Difference between 'Pickup where you left off' and GoBack 'Shift + F5'.
Microsoft Word’s ‘Pickup where you left off’ or ‘Welcome back’ message is different from the Shift+F5 shortcut. All the recent Read More
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Solid State Drives and Microsoft Office
Are there any advantages to getting an Solid State Drive (SSD) when running Microsoft Office? We have some advice from Read More
FreeOffice gets a 2019 Anniversary update
SoftMaker’s FreeOffice 2018 has received a major revision. Possibly borrowing from Microsoft, the July 2019 release is called the Anniversary Read More
Microsoft gives out less information about Office bug fixes and patches
Microsoft has never been great about documenting patches and bug fixes but this month they have sunk to a new Read More
Word's Melissa virus is 20 years old - what's changed?
One of the first major Word viruses, the Melissa virus, is 20 years old. It’s amazing to see how much Read More
Who is using which MS Office? Office Watch survey results
Thanks to everyone who tried out Microsoft Forms by filling out our example survey. Here are the results. Our form Read More
Office account hack is fixed, but Microsoft took too long to do it
An embarrassingly simple security breach in Microsoft account logins (including Office 365) has been fixed but it took Microsoft way Read More
Office Watch fundraising drive
If you do enjoy the stuff we do here at Office Watch we’d really appreciate it if you’d chuck a Read More
Windows 10 October 2018 is back for a second try
Microsoft has re-released the October 2018 update to Windows 10 after (hopefully) fixing the bug which deleted some customers vital Read More
New Zealand might ask for your passwords
New Zealand is getting some unfair bad publicity after a change in their laws which allows Customs officials to ask Read More
Watch your data being saved underwater, live
Microsoft’s Project Natick now has two live camera feeds showing fish around their underwater data centers. One of the big Read More
Office discount Home Use Program misused in North Carolina
A North Carolina woman and her son are accused of sharing their discounted Microsoft Office access with her ex-husband, a Read More
Microsoft continues to grow Office 365 commercial and Azure
Microsoft’s second quarter 2018 results came out with some pleasant surprises for the financial analysts. Both earnings per share and Read More
Faulty Microsoft patch makes Windows LESS secure
A faulty Microsoft Windows security update not only didn’t fix the bug in VBScript, it opened another way for hackers Read More
Will Facebook drop Office 365?
The Information is reporting that Facebook is considering moving from Office 365 to Google Apps for their 27,000 employees. The Read More
How Microsoft Teams fits together; organizations, teams, channels, apps and people
When you first go into Teams it’s a confusing jungle of terms and options. As usual, Microsoft assumes we’ve all Read More
Worrying new data sharing options in Microsoft Office
Office 2016 for Windows or Mac has an inconsistent set of privacy and diagnostic data options depending on exactly which Read More
Office Watch, your privacy and GDPR
You’ve been getting a lot of special emails from companies about the data and emails they send you. That’s all Read More
Build 2018 announcements for Office users
The Microsoft Build conference has many promises and announcements of future technologies. They aren’t things you can use right now Read More
Google about to release pointless Android feature
Talk about being behind the times. Google is reportedly about to release an SMS Replacement called Chat. Chat is an Read More
