Office

Microsoft is moving one step closer to releasing its Office applications on iPad, iPhone and Android, according to a recent report by The Verge. Although rumours about Office Mobile have been circulating for some time now – especially once an iPad version was spotted by The Daily – there has been very little evidence to suggest Continue Reading →

First and foremost, my heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones during this unprecedented event.  The human tragedy coupled with the extraordinary loss of property makes everything else seem unimportant. Continue Reading →

I’ve been waiting for this update to roll around, and if you have a Surface I suspect that the same is true for you. Starting this past Saturday, you can snag the final version of Office 2013 RT, but only if you head in the proper direction. Thanks to the lovely Paul Thurrott, who first Continue Reading →

After a few months of public beta testing, Microsoft is taking the preview label of its updated Office Web Apps for SkyDrive on Monday and making these new versions of its free web-based versions of Word, Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint the standard for all SkyDrive and Outlook.com users. With this update, Microsoft is also introducing Continue Reading →

Anyone who buys Microsoft Office 2010 now will be able to upgrade for free to Office 2013 when it comes out, the software giant announced on Friday. The offer, which is not available to those who bought Office 2010 before 19 October, gives Home and Student, Home and Business and Professional customers the option of Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121022_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Several weeks ago, Microsoft unveiled Office 365. No longer is Office a suite of programs you buy and have forever. Instead, it is a subscription-based model that gives you the programs you know and love, like Word, Excel and Outlook, along with SkyDrive storage and Skype credits. Continue Reading →

Here’s the problem: We are never going to need vast numbers of unskilled laborers again. In fact, we don’t need them now. People who translate the value of their muscles to wealth by repeating minimally complicated algorithmic tasks are being replaced by computer-controlled machines at an alarming rate. This trend will never reverse; these jobs Continue Reading →

On Friday morning, Microsoft announced Office 365 University. Due in the first quarter of calendar 2013, the product offering is the Office 365 suite, tweaked for students, and priced so that anyone heading into school can afford it. The product will cost $79.99 for a four-year, two computer license. That works out to, as Microsoft Continue Reading →

Yes, the entry-level Microsoft Surface offers twice the nominal storage of Apple’s entry-level iPad of the same price. But as Business Insider notes, there’s a catch: More than one-third of that storage is taken up by Windows RT, Microsoft Office and several preloaded apps. In an “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit Wednesday, Microsoft Surface Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121011_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] After years of mostly minor changes in the way they operate, Microsoft is about to rock the boat big time beginning later this month. They’re releasing Windows 8, a brand new OS with a steep learning curve. They’re continuing their mobile push with the launch of the Continue Reading →