Getting Started With Android: The Wide World Of Apps

Feb 10, 2015 | Android, Box, Dropbox, Google, LastPass, mobile, OneNote, phone, photos, Skype, Windows Phone 8

Previously: Getting Started With Android: Office 365 Mail Getting Started With Android: Reading & Listening There are 1.3 million Android apps. I’m working on it but I haven’t tried all of them yet, and anyway, each of you will have favorites and essentials and...

Rules For Computer Safety 2015

Jan 26, 2015 | computers, Internet, mobile, phone, security, Windows7, Windows8

These are the rules for being safe using a Windows computer in 2015. We are required to be paranoid and vigilant. We run our businesses and manage our personal lives online, and the bad guys are endlessly inventive in their effort to find ways through our defenses....

Getting Started With Android: Office 365 Mail

Jan 18, 2015 | Android, Google, mail, Microsoft, mobile, Office 365, Outlook, phone

For the last few weeks, I’ve been using Android for the first time on my new OnePlus One phone, after two years with a Windows phone. Many of you have far more experience than I do with customizing Android and choosing apps, but I’m going to share some of what I’ve...

HERE And There In The World Of Mobile Maps

Dec 11, 2014 | Android, Apple, Google, Microsoft, mobile, phone, Windows Phone 8

There were two interesting announcements today about the free Nokia HERE mapping and navigation smartphone app. With some background, you’ll understand why the announcement of improvements in the Windows Phone apps is less important than the general availability of...

Is Microsoft Abandoning Windows Phone?

Nov 14, 2014 | Android, Apple, hardware, iPad, Microsoft, mobile, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, phone, Skype, tablet, web_services, Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone is barely a blip in the market compared to the overwhelming market share for Android and the overwhelming mindshare of Apple iPhones. The Windows Phone operating system is unique and lovable; the live tiles on the home screen are more attractive and more...

Office 365 Tip: How To Set Up And Wipe Mobile Devices

Sep 8, 2014 | Android, Apple, Microsoft, mobile, Office 365, phone, security, Windows Phone 8

One of the advantages of using Office 365 to host company email is its broad support for mobile devices. Office 365 mail can be set up across more platforms than almost any other mail service – iPhones and iPads, Android phones and tablets, and Windows devices have...