Feb 14, 2016 | Android, Apple, Google, Microsoft, mobile, OneDrive, phone, photos, software, video, web_services, Windows Live, Windows10
Google posted an announcement a few days ago that Picasa will be closed down soon. Picasa is two things – a cloud service for storing photos online, and a desktop application for managing photos on your computer. Both of them will be shut down in the next few months....
Jan 18, 2016 | computers, Internet, LastPass, mobile, phone, security, Windows tips, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
These are the rules for being safe using a Windows computer in 2016. We are required to be paranoid and vigilant. We run our businesses and manage our personal lives online, and the bad guys are endlessly inventive in their effort to find ways through our defenses....
Jan 12, 2016 | Android, Apple, iPad, mail, mobile, Office 365, phone
Chances are that you’re using the email and calendar apps that came with your iPhone or Android phone. They’re fine. No shame there. But you’re missing an app from Microsoft that does a better job. It’s named Outlook, because Microsoft cannot resist using the same...
Oct 5, 2015 | Android, Apple, Chrome, Microsoft, mobile, Outlook, phone, software, tablet, web_services, Windows10
Wunderlist makes it easy to manage to do lists. You can use it on iPhones, Android phones, tablets, Windows and Mac computers, and on the web. Your lists will be kept in sync no matter where you look at them. The design is simple and elegant. Oh, and it’s free. Sounds...
Sep 21, 2015 | Apple, business, Chrome, Google, IE, Internet, mobile, phone
Ads on websites are out of control. An online debate has been raging all week about ad blocking – programs that run on your computer or your phone to remove ads from web pages so they load faster and you have fewer distractions. I’ll try to tell you briefly why it’s...
Jul 19, 2015 | Apple, audio, HoloLens, Microsoft, mobile, phone
Technology news has been a bit negative recently. The death of Windows Phone got the most attention last week but Apple and Samsung have their own problems, and there are many other companies and products that are either failing or not living up to...
