Jun 21, 2018 | Adobe, mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Outlook, software, updates, Windows10
Microsoft intends to simplify the ribbon in Outlook, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. It’s possible that Microsoft will work thoughtfully and carefully and you will be happy with the result. Oh, stop it. I hear you laughing. I’m serious. Microsoft is saying all the right...
Apr 29, 2018 | Adobe, Chrome, Outlook, Windows tips, Windows10
The first thing everyone does with a new computer is install Google Chrome. That’s the last time we want to see Microsoft Edge, the uninspiring Windows 10 web browser. At some point, though, you will click on a PDF and Edge will open up. You will wince and possibly...
Jan 24, 2018 | Android, Apple, mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Office tips, Outlook, spam
I don’t like Focused Inbox. I want my Clutter back. Focused Inbox is Microsoft’s new method of filtering mail for Office 365 business accounts. Here’s more info about Focused Inbox. The short version: • Clutter and Focused Inbox are both ways to separate important...
Dec 21, 2017 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Box, bruceb, Chrome, Chromebook, Google, laptops, Microsoft, news, Office, Office 365, Outlook, phone, security, shopping, Surface, web_services, Windows 10 S, Windows10
A year ago I wrote this prediction: “The word of the year for 2017 is “chaos.” Write it down, seal it in an envelope, open it up a year from now and see if I got it right.” I think I get full marks. (Although Dictionary.com chose “complicit” as the word of the year,...
Dec 14, 2017 | Android, Apple, mail, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Outlook, software, spam
Microsoft just wants to be helpful. It’s eager to be helpful. It can’t stop itself from trying new things, just in case they’re a little bit better, even if you didn’t ask for any changes and you don’t really want new things. Imagine that every six months you came...
Oct 19, 2017 | Android, Box, Chrome, Chromebook, computers, Dropbox, Google, Google Drive, Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, photos, web_services, Windows10
Chromebook series Why Your Next Laptop Might Be A Chromebook Who Should Buy A Chromebook? Which Chromebook Should You Buy? How To Set Up A Chromebook If you read the last article about Chromebooks, you know that the virtual store shelves are lined with lovely laptops...