Oct 11, 2012 | computers, laptops, Microsoft, phone, Surface, tablet, Windows Phone 8, Windows7, Windows8
On October 25, Microsoft will formally unveil Windows 8, followed closely by a separate presentation of Windows Phone 8 on October 29. Windows 8 computers, notebooks, tablets and hybrid devices will go on sale on October 26, and Windows Phone 8 phones will go on sale...
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...
Oct 5, 2012 | Microsoft, security
A few days ago I was contacted by a woman who had been tricked by a phone caller pretending to represent Microsoft. The caller claimed that her computer had viruses on it and convinced her to give up a credit card number as well as letting the caller make a remote...
Oct 3, 2012 | Adobe, Microsoft, Office, photos, shopping, software, updates
As we head into the fall, the software publishers are lining up their annual updated versions of the core Windows programs for businesses. Here are some of the ones that have come up on my radar screen. Microsoft Windows 8 The official unveiling is October 26....
Sep 24, 2012 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Microsoft, phone, Surface, tablet, Windows Phone 8
HTC previewed the Windows Phone 8X and Windows Phone 8S at a press conference last week, with Steve Ballmer beaming onstage like a proud father. The phones will be available sometime in early November, along with the Nokia Lumia 920 and 820, the Samsung Ativ S, and...
Sep 20, 2012 | business, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, software
Microsoft announced pricing for Office 2013, due to be released early next year. When you upgrade Office or get a new computer, you’ll choose between starting a subscription for an Office 2013 license or buying it outright as you have in the past, and you might be...
