Oct 2, 2017 | Microsoft, photos, Windows 10 S, Windows10
Microsoft believes that Windows can return to its position at the center of our technology world if all of us begin to use the Windows Store to install programs. It is a flawed, desperate vision. Windows is going through a slow, long-term decline. The Windows Store...
Sep 13, 2017 | Microsoft, network, Office 365, Office tips, Outlook, web_services, Windows10, Windows7
(This tip is for IT pros. Non-technical readers should still read this article because it involves a thrilling mystery, it teaches important lessons for healthy living, and it has a fresh minty aftertaste. But if you’re not sure, don’t do anything to your computer...
Sep 10, 2017 | backup, Box, Dropbox, file_sharing, Google, Google Drive, Microsoft, OneDrive, photos, web_services, Windows10
Google is changing the programs that Windows and Mac computers use to store photos and files online. You’re not required to do anything right away but some of you will be prompted to update to a new program in the next few months. Let’s see if we can unravel some of...
Sep 4, 2017 | Apple, Microsoft, security
(This is a slightly modified version of an article originally published on March 2, 2016. Phony warnings about viruses continue to be the most common online scam in 2017.) If your computer displays a message while you are browsing the Internet claiming that you have...
Aug 31, 2017 | Microsoft, Office tips, Outlook, web_services
Here’s a tip for business Office 365 users that I wish I’d known about sooner. Early this year, Microsoft significantly improved the experience of sharing Outlook calendars. The secret is to share your calendar in webmail instead of doing it from the Outlook desktop...
Aug 28, 2017 | Adobe, Android, Apple, Box, Dropbox, Google, Google Drive, Microsoft, mobile, Office 365, OneDrive, phone, web_services
One of the technology challenges in 2017 is simply remembering what can be done with your phone or computer. It’s easy to add apps to your phone or install programs on your computer; it’s harder to remember them a few weeks later when you have something new to do....
