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The (Virtual) Shape Of Things To Come
Meta is taking us forward to a world where augmented reality glasses are well understood and useful. “You’re crazy!” I hear you say. “Meta has moved on. Mark Zuckerberg looked foolish when he talked about the ‘metaverse.’ He claimed he was investing in the long-term...
Windows 8 Tip: How To Play DVDs In Windows 8
Windows 8 does not include built-in support for playing movies from a DVD. If you can’t play a movie, your options are different than you might expect. It was easy with Windows...
Crazy Eddie Sale On Microsoft Office–They’re Giving It Away!
Microsoft unexpectedly announced that the Office apps on iPad, iPhone and Android devices can now be used for free without an Office 365 subscription. There are new versions of...
What The Deal Between Dropbox And Microsoft Really Means
Dropbox and Microsoft unexpectedly announced a partnership to allow Office users to access and edit files stored in Dropbox directly from Office apps on phones, tablets and the...
Remove Adware From Chrome With Software Removal Tool
Google has released a Software Removal Tool that resets Chrome back to its default settings, removes extensions, and scans for bad software. It’s the nuclear option to return...
Microsoft Changes The Game With Unlimited OneDrive Storage
On Monday Microsoft left Dropbox and Google Drive in the dust when it announced that all Office 365 customers will get unlimited OneDrive storage at no additional cost. The...
Price Reduced For New Office 365 Business Plans
Small businesses can now choose new, cheaper plans for Office 365. Making a choice is not a well-organized experience at the moment, though, because a long list of plans includes...
Ninite Makes It Painless To Install Windows Programs
I’ve been holding out on you. I haven’t told you about one of the best tools in my toolkit when I set up a new computer. Ninite.com is a free service that installs Windows...
Getting Started With Box.com
Previously: Moving Company Files To The Cloud: The Problem With OneDrive For Business Box.com Rides To The Rescue The interface for Box.com is clean and well organized but you...
Moving Company Files To The Cloud: Box.com Rides To The Rescue
Previously: The Problem With OneDrive For Business Box.com has matured into a service that meets the needs of small businesses and law firms for online file storage of shared...
Moving Company Files To The Cloud: The Problem With OneDrive For Business
Small businesses and law firms are ready to move their documents to the cloud. Until recently, I haven’t had an answer about how to accomplish that because none of the familiar...
Windows 8 Tip: Three Cool Wallpaper Tricks For Dual Monitors
Here are three cool wallpaper tricks for Windows 8 users with dual monitors. Set different pictures as wallpaper for each monitor You can use two different pictures as wallpaper...
Bluetooth Takes Center Stage
Bluetooth has been around for more than ten years powering our phone headsets but not much else. Now that we’re using phones and tablets as our primary technology devices,...
The Blind Men, The Elephant, And Windows 10
You remember the story – a group of blind men touch different parts of an elephant and compare notes. They discover that each of their perspectives is true but not the totality...
Skype Basics: What It Does And How To Install It
Skype has become a story of duplicates – two programs, two ways to log in. Skype’s core function is video and voice calls over an Internet connection to anyone else using Skype,...
Apple’s No Good, Very Bad Day
The picture above shows an iPhone 6 Plus being bent by someone with his bare hands, giving credence to complaints that the new iPhones are bending in some users’ tight jeans...