Feb 3, 2013 | file_sharing, Office, Office 365, Office tips, OneDrive, software
Previously: Office 365 Home Premium: The View From 36,000 Feet All the attention is focused on the subscription-based licensing of the new Office suite, but at some point you’re likely to wonder if anything has changed in the programs themselves that would make you...
Feb 1, 2013 | Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, Skype, software, web_services
Microsoft Office 2013 is the new version of Microsoft’s flagship suite, with the core programs that most businesses use every day – Word, Excel, Outlook, and Powerpoint. It is available now for consumers to install. Many of you should start using it. The new...
Jan 30, 2013 | Facebook, Microsoft, Outlook, Skype, software, Surface, web_services, Windows Phone 8, Windows8
Skype is being transformed this year into an integrated platform available on phones, tablets and computers for a variety of communications tasks. There has been a flurry of updates and announcements in the last few months – these are the highlights. Log into Skype...
Jan 28, 2013 | phone, Skype, software, web_services
Most of you are familiar with Skype, the program that lets you make free calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world. Microsoft bought Skype at the end of 2011 and has been slowly (very, very slowly) rebuilding it and integrating Skype with its other services....
Jan 21, 2013 | Google, IE, Internet, software, Windows tips
You can type web searches into the address bar of your browser and get the same results as if you had typed them directly into Google. This is an old trick but it’s not well known – and it’s incredibly useful. I type search terms into my browser all day, without the...
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...
