Jul 15, 2015 | downtime, mail, Microsoft, Office 365, Outlook, web_services
Microsoft’s Exchange-based Office 365 mail system went down for four hours on Wednesday afternoon. Service has been fully restored. If you’re an Office 365 user, then incoming mail was slow to arrive, in some cases delayed by hours, and outgoing messages were stuck in...
Jul 12, 2015 | Android, Apple, business, Microsoft, mobile, phone, Windows Phone 8, Windows10
Windows Phone is dead. Last week Microsoft announced that it will lay off almost all of the remaining employees inherited from its purchase of Nokia, and write off $7.6 billion from the Nokia deal – more than it paid for Nokia last year. Although Microsoft will still...
Jul 5, 2015 | Microsoft, software, updates, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
Microsoft is reneging on its promise to deliver Windows 10 to you on July 29 – and it’s the best thing it could have done. I still want you to wait 30-60 days after July 29 before you upgrade, but Microsoft may help by not letting you see the upgrade button until...
Jul 1, 2015 | Microsoft, software, updates, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
Do not – do NOT – upgrade your computer to Windows 10 for at least 30-60 days after it launches. Please tell your employees not to upgrade right away. Tell your friends and relatives. I’m dead serious. Spread the word far and wide. Your computer will not be updated...
Jun 28, 2015 | Microsoft, updates, Windows tips, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
Windows 10 will be released on July 29. You should look forward to it. It’s all good news. Microsoft has been working to combine the best features of Windows 7 and Windows 8 into a single new operating system. There is every reason to hope that Windows 10 will be the...
Jun 25, 2015 | Android, Box, Dropbox, iPad, Microsoft, mobile, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, phone
Word, Excel and Powerpoint apps are now available for Android phones, joining OneNote and Outlook. The Office programs are already available on iPhones, iPads and Android tablets. The first phase of Microsoft’s Office Everywhere strategy is now complete; the Office...
