Microsoft will get the .office top level domain, among many. While the list of initial Global Top Level Domains has yet to be approved, it’s pretty clear that Microsoft will get the .office domain name. The reason? Microsoft can easily afford the fees, there should be no question of their
Microsoft might have an easy way to make Office for iPad, but it would be a trick not a solution. Over at ZDnet, there’s a good discussion about why an ‘Office for iPad’ isn’t feasible and what Microsoft may be planning instead. Despite ( or because of) Microsoft’s denials it’s
Google buys QuickOffice in an effort to keep up with Microsoft’s move into tablets with Office. Google has announced the purchase of QuickOffice for the traditional amount in these situations ie ‘undisclosed’. To understand why, you need a summary of the three main players. QuickOffice has a set of well
Reports that Office for iPad and even Android are due later this year. Boy Genius Report is reporting that Microsoft will release versions of Microsoft Office for both Apple iPad’s and Android devices. By this rumor, Redmond is aiming for a November 2012 release date. This would put it in
Which is faster to upload? Skydrive or Dropbox and why is there a difference? A few readers have independently reported that Dropbox is faster to upload files compared to Skydrive. We agree, though there’s not a lot you can do about it. For most Office documents it doesn’t make a
Camera Upload is a great new feature in Dropbox which makes it easier to put photos into emails and documents. Camera Upload is a great new feature in Dropbox which makes it easier to put photos into emails and documents. Having a camera on your smartphone is great but transferring
An Office themed bit of web humor. Here’s a bit of web humor doing the rounds. It starts with the statement … Whoever stole my copy of Microsoft Office, I will track you down Followed by replies: You Excel and re-posting 😀 What’s your Power Point? Works for me You shouldn’t
Microsoft blurs the line between Skydrive and Live Mesh. As Office-Watch.com reader Bernard L. notes “My Live Mesh was automatically converted to a synced Skydrive folder weeks ago! “ Bernard is right, the 5GB cloud storage element of Live Mesh was recently renamed to ‘Skydrive Synced Storage’ but it’s separate
Win 7 Libraries can be for subjects not just types of files. Microsoft’s default Windows Libraries mislead people into thinking libraries are for types of files (Music, Video etc). Libraries can be used for any heading or subject you like as long as they are separated by folder in their
More tips and notes on the Windows 7 and 8 library feature What’s in a Library It’s easy to see what folders are part of a library. In Explorer there’s a link showing the number of locations, click on that to see a list. The default save location (set in
Merge your cloud documents into your regular computer folders. Windows 7 has ‘Libraries’, a way to bring folders and files from different locations into a single searchable ‘location’ and that can include sync’d folders from cloud services. ‘Location’ in quotes because no files are moved or copied – it’s a
How private is your cloud data from legal copying? The issues and concerns about the law, privacy and cloud storage. In this article we’ll try to set out some of the legal issues surrounding cloud storage. We’ll focus on the legal side, not the technical possibilities, and give links to
Some comments and official statements from Microsoft, Google and Amazon. Here’s some collected statements and legalese from some of the major players in the cloud market. What Microsoft says about the Patriot Act The UK launch of Office 365, Microsoft’s managing director for the UK made it clear that neither
Some more cloud privacy problems to consider … In preparing our article about privacy law and the cloud some other possible privacy breaches came to our attention. Cloud storage can move Let’s say you setup a cloud service and ensure that the servers are located in a place that’s acceptable
Can you install more than one cloud service: Skydrive and Google Drive and Dropbox and so on? A few readers have asked if they can run more than one cloud storage service at the same time. The questions are in two forms: Using the same service with different accounts Using
Here is a verbatim copy of the controversial US Patriot Act Section 217. Below that are some more readable versions. Here is a verbatim copy of the US Patriot Act Section 217. Below that are some more readable versions. Source: US Government Printing Office – PDF “ SEC. 217. INTERCEPTION
Microsoft kills off one of their most useful and innovative products. Today, Microsoft announced yet another reshuffle of their online services. ‘Windows Live’ is dead, now to be known by the names for individual services. According to Microsoft, and duly parroted elsewhere, Live Mesh is being ‘replaced’ by Skydrive. But
Online storage services are everywhere but now the big players have joined the game in earnest. Online storage services are everywhere but now the big players have joined the game in earnest. Both Skydrive and Google Drive are interesting to us because, unlike other cloud storage services, they include online
How to use the latest incarnation of Microsoft’s Skydrive. Skydrive from Microsoft has been around for some time, but now they’ve finally released software to synchronize the cloud storage with your PC and some other devices. It’s the Microsoft version of Google’s new Drive service. Both offer browser based editing
The Kindle is getting a new file format to replace MOBI called KF8 Amazon is rolling out a new ebook file format to replace the limited MOBI format it has used since the very first Kindle. Amazon uses the AZW extension for ebooks ‘locked’ with digital rights management. It’s called
Google Drive doesn’t really save Google Docs content to your computer so the offline support is limited and clumsy. We’ve been testing the new Google Drive and really can’t believe what we’ve found. A major shortcoming in the support for documents created by Google’s own ‘Docs’ service. Google Drive doesn’t
How to setup Google Drive and share documents. After giving more promises than a desperate ex-boyfriend, we now have Google Drive – Google’s effort to link their online storage with computers and devices. Like DropBox, SugarSync, Skydrive and others, Google Drive aims to be a single point to store files
One Windows 8 product will include Office – but only in part and expect to pay more later. There are four Windows 8 products (actually three since one is the only choice for the upcoming Windows tablets): Windows 8 – the equivalent of the current ‘Home’ editions of Windows 7
Which versions Office can you use with Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Nerds and Geeks the world over, including us at Office Watch, will be poring over the Windows 8 Consumer Preview released today. But what about running Microsoft Office – can you use existing versions of Office on the Windows
