How to fix Mail glitches in Mavericks

Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi talks about the new Apple operating system, OS X Mavericks.(Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)Story HighlightsConsider buying Airmail app if Mail continues to be buggyNew Mail app resets Gmail synchronizationTip: Yahoo is making encryption a default on its Mail app…

Posted on: November 3, 2013 2:00 pm

Google Apps, once a leader, faces growing cloud app rivals

IDG News Service – When Google Apps arrived in 2006, it stood on the cutting edge of Web-hosted email and collaboration suites for businesses, a bold pioneer clearing a path in the new, wild frontier of enterprise cloud computing. Seven years later, complacency has diluted that innovative spirit, and Google Apps…

Posted on: November 3, 2013 9:00 am

How I switched from Gmail to Outlook.com (and how you can too)

As I wrote in my last post, after nearly a decade, I’ve finally given up on Gmail. Last weekend, I moved several thousand messages to a new account at Outlook.com, leaving my once busy @gmail.com address as a plain-vanilla forwarder going to a more modern service, one that works effortlessly…

Posted on: November 3, 2013 9:00 am

Outlook.com calendar maintenance enters its second week

Maintenance work on Outlook.com’s calendar application is now in its second week, and the lengthy, ongoing tune-up could be causing problems for users. The maintenance began on Oct. 23, according to a note posted on Microsoft’s Live Status dashboard, where people can check on the status of the company’s "You…

Posted on: November 3, 2013 9:00 am

Skilled workers needed for BC’s resource sector

The BC Labour Market Outlook 2010-2020 projects the highest growth for skilled workers in BC is in the northern regions. Much of this growth is driven by the anticipated liquefied natural gas (LNG) export industry, which according to the recent BC Natural Gas Workforce Strategy Committee report, will need more…

Posted on: November 3, 2013 9:00 am

Google Apps, once a leader, faces growing cloud app rivals

When Google Apps arrived in 2006, it stood on the cutting edge of Web-hosted email and collaboration suites for businesses, a bold pioneer clearing a path in the new, wild frontier of enterprise cloud computing. Seven years later, complacency has diluted that innovative spirit, and Google Apps now trails competing suites…

Posted on: November 2, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft Office Still Tops for Productivity, Forrester Finds

Google Docs and other cloud – and desktop-based software are nipping at its heels, but is Microsoft Office losing its dominance as the top office productivity suite. Not according to a new report from Forrester Research Inc. The industry research firm surveyed 155 enterprise IT professionals who decide which software One…

Posted on: November 2, 2013 7:00 pm

SharePoint Connections Amsterdam 2013

The European SharePoint Connections conference is coming up soon with an added day of deep-dive workshops. This year’s conference includes sessions on Office 365 as well as in-depth coverage of SharePoint, Azure and other cloud technologies and take place in Amsterdam on November 19-20, with a full day of workshops The…

Posted on: November 2, 2013 7:00 pm

Google Attacks Microsoft: Android 4.4 Ships with Quickoffice

With Android 4.4 KitKat, Google’s biggest blow to Microsoft isn’t against Windows Phone. It’s against Microsoft Office. You see, KitKat ships with Quickoffice, letting you edit Microsoft Office documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on the go, without paying a dime, straight out of the box. This tidbit was largely lost in the…

Posted on: November 2, 2013 7:00 pm

OTHER OPINION: ONLINE ‘PRIVACY’ Should your Hotmail be open to spying?

Last week, The Washington Post reported that the National Security Agency has gathered personal contact lists from email and instant messaging accounts around the globe including many belonging to Americans. The Post based its reporting on documents provided by NSA leaker-turned-fugitive Edward Snowden. The documents reveal that when it comes…

Posted on: November 2, 2013 2:00 pm