Logging In To A PC With A Microsoft Account Is Overrated

Sep 16, 2018 | Cortana, domains, laptops, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, security, web_services, Windows tips, Windows10

With the collapse of the Microsoft consumer ecosystem, there are fewer reasons all the time to sign into Windows 10 with a personal Microsoft account. I’m finding I frequently set up new computers with classic local accounts and bypass Microsoft’s push to...

The Microsoft Ecosystem: Evolution And Extinction

Aug 29, 2018 | Adobe, Apple, Azure, Box, business, Cortana, Google, home assistants, IE, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, Skype, Surface, web_services

Microsoft does not have an ecosystem for consumers or small businesses in 2018. There is very little synergy between Microsoft products and almost nothing locks us into Microsoft products when we move from one category to another. It makes old-timers sad to think of...

How Microsoft Became Uncool And Lost Touch With Consumers

Apr 16, 2018 | Android, Apple, audio, augmented reality, Cortana, Dropbox, Google, IE, Microsoft, Office 365, OneDrive, Surface, video, Vista, Windows 10 S, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8

There was a time when Windows was cool. A long time ago, people lined up to get new versions of Windows when they went on sale. Maybe not quite the numbers of people outside of Apple stores at the height of iPhone madness, but still – Microsoft was pretty cool....

Could Microsoft Have Kept Windows Relevant?

Apr 11, 2018 | Android, Apple, business, Chromebook, Google, IE, Internet, Microsoft, mobile, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, phone, Windows 10 S, Windows10

We have arrived at a point where Microsoft no longer has a Windows division. To a generation of computer users, Windows was the product that defined Microsoft and defined our own relationship to technology. Now that defining product is a legacy, used by many but...

Box Drive Hits A Milestone

Apr 1, 2018 | Box, Dropbox, file_sharing, Google Drive, OneDrive, web_services

Box Drive has been declared to be generally available, instead of being labeled a “beta.” Box Drive users will be prompted to install an update – more about that below. Need a refresher? Box is a service for businesses to store files online. Box was built from the...

Store Files Online, View Them On Your Computer With Dropbox Smart Sync

Feb 8, 2018 | Box, Dropbox, file_sharing, OneDrive, web_services

Dropbox Smart Sync is a new feature that allows you to store files online and browse through them with Windows File Explorer or Mac Finder. The files are not synced. They are only online, not on your local hard drive. This is an important change in technology for...