Jan 24, 2018 | Android, Apple, mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Office tips, Outlook, spam
I don’t like Focused Inbox. I want my Clutter back. Focused Inbox is Microsoft’s new method of filtering mail for Office 365 business accounts. Here’s more info about Focused Inbox. The short version: • Clutter and Focused Inbox are both ways to separate important...
Dec 14, 2017 | Android, Apple, mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Outlook, software, spam
Microsoft just wants to be helpful. It’s eager to be helpful. It can’t stop itself from trying new things, just in case they’re a little bit better, even if you didn’t ask for any changes and you don’t really want new things. Imagine that every six months you came...
Nov 15, 2017 | mail, security, spam
Do not click on links in email messages unless you are 100% certain they lead somewhere you want to go. We are being assaulted by a torrent of phony email messages from criminals. The messages look legitimate. The links lead to fake websites that will try to steal...
Sep 21, 2017 | Apple, iPad, mail, Office 365, Outlook, phone
Update 09/26/2017: Apple has released iOS 11.0.1, which fixes the problem. Update 09/25/2017: I’ve seen reports that Microsoft was able to take steps internally to resolve this problem. No confirmation yet, but with luck your mail will work fine after the iOS 11...
Aug 4, 2017 | mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Outlook, updates
This is a frustrating story of a poorly-defined bug with no solution. Feel free to look away if this doesn’t apply to you. Starting a month ago, Outlook began prompting a few of my clients for passwords. It has been prompting them a lot. At its worst, Outlook password...
Jul 29, 2017 | mail, Microsoft, security, spam
Let’s track down a bad guy. Looking through the clues will help you catch the next criminal that tries to trick you with a malicious email message. I received many reports last week of phony messages that appeared to be from Microsoft, Paypal, and others. There are...
