Do the claims from Facebook make any sense? Wayne B writes: ” Microsoft claiming a billion users is a bit of a stretch, but not as much as we might think. Facebook says they have over a billion users and there are many people with a PC not on Facebook,
Redmond is still talking ‘billion’ and showing their own ‘statistics’ as false. During the launch of Windows 8 it was interesting to hear mention of ‘over a billion people using Windows‘. That’s interesting because only a few months ago Microsoft was assuring us there were a billion Microsoft Office users
The ‘final’ version of Office 2013 RT edition is now available. That didn’t take long. Only a few days after the release of Windows RT edition for low power tablets Microsoft has put out the ‘final’ version of the included Office RT software. Office Home & Student 2013 RT was
Microsoft changes the Office compatibility for Windows 8 but doesn’t explain why, so we do. Microsoft has changed the Windows 8 compatibility statement for Microsoft Office versions from the promises during the Windows 8 Preview. Our new book is Windows 8 for Microsoft Office users with the stuff you need
A new ebook from Office Watch, more detail, less hype. We’re delighted to announce a brand new title from Office Watch. Windows 8 for Microsoft Office users is now available. After the success of Office 2010: the real startup guide we decided to do something similar for Windows 8. Windows
How often can you reinstall Microsoft Office? Steve P asks … “Love the articles, and I’ve learnt lots from them. I’ve purchased Office 2010 Home & Student (in the UK) for installation on WinXP SP3, and whilst I know about the time limit between installation & activation, there seems to
Windows RT for tablets won’t come with a completed Office RT. Microsoft has, stealthy, announced that they won’t be able to finish Office RT (the new version for ARM tablets) in time for the public release of Windows RT next month. Details are vague but we know that when Windows
Traps, changes and subscriptions in Office 2013 prices. Microsoft has announced the pricing for Office 2013 and, as usual, the devil is in the detail. Subscriptions For a long time, Microsoft has wanted to sell Microsoft Office as a subscription rather than a one-time payment. With Office 2013 they are
Office 2013 with Windows 8 touch interface is disappointing. Last week Office-Watch.com had a chance to try out a Windows 8 tablet with Office 2013 and it was the most underwhelming Microsoft demo we’ve attended in 15 years. We were given Windows 8 tablets to try out, the Samsung Series
Hard to believe Microsoft’s statement that Office has a billion users. Microsoft has been boasting this week about the billion users of Microsoft Office. Over 15 years of listening to Microsoft statistics we’re automatically suspicious of any such number, especially when the speaker can’t give any justification for the number.
It makes sense when you look to the future. If you try Office 2013, you may have wondered why there’s a Full Screen view with no menus. Surely ribbon minimization was enough? Full screen mode is available by pressing a new button on the top right of a window. It
Office 2013’s Click-to-Run install is good, so why not be honest about it? Up here at the Australian Edition of Microsoft TechEd it’s been a curious experience for many reasons that I won’t bore you with. But your Editor-in-Chief has just endured a Microsoft briefing on Click-To-Run – the primary
How we might be editing Office docs in the future, try it today. One of the more interesting Windows 8 apps is ‘Onenote MX’ an experimental version to see how Office might look in a world of Windows 8 apps, formerly known as Metro. Part of OneNote MX is the
Office 2013 and Windows 8 is a bad combo if you want subtle mail alerts. Anyone trying Outlook 2013 Preview on Windows 8 is in for an unpleasant surprise – mail Desktop Alerts have changed and not for the better. In Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 there are mail desktop
A temporary copy of Office 2013 on a computer. The concept of ‘Office on Demand’ started with Office 2010 (the Starter edition and Office to Go) but is being expanded in Office 2013 for subscription customers. Office on Demand uses ‘Click to Run’ technology to install Office directly from the
Microsoft opens an Office store for Office 2013 For a peek into the future, check out the Office Store now in beta. Office 2013 has a new form of plug-in based on HTML5 and web technologies with the Office Store intended as a ‘one stop’ place to get these addons.
Sanebox is an interesting twist on email organizing. Sanebox is a new service receiving acclaim for the novel way to arrange your email. Usually, email organizing is done when messages arrive. The incoming message is moved to a folder, tagged, changed priority etc according to preset rules. Sanebox is a
To search PDF’s on a 64-bit machine you need a separate download. The Adobe PDF Reader software isn’t enough on 64-bit Windows computers. If you’re running a 64-bit version of Windows (any release) you’ll probably find that Windows Search doesn’t find text inside PDF’s. Only file names are searched but
An embarrassing security lapse by Microsoft. ArsTechnica is reporting an astonishing security lapse by Microsoft in both Windows 7 and Windows 8 which exposes your password hint with a little code. The password hint is the additional line of text you can type in to remind you of your real
An interestingly cheap cloud backup option from Amazon Amazon has a new cloud storage option – slow but really cheap. Perfect for backups. Called Glacier, with good reason, because it can take 3-5 hours before your cloud stored data is available for download. On the upside, the prices are much
Changes to the popular TechNet program limit its usefulness. Microsoft TechNet program has been recently changed to limit the use of software and allow reductions in what you get, even after purchase. TechNet has been a popular program for IT professionals, developers and testers for many years. For a relatively
Get the full medal tally into Excel for your own analysis. We close our Olympics coverage (sorry “Quadrennial Corporate-sponsored Rings-based Sporting Event”) with links to some looks at the medal tally. The Guardian continued their data analysis of the medal wins. In the end they produced a simple interactive which
If you don’t like outlook.com you can return to Hotmail – for now. If you’ve tried Outlook.com mail service and don’t like it, you can switch back to the Hotmail interface easily. On the top right of the Outlook.com page is a ‘gear’ icon, click on that and then choose
