Microsoft has released yet another buggy patch for Office. This time Outlook 2016 is affected and the commonly used POP mail service. To add to the woes, Microsoft’s suggested workaround can cause a lot of confusion for customers. So we have some alternatives to consider. The bug is in Outlook 2016 version 16.0.6568.2025 (check File […]
We’ve had Office ‘Click to Run’ (CTR) installations for a few years now and there’s obvious problems with the technology. Obvious to anyone except Microsoft which has its usual ‘head in the sand’ approach to customers’ woes. There’s a lack of options and notifications to Microsoft Office customers which makes CTR sometimes quite dangerous. The […]
Microsoft has sent an email to Office 365 customers setting out their downsizing plan for OneDrive. Back in November ’15, Microsoft announced that the unlimited OneDrive allowance was being reduced to 1 Terabyte because, shock horror, a small group of people were storing a lot of files on OneDrive. The real reason behind the flimsy […]
The latest ransomware going the rounds is ‘Locky’ and arrives via email as a Word document. Currently the email arrives with a subject like: ATTN: Invoice K-56463223 The message: Please see the attached invoice (Microsoft Word Document) and remit payment according to the terms listed at the bottom of the invoice Attached is a Word […]
Microsoft will be releasing what’s called ‘Outlook.com Premium’ – a paid upgrade to the free Outlook.com mail hosting but also free to Office 365 ‘subscribers’. Serial Microsoft leaker ‘Walking Cat’ published a shot of the pilot for Outlook.com Premium which gives a peek into what we can expect. Personalized Addresses – you’ll be able to […]
