Jun 21, 2009 | Adobe, file_sharing, Office, software, web_services
There will be some new experiments with subscription fees for online services, after the last few years when it seemed everything online would always be free or could be financed by online advertising. Adobe has just turned on “premium” subscriptions for Acrobat.com,...
Jun 16, 2009 | business, Microsoft, Office, software
Have you noticed the collapse in the market for boxed software? We used to go to Best Buy or Staples or Costco and buy the latest programs in boxes. The only time we do that now is for Quicken and Quickbooks. Just about everything else is either preinstalled on our...
May 1, 2009 | computers, IE, Office, Outlook, photos, software, Vista
Vista is more than two years old and has achieved the dubious distinction that Windows XP achieved at about the same time: installing updates on a new computer has become an arduous, time-consuming pain in the butt.I took two new Dell Optiplex 760 computers out of the...
Apr 28, 2009 | Microsoft, Office, Outlook
Microsoft released Office 2007 Service Pack 2 today. There are some important fixes and performance improvements for every Office 2007 user. You should install it. You don’t have to jump to do it immediately – it will be installed through the Automatic Updates...
Apr 13, 2009 | Adobe, Microsoft, Office, security, Vista, WinXP
Microsoft will release security updates on Tuesday night for Windows and Office, following its normal monthly schedule. Your computer will restart tonight. You should be installing the updates for Windows and other Microsoft products when they’re released. Take...
Mar 19, 2009 | Office, software
Some random troubleshooting notes. I don’t know why Word 2007 got cranky. My poor computer is working hard these days as I load it up with programs and services, so maybe it was my fault. A couple of days ago, Word developed three symptoms: it stopped opening when I...
