Clash Of The Titans: The War Of The Ecosystems

Dec 17, 2012 | Android, Apple, Google, Google Drive, iPad, mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, phone, Surface, tablet, web_services, Windows Phone 8, Windows8

Previously: Clash Of The Titans – The Battle Over Skydrive On iOS War has broken out. Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon have been building walled gardens, ecosystems of services that work best if you have multiple devices on the same platform. Example: once you buy...

Gmail Goes Down! And Other Tales Of Outages

Dec 10, 2012 | Apple, Facebook, Google, mail, Office 365, web_services

Gmail was down today for most users for at least an hour, with Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Play and some other Google services remaining down for another hour or more. A side effect: attempts to access Google services during the outage was causing Google Chrome...

A Snapshot Of The Tech Market

Oct 30, 2012 | Android, Apple, computers, Google, hardware, iPad, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, phone, shopping, Surface, tablet, Windows Phone 8, Windows8

Let’s catch our breath for a minute and do a quick recap of where things stand as we head into November. COMPUTERS Windows 8 is becoming available, at least as an option, on new computers from the major manufacturers. At the moment everything is in transition, so you...

Windows 8: The View From 36,000 Feet

Oct 16, 2012 | Android, Apple, computers, Google, iPad, laptops, Microsoft, mobile, Office, phone, software, Surface, tablet, Windows7, Windows8

Windows 8 is a term that will be used to refer to several different things. It is the next operating system for Windows computers, but you’ll also see the name used loosely to describe a tablet operating system, a phone operating system, the environment for apps that...

Use InPrivate To Manage Multiple Online Identities

Oct 7, 2012 | Google, Microsoft, Office 365, web_services, Windows Live

Here’s a tip for anyone who runs into trouble juggling multiple identities in Internet Explorer. Most of you can look away and stop taking notes – this is extra credit material and won’t be on the test. This is primarily of interest to anyone who provides tech...

Sixty Days Of Technology

Aug 27, 2012 | Amazon, Android, Apple, computers, Dell, Google, HP, iPad, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, mobile, phone, shopping, Surface, tablet, Windows8

Get some popcorn, keep a grip on your wallet, and settle down. The action is about to begin. There are big changes coming up in the world of mobile devices, and the thrilling conclusion will affect your computers as well when Microsoft officially releases Windows 8....