Say Goodbye To Outlook Clutter

Nov 13, 2019 | Android, Apple, mail, Microsoft, mobile, Office 365, Outlook, phone, spam

On January 31, 2020, there won’t be any more clutter in Outlook. Oh, you’ll still get just as many unimportant messages as before, but they won’t be sorted into a Clutter folder. Instead, you’ll use Microsoft’s replacement, Focused Inbox,...

Grammar Are For Winners!

Oct 21, 2019 | Android, Apple, Chrome, Google, Google Drive, mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Outlook, software, Windows10

Need help with spelling and grammar? Of course you do! You already get help with your spelling. Microsoft Word and Outlook automatically fix common errors on the fly as you type, and flag possible misspellings with the familiar wavy line. Your phone auto-corrects your...

Microsoft Makes It Easy To Encrypt Your Email (Well, Easier Than Before, Anyway)

Sep 29, 2019 | mail, Microsoft, Office 365, Outlook, security

Let’s talk about email encryption. That didn’t take long! I’ve never seen a room empty out that quickly. I’d like to thank the fourteen of you who are still reading. I didn’t want to say this while everyone else was here, but you’re...

How To Use The Archive Button In Outlook

Sep 25, 2019 | Android, Apple, mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Office tips, Outlook

Outlook has an Archive button, right next to the Delete button. You haven’t noticed it because we have trained ourselves for twenty years to let our eyes slide over anything in Outlook that we don’t use. The Archive button appeared a couple of years ago...

Your Office 365 Mailbox Is Not Backed Up (But It’s . . . Wait, Is That Okay?)

Aug 25, 2019 | backup, mail, Microsoft, Office 365, Outlook, web_services

If your small or midsize business uses Office 365, there is probably no backup of your mailboxes. A backup – long-term retention of a copy of your mailbox in a separate place – requires a third-party service at startling expense. It’s starting to be...

OneDrive For Business Has Issues

Jul 10, 2019 | Azure, Dropbox, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, web_services, Windows10

I wanted to love OneDrive for Business. And it should have been a great relationship! There are lots of reasons to love OneDrive for Business. Although it had problems in the past, now the Windows app is stable and fast; I’ve got lots of storage space included with my...