Jun 30, 2021 | Android, Cortana, Microsoft, OneNote, Skype, Teams, Windows10, Windows11
Now that you’ve seen the big picture of why Windows 11 exists, let’s go through some of the fascinating details. This could be the most interesting technology article you will read this year. Okay, probably not, but isn’t it better to go into it with an open...
Jan 16, 2019 | Amazon, Android, Apple, backup, Chrome, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, mobile, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, phone, Samsung, Skype, web_services, Windows10, wireless
I wrote an article a few years ago about how difficult it is for non-tech people to manage the fiddly bits required to run a Windows computer. It’s one of the things that drove the transition from computers to phone and tablets. An interesting thing is happening...
Dec 5, 2018 | Microsoft, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype, web_services
Microsoft has two giant identity systems set up by different divisions of the company – one system for personal accounts, a different system for “work or school” accounts. It’s confusing. There is a team at Microsoft trying to make it less confusing; they may be doing...
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...
Aug 13, 2017 | Azure, business, Microsoft, Office 365, Skype, Windows 10 S, Windows10
Every month at Microsoft, a team of highly paid professionals writes words on slips of paper. They always include “Microsoft,” “Windows,” “Office,” “365,” “Pro,” “Home,” “Business,” “Enterprise,” “Azure,” “Surface,” and “Online.” They put the slips of paper into a hat...
Feb 1, 2017 | IE, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, Skype, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
Microsoft has a problem with names. It needs to seek help. I would suggest sympathy but I’m not feeling very sympathetic. If you’re an old timer, you may remember when Outlook was a mail program that ran on Windows computers. Those were simpler times. It’s still that,...
