May 10, 2013 | Microsoft, Office, Office tips, OneDrive, web_services
Previously: The Difference Between A Microsoft Account And An Office 365 Account Understanding Skydrive, Part 1: Skydrive vs. Skydrive Pro Understanding Skydrive, Part 2: The Basics Skydrive has become more compelling for business users because it is integrated with...
Apr 30, 2013 | Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, web_services
Skydrive is Microsoft’s service for storing files online and accessing them from any device. It is quickly becoming a core service for every Windows user, as important for you to understand as any program on your computer. Skydrive is simple and flexible, it’s free,...
Apr 28, 2013 | Azure, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype, web_services, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
[June 16, 2016: an updated version of this article can be found here: Understanding Microsoft Work And Personal Accounts.] Microsoft has taken great strides towards simplifying its products and services. It has discarded products that were overlapping (Live Mesh...
Apr 26, 2013 | Microsoft, software, Windows tips, Windows8
Missing the Start button on your new Windows 8 computer? It’s easy to get it back with Start8 from Stardock Software. Microsoft made a bold (and perhaps misguided) decision to insist that everyone use the new Windows 8 Start screen to start programs. Sure, there’s a...
Apr 24, 2013 | mail, Microsoft, Office 365, Office tips, Outlook, web_services
Office 365 is in the middle of a major upgrade. Many small business subscribers have already been upgraded and Microsoft intends to have all subscribers upgraded in the next few months. Hosted Exchange mailboxes are being upgraded to new servers running Exchange 2013;...
Apr 6, 2013 | Microsoft, Outlook, web_services
Microsoft finally rolled out an updated calendar to Outlook.com this week, matching the modern look of the other parts of the service that were introduced last year – mail and contacts for Outlook.com and Hotmail mailboxes, and Skydrive for anyone with a Microsoft...