Dec 14, 2012 | Apple, Dropbox, iPad, Microsoft, OneDrive, phone, software, tablet, web_services
Microsoft is embroiled in a conflict with Apple that is part of a bigger story. Today I’ll tell you about the details of the standoff over whether Microsoft will be allowed to keep giving away a Skydrive app for iPhones and iPads. In the next article, I’ll give you...
Dec 5, 2012 | Apple, iPad, laptops, Microsoft, Office, OneDrive, Surface, tablet, Windows8
In late January Microsoft will start shipping the second version of the Surface tablet, the one with the full version of Windows 8 Pro. There are two models, a 64Gb version for $900 or a 128Gb version for $1000. A keyboard is not included so you’ll buy one separately,...
Dec 3, 2012 | OneDrive, Windows tips, Windows8
Windows 8 includes a feature that lets you recover older versions of documents or photos easily and flexibly. File History is an improved version of “Previous Versions,” a feature of Windows 7 and Vista that almost no one ever discovered in its hiding place on the...
Nov 5, 2012 | Android, Apple, Dropbox, hardware, iPad, laptops, LastPass, Lenovo, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, Surface, tablet, Windows8
Previously: Some Thoughts On The Microsoft Surface Tablet (Part 1) Because it is built on an operating system that appears identical to Windows 8, Microsoft’s Surface tablet has some features that set it apart from an iPad. This isn’t a full review of the Surface,...
Aug 15, 2012 | Adobe, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, OneDrive, SBS, software, updates, web_services, Windows Live, Windows8
The pace is picking up as we head into full-blown techno-craziness this fall. WINDOWS 8 This morning the shipping version of Windows 8 became available to Microsoft TechNet and MSDN subscribers. The download site generated error messages for an hour or so under the...
Aug 6, 2012 | Dropbox, Microsoft, Office, OneDrive, web_services, Windows8
Microsoft’s vision for Skydrive is starting to come into focus. Microsoft is integrating Skydrive deeply into its entire ecosystem, across its entire product line, until it will seem obvious and inevitable. You might not need to rush but the chances are that you’ll be...
