Feb 15, 2014 | Microsoft, Office, OneDrive, OneNote, web_services
Microsoft has updated OneNote.com as the first step in a broader rebranding and refreshing of the web versions of all the Office programs. There are apps available for viewing your OneNote notebooks on just about any kind of computer, tablet, and phone. It’s also been...
Feb 12, 2014 | Microsoft, OneDrive, web_services
Six months ago Microsoft agreed to change the name of its online file service SkyDrive as part of settling a lawsuit brought by British Sky Broadcasting, which has a trademark on the word “Sky” in the EU. The name will change to “OneDrive” soon, according to a...
Feb 5, 2014 | computers, Microsoft, updates, Windows7, Windows8
Desktop computer sales are plummeting. Windows 8 is preparing to slink offstage after a fairly disastrous time in the spotlight, to be replaced in early 2015 by the Newer! Brighter! Better! Windows 9. No one is enthusiastic about buying a computer any more. It’s just...
Jan 24, 2014 | Microsoft, shopping, Surface, tablet, updates
A few quick notes about recent developments in the world of Windows tablets. Nokia Lumia 2520 Power Keyboard Nokia released the Lumia 2520 before Christmas without an accompanying keyboard. It’s been an odd delay, since the keyboard is an important part of why Windows...
Jan 15, 2014 | Android, Google, IE, Microsoft, software, Windows8
Windows 8 users who set Google Chrome as their default Internet browser are caught by surprise when it opens in a fullscreen Metro environment instead of running on the familiar Windows desktop. I’ll explain how that works below. Today Google released Chrome version...
Jan 12, 2014 | Android, Apple, computers, Google, hardware, laptops, Microsoft, mobile, tablet, Windows8
The world is changing. Here’s an anecdote to help you understand just how fast it’s happening. My wife was at a conference last week attended by a hundred medical and legal professionals. Each person had a device for viewing the speaker slides and taking notes. Three...
