These days it’s quite simple to share a video or any large file via email, here’s how. You’ll need a cloud storage service, Google, iCloud or OneDrive. We’ll use OneDrive because it comes with Microsoft 365 and it’s well integrated with Outlook. The same steps apply to any large file you want to share via […]
There are two different ways to access a Microsoft Office document that’s saved on OneDrive. We’ll explain both and why it’s sometimes important. Microsoft’s OneDrive stores documents on servers. Programs (like Office) can open those files directly from the cloud service. Or the OneDrive app can copy (synchronize) files from the cloud to your “local” […]
Does Office 2021 or Office 2019 insist on a Microsoft account Sign-In (login) to use the software and edit documents? We’ve done some tests to check and we’ll explain the details too. It’s a good question. Microsoft 365 software does require a Microsoft account login but what about the ‘perpetual licence’ Office 2021 or Office […]
A clever techie, Rudy Ooms, has found a worrying bug in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Wipe and Fresh Start options are supposed to remove all user data from a computer but leave really obvious files behind and unencrypted. The problem is the Windows feature which is advertised as “Remove Everything: Removes all of […]
OneDrive and other cloud storage providers are dealing with a change in the Mac operating system and the result is a mess with a lot of confusion for customers. The result is a mixture of versions and features depending on what macOS version you’re using. The documentation from Microsoft doesn’t help a lot I’m afraid, […]