May 4, 2017 | Chrome, Chromebook, Google, Google Drive, laptops, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, Surface, Windows 10 S, Windows10
Microsoft made two big announcements this week at an education-themed press event. They’re related in a couple of ways. One common element is that Microsoft will fail at both of the new ventures it announced. I think each one is deeply flawed. The two announcements:...
Apr 23, 2017 | Android, Apple, Chrome, Chromebook, Google, Google Drive, IE, laptops, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, Surface, web_services, Windows 10 S, Windows10
On May 2 Microsoft will announce a new generation of Windows for low-cost computers targeted at education. Information has leaked about some parts of that announcement and tech journalists are speculating about what it might mean. There is one thing that has not been...
Mar 19, 2017 | Chrome, Microsoft, OneDrive, Windows10
Desperation is not pretty. Microsoft has successful cloud and enterprise divisions, but it is obviously true that some divisions of Microsoft are in a long-term decline. • Windows is still the dominant computer operating system, but desktop PC sales are...
Mar 16, 2017 | Box, Dropbox, file_sharing, Google, Google Drive, Microsoft, OneDrive, web_services
Microsoft is losing another race. This one should have been Microsoft’s race to win but it is falling behind for familiar reasons: an inability to keep up with the competition, and its self-inflicted injuries from making overly complex, confusing services with poorly...
Feb 16, 2017 | Box, Dropbox, file_sharing, Microsoft, Office, OneDrive, web_services, Windows10
Dropbox has begun to roll out important improvements in its services for business. In particular, Dropbox team folders finally make Dropbox a viable competitor for Box for shared online company folders. Some background before we get to the new features. Although...
Feb 6, 2017 | Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, hardware, LastPass, OneDrive, shopping
Fujitsu has made the best small business scanner for many years. You should have one on the desk of every employee who deals with paper. The Fujitsu iX500 was introduced almost eight years ago. It was designed so well that it is almost unchanged today, and it...
