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Microsoft Visual Studio and the .NET framework are going open-source. This is great news for Microsoft developers and anyone who uses the Microsoft ecosystem. For developers, this means they’ll have … Continue reading Microsoft .NET Goes Open-Source
Microsoft announced a return to the familiar last week with Windows 10. Skipping Windows 9 (supposedly, the company wants a clean break from the reputation of Windows 8), Windows 10 … Continue reading Microsoft Announces Windows 10
Microsoft has announced that, starting January 12, 2016, it will support only the most recent version of Internet Explorer available for a supported operating system. What this means is that … Continue reading Microsoft to Stop Support for Internet Explorer 8
Microsoft has started airing ads pitting their new digital assistant Cortana against Apple’s Siri. You can watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0pjD4qpIpg While more detailed comparisons will be possible in the coming months … Continue reading The Best Digital Assistant – Now on Windows?
Last week, Microsoft announced plans to lay off 18,000 employees. If your business uses Microsoft products, will this impact your day-to-day operations? Probably not directly, but the layoffs do signal … Continue reading Microsoft Plans Massive Layoffs, But What Does It Mean For Your Company?
In a spreadsheet, say you want to add a new column of unsorted data to an existing table of custom-sorted data. You’ve already sorted the original table by hand, but … Continue reading Spreadsheet Tip: Advanced Sorting with VLOOKUP
As of April 8, Microsoft officially ended support of Windows XP, its 12-year-old operating system. Nearly 40% of companies around the world still use Windows XP, and if you still are, … Continue reading Microsoft Ends XP Support
Last week, Microsoft unveiled Office for iPad, making the tech giant a multi-platform player. Versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote are now available as free apps that allow file … Continue reading Office for iPad Arrives
The Windows Task Scheduler is a humble tool, but in its simplicity, it is powerful and versatile. It does exactly what it says on the tin: it schedules tasks in … Continue reading Windows Task Scheduler
If you were holding off on making the switch to Windows 8 because it was just too different, you won’t have that excuse for much longer. Windows 8.1, which is … Continue reading Now is a good time to make the switch to Windows 8.1
You’re not a coder – we get it. But sometimes you need to make some quick changes to your website and your developer isn’t around. In this post we’re going … Continue reading Why you shouldn’t use Word to edit your website
Windows 8 was released earlier this month and if you haven’t upgraded already, you’re probably wondering what it’s like. It’s different. In fact, the very windows that gave the operating … Continue reading Windows 8
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