Intuit’s Plans For Quicken And Quickbooks Aren’t What You Expect

Nov 8, 2015 | Amazon, business, software

Quicken and Quickbooks are among our oldest friends on desktop computers. Millions of people use Quicken for their home finances. Most small businesses use Quickbooks as their accounting system. Changes are coming. Intuit is trying to sell Quicken. There’s no buyer...

Easy To Do Lists With Wunderlist

Oct 5, 2015 | Android, Apple, Chrome, Microsoft, mobile, Outlook, phone, software, tablet, web_services, Windows10

Wunderlist makes it easy to manage to do lists. You can use it on iPhones, Android phones, tablets, Windows and Mac computers, and on the web. Your lists will be kept in sync no matter where you look at them. The design is simple and elegant. Oh, and it’s free. Sounds...

Office 2016 Is Now Available! Well, For Some Of You, Anyway

Sep 28, 2015 | Android, Apple, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, shopping, software, updates

The new version of Office 2016 for Windows is now generally available. The takeaway: •  Most of you will get it automatically. •  Most of you won’t care very much. Microsoft has completely lost control of branding and licensing. There is no way to explain any of this...

Windows 10 Tip: Make The Edge Browser Disappear Until It’s Finished

Sep 16, 2015 | Chrome, IE, software, Windows tips, Windows10

Edge is the new Microsoft web browser that replaces Internet Explorer in Windows 10. The name “Edge” was chosen so Microsoft could use a similar E icon down in the taskbar. (Seriously.) But Edge is actually brand new, written from the ground up to be fast and safe, as...

Office 2016 For Mac Now Available For Office 365 Subscribers

Jul 26, 2015 | Apple, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneNote, Outlook, software

Microsoft has released Office 2016 For Mac, a long overdue refresh of the Office programs that makes the Mac programs visually and functionally identical to the Windows versions. The updated Office programs are available now to anyone with an Office 365 subscription...

Microsoft Will Delay Your Windows 10 Upgrade For You

Jul 5, 2015 | Microsoft, software, updates, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8

Microsoft is reneging on its promise to deliver Windows 10 to you on July 29 – and it’s the best thing it could have done. I still want you to wait 30-60 days after July 29 before you upgrade, but Microsoft may help by not letting you see the upgrade button until...