May 28, 2022 | mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Outlook, software, Windows10, Windows11
If you obsessively follow Microsoft news – and surely you do, right? – you may have seen references to the “new Outlook for Windows.” That might have led you to the conclusion that Microsoft is working on, I don’t know, let’s guess something crazy, maybe, maybe . . ....
Aug 5, 2021 | mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Office tips, OneDrive, Outlook, web_services
I haven’t used the desktop versions of Outlook or Word in six months. I did it for you. I’ve been telling you about how swell it is to store your files in OneDrive and use Microsoft’s web apps instead of the desktop versions of Word and Excel and I was pretty sure...
May 6, 2021 | mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Outlook, Windows10
We have a complicated relationship with Microsoft Outlook, built on almost twenty-five years of daily togetherness. There are stretches where we work together happily but they’re punctuated by frequent disagreements – shaking our fist at the computer,...
Apr 25, 2021 | Cortana, home assistants, Microsoft, Office 365, search
Microsoft Cortana is the Schrodinger’s Cat of personal assistants: it’s both alive and dead simultaneously. To be honest, after opening the door and observing Cortana, you’ll likely decide that the best word is “irrelevant,” which is fine; it means Cortana will keep...
Apr 14, 2021 | Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook
“One account for all things Microsoft.” That’s what the login screen says. It’s a lie. Before we talk about licenses – and oh, how I know you’re looking forward to that! – let’s go through the two types of Microsoft accounts again. You have a personal Microsoft...
Apr 11, 2021 | Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Outlook
Microsoft has changed the name of “Office 365.” Were you getting used to it? There are Microsoft execs who giggle with glee when they change names to confuse us. Okay, I don’t know if that’s true but it’s the simplest explanation. I think it’s the same execs who...
