primarily of interest to anyone who provides tech...
Aug 27, 2012 | Amazon, Android, Apple, computers, Dell, Google, HP, iPad, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, mobile, phone, shopping, Surface, tablet, Windows8
Get some popcorn, keep a grip on your wallet, and settle down. The action is about to begin. There are big changes coming up in the world of mobile devices, and the thrilling conclusion will affect your computers as well when Microsoft officially releases Windows 8....
Aug 3, 2012 | Facebook, Google, mail, Microsoft, OneDrive, Outlook, web_services
When Microsoft realized that it was on the verge of missing the implications of the Internet, it famously turned the company around in the mid-90s, building web access into all of its products and working out the implications of online access more thoroughly than...
