Nov 18, 2008 | business, mail, Microsoft, mobile, Outlook, SBS, web_services
I am happy to announce that Microsoft formally unveiled Microsoft Online Services today. I am a Microsoft partner authorized to sell and support Microsoft Online Services. I expect to set up many of my clients with Exchange Online for their mail. If you’re...
Nov 14, 2008 | file_sharing, Microsoft, mobile, photos, software, web_services
Microsoft is updating and integrating all of its “Windows Live” services. The results are overwhelming and quirky but the changes include some things that are even attractive for cranky old folks like me that have no idea what to do with a...
Nov 4, 2008 | business, computers, file_sharing, Google, Internet, mail, Microsoft, mobile, Outlook, photos, software, web_services
“Windows Azure” is a terrible name but you need to be aware of it anyway. Windows Azure is a breathtakingly ambitious platform outlined by Microsoft at last week’s Professional Developer Conference, another attempt by Microsoft to position itself to...
Nov 3, 2008 | business, file_sharing, IE, Internet, Microsoft, mobile, Office, software
There are lots of projects intended to move our computing lives online. Let me try to paint a picture of where our world is heading over the next 5-10 years. I’ll use Microsoft projects as examples but keep in mind that other companies have similar projects and...
Oct 30, 2008 | Apple, file_sharing, Internet, Microsoft, mobile, remote, software, Vista, web_services, WinXP
Windows Live Mesh has just been updated, as of about noon on Thursday 10/30. If you are using it already, you will be notified to install the update; it will stop working until the update is installed on each computer running it. If you are not using it yet, it has...
Oct 26, 2008 | file_sharing, Microsoft, mobile, web_services
If you’re using my favorite web service Live Mesh, watch for an update in the next few days. It will be required to continue using Live Mesh; file sharing and remote access will go dead until the update is installed. I’m going to do a backup of the files...
