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Ray Bradbury And Dark Carnival
The best time to read Ray Bradbury stories is when you are thirteen years old. The second best time is right now. When I was 13, I read The October Country, a collection of some of Bradbury’s earliest published short stories. When I was 14 and 15 and 16 and every age...
The Future Of Microsoft Office On Tablets And Online
Microsoft Office has an overwhelming global presence in businesses large and small. Estimates range from “81% of companies” to “holding steady at 94 percent for years”. Google...
Emergency Flash Update
It was another busy week for updating your computers. Microsoft released updates for Windows, Office, Silverlight and .NET Framework on its regular monthly schedule. Adobe was...
Office 365 And Spam
TAKEAWAY Office 365 delivers all incoming messages to your mailbox. It does not hold messages in a spam quarantine. [05/09/12 Update below] DETAILS Microsoft does thorough spam...
OneNote 2010 Recycle Bin (And Other Cool OneNote Tricks)
Every time I write about Microsoft OneNote, it seems appropriate to introduce it to people who aren’t yet familiar with it. I’ll repeat the overview from my previous articles...
Microsoft Security Essentials Updated To Version 4.0
An updated version of Microsoft Security Essentials is being installed automatically for anyone currently running the free antivirus program. It is being pushed out silently by...
Technical Notes About Dropbox, Google Drive And Skydrive
Previously: Dropbox, Microsoft Skydrive, Google Drive: Send In The Clones This is not an exhaustive list, just a few things that stand out about the cloud syncing services in...
Dropbox, Microsoft Skydrive, Google Drive: Send In The Clones
Microsoft and Google each introduced services this week that are copies of Dropbox in rather precise detail. Taken together, these services represent a fundamental change in the...
Getting Through A Transitional Year
Let’s gather up all the things that are on the verge of changes large and small. It covers just about every category. The common thread is that not one of them is ready now....
The Auto-Complete Address List And Suggested Contacts In Outlook 2010
When you start to type an address in a new Outlook email message, a menu drops down listing addresses that you’ve sent a message to in the past - the “auto-complete” list. You...
iCloud, Outlook And Exchange
Previously: Syncing Contacts And Appointments With Smartphones Apple introduced the iCloud service last summer. It is a brilliant, intuitive way to move photos from iPhones to...
Syncing Contacts And Appointments With Smartphones
Syncing your data among your computers and mobile devices is going to be the source of much frustration and gnashing of teeth over the next couple of years. You’re going to want...
Life Without The Network
Boing Boing has an article about the aftereffects of a hacking attack on the Economic Development Administration, a small division of the Department of Commerce. The network was...
Outlook Web App For Office 365
Small businesses and law firms are finding that Microsoft’s Exchange mailboxes hosted by Office 365 are secure and stable. One of the best features is the improved experience...
Mac Gets A Virus (And Other Apple Woes)
A nasty bit of malware named “Flashback” has reportedly infected 600,000 Macs worldwide, more than half located in the US. Here’s some news coverage when the announcement was...
The Latest Toys
New toys are coming on the market, just as promised. As you look at them, keep in mind that this is only the beginning. This is a transition year that will be filled with new...