Sep 23, 2018 | Microsoft, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, web_services, Windows10
Microsoft has made it easier to protect your Documents, Pictures and Desktop folders using OneDrive. OneDrive has become more reliable and many of you already have enough storage space to make this protection free. I would encourage everyone to look into this. This...
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...
Sep 9, 2018 | Chrome, Google, security, Windows10
Adware has started to turn up again, using Chrome extensions and notifications as a way to display annoying ads and muck up the time we spend on our computers and phones – as if we didn’t have enough to worry about. In the old days, we installed adware on our Windows...
Jul 15, 2018 | Android, Chrome, Cortana, Google, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Office tips, OneNote, Outlook, Windows10
Microsoft has quietly improved the speech recognition features in Windows 10 and in the Office programs. They’re still not great but you might want to give them a try if you haven’t talked to your computer in a while. One fundamental truth has not changed: If...
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...
Jun 7, 2018 | broadband, Google, Internet, Microsoft, network, Windows10, wireless
This is a basic tip but it comes up all the time. Everyone needs a fast Internet connection. You might want to check your Internet speed out of curiosity, or because you suspect that your ISP is not delivering the connection that you were promised, or because some...
