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...
Jul 23, 2017 | Dell, Microsoft, Office, Office tips, software, Windows10
Previously: What To Do When Excel Opens . . . Very . . . Slowly . . . Windows is weird. A year ago I wrote an article about an Excel bug: occasionally there is a 30-60 second delay after clicking on an .XLSX file before the Excel logo appears and the file opens. I...
Jul 20, 2017 | Microsoft, Server 2012, Surface, updates, Windows10
A few months ago, Microsoft announced that there will be two major updates for Windows 10 every year, in March and September. These are the big updates that bring Exciting New Features™, in addition to the regular monthly or more-than-monthly security updates....
Jul 6, 2017 | Amazon, Android, augmented reality, business, Google, Microsoft, search
The European Union’s head of antitrust enforcement hit Google with a $2.7 billion fine last week because of a shopping service you’ve never heard of. The EU’s action comes after seven years of tussling with Google. The case was almost settled in 2014 but intense...
Jun 7, 2017 | Microsoft, Windows tips, Windows10
The picture above shows the menu that comes up when you right-click the Start button in Windows 10. Many of you haven’t seen it. It’s full of things that burrow deeply into the system controls. That’s why it’s usually called the “power user menu.” I use it constantly....
May 31, 2017 | Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Outlook, updates
The programs in Microsoft’s Office suite should be as solid as a rock. Lately that phrase doesn’t seem to mean what it used to mean. The core Office programs are mature. They’re downright elderly. Microsoft Word and Excel are more than thirty years old. The Outlook...
