Nov 8, 2015 | Amazon, business, software
Quicken and Quickbooks are among our oldest friends on desktop computers. Millions of people use Quicken for their home finances. Most small businesses use Quickbooks as their accounting system. Changes are coming. Intuit is trying to sell Quicken. There’s no buyer...
Oct 5, 2015 | Android, Apple, Chrome, Microsoft, mobile, Outlook, phone, software, tablet, web_services, Windows10
Wunderlist makes it easy to manage to do lists. You can use it on iPhones, Android phones, tablets, Windows and Mac computers, and on the web. Your lists will be kept in sync no matter where you look at them. The design is simple and elegant. Oh, and it’s free. Sounds...
Sep 28, 2015 | Android, Apple, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, shopping, software, updates
The new version of Office 2016 for Windows is now generally available. The takeaway: • Most of you will get it automatically. • Most of you won’t care very much. Microsoft has completely lost control of branding and licensing. There is no way to explain any of this...
Sep 16, 2015 | Chrome, IE, software, Windows tips, Windows10
Edge is the new Microsoft web browser that replaces Internet Explorer in Windows 10. The name “Edge” was chosen so Microsoft could use a similar E icon down in the taskbar. (Seriously.) But Edge is actually brand new, written from the ground up to be fast and safe, as...
Jul 26, 2015 | Apple, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneNote, Outlook, software
Microsoft has released Office 2016 For Mac, a long overdue refresh of the Office programs that makes the Mac programs visually and functionally identical to the Windows versions. The updated Office programs are available now to anyone with an Office 365 subscription...
Jul 5, 2015 | Microsoft, software, updates, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
Microsoft is reneging on its promise to deliver Windows 10 to you on July 29 – and it’s the best thing it could have done. I still want you to wait 30-60 days after July 29 before you upgrade, but Microsoft may help by not letting you see the upgrade button until...