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View And Edit PDF Files In Word 2013
A new feature in Office 2013 that deserves explanation: Word 2013 can convert PDF files into editable Word documents with a high degree of accuracy. If you browse to a PDF file in Word 2013 and click to open it, you will see this window: “Word will now convert your…
Everything You Need To Know About Automatic Restarts–Patch Tuesday, Windows 8, And Bruceb Management
Almost everyone is aware that their computer will automatically restart overnight on occasion – and most people have dealt with the frustration of an unexpected shutdown that disrupts open windows or forces programs to close, at worst losing data along the way….
Updates For Unloved Surface RT Tablets
Let’s not mince words: very few people have purchased Microsoft’s Surface tablets. It’s still early in the long game that Microsoft is playing but the world is not exactly being changed overnight. Microsoft is trying to position the Surface devices more clearly in the…
How To Buy Microsoft Office 2013
There are three different paths to buy Office 2013. Choose your path based on whether you are: – a home user (or a business that’s so small that everyone feels like family) – a business with an existing Office 365 subscription – a…
Office 365, Office 2013 & Internet Explorer 10
Here’s some late-breaking news about upgrades to Microsoft’s Office 365 service, Office 2013, and Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7. Office 365 Existing Office 365 subscribers are being upgraded to a new version of the service, one by one during the past month and…
Outlook.com Takes Over Hotmail (But Has Some Growing Pains)
Last summer Microsoft introduced Outlook.com, a redesigned webmail service with a modern design and new features that were ahead of Hotmail, Gmail, and the other competitors. Here’s my enthusiastic description of Outlook.com. (To be clear: Outlook.com is a webmail…
The Bizarre, Pointless Google Chromebook Pixel
Google has achieved a rare distinction: it has now launched not one but two of the strangest, most pointless products in the long history of stupid tech products. Last year Google introduced the Nexus Q, an orb-shaped streaming media player designed for living rooms….
Ransomware, Hackers, And The Java Problem
Another Java update? Really? Sigh. New updates for Java on all versions of Windows this week (Java 6 Update 41 and Java 7 Update 15), following the emergency Java updates last week, which followed the emergency Java updates the week before that. In fact there have…
Windows 8 Tip: Sign In With A Microsoft Account
One of the first questions asked during setup of a new Windows 8 PC has particular significance. By default, you’ll be asked to sign in with a Microsoft account. If you do, you’ll be able to take advantage of one of the best features of Windows 8, the built-in ability…
A Busy Week For Patches!
Microsoft and Adobe made sure your computer stayed busy this week, with a particularly large crop of patches and security updates. Your computer has probably already restarted at least once and probably could use another restart to make sure everything has settled…