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RIP Cormac McCarthy
"I had two dreams about him after he died. I dont remember the first one all that well but it was about meetin him in town somewheres and he give me some money and I think I lost it. But the second one it was like we was both back in older times and I was on horseback...
Microsoft Will Delay Your Windows 10 Upgrade For You
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...
Do Not Upgrade To Windows 10!
Do not – do NOT – upgrade your computer to Windows 10 for at least 30-60 days after it launches. Please tell your employees not to upgrade right away. Tell your friends and...
Windows 10–The Best Version Of Windows Ever, Free
Windows 10 will be released on July 29. You should look forward to it. It’s all good news. Microsoft has been working to combine the best features of Windows 7 and Windows 8 into...
Office Everywhere–Word, Excel, Powerpoint Now Available For Android Phones
Word, Excel and Powerpoint apps are now available for Android phones, joining OneNote and Outlook. The Office programs are already available on iPhones, iPads and Android...
Some Cool Google Chrome Tricks
I’ve been using Chrome as my primary web browser instead of Internet Explorer for the last few months. I’ll have more stories to tell you about what that’s been like but today I...
Skype For Modern Windows Is Retired, Skype In A Web Browser Is Released
Microsoft wants Skype to be everywhere. It got a little over-zealous with a poorly-designed version of Skype for Windows 8 that never caught on and is being discontinued, but it...
Don’t Panic! LastPass Has Been Hacked, But Only A Little
If you use LastPass to store your passwords, you probably got an email yesterday reporting that hackers stole some data from the LastPass servers. Here’s the official...
Dropbox, Box Integration Extends Reach Of Office Everywhere
Previously: The Threat That Nearly Destroyed Microsoft Office Microsoft opened the Office programs to third party cloud services in February. Since then, connections have been...
The Threat That Nearly Destroyed Microsoft Office
Microsoft is continuing an aggressive push to ensure that Word, Excel and Powerpoint continue to be the standard business file formats as we move into a new world of mobile...
Upload Your Photos To Google: Trade Privacy For Big Rewards
Google Photos is the free service introduced last week that gives you unlimited online storage space for your photos and makes them as easy to search as email or files. It has...
What Would Happen If Microsoft Killed A Program And No One Noticed? The Sad Story Of MSN Travel
Alas, poor MSN Travel! We knew it well. That’s not true. If we had paid any attention to it, it would probably still be alive. At some point in the last month, Microsoft gutted...
What You Need To Know About Windows 10 Upgrades
You may see a new Windows icon appear in your taskbar soon, alerting you to the upcoming release of Windows 10. Microsoft just began to activate the notices on Sunday, and all...
Google Takes The Lead In The Battle For Your Photos
Google introduced a new standalone service today for organizing your photos on your phone and storing them online. Google is now offering arguably the best mobile app for photos...
The Windows 10 Start Menu Is A Cluttered Mess
Windows 10 is being tested by millions of people as it enters its final development phase before being released later this summer. Its technical underpinnings are solid and...
Office 365 Clutter Will Help You Control Your Mail
Next month Microsoft will turn on Clutter for everyone with an Office 365 business mailbox. Clutter is a new feature that automatically moves less important messages to a new...