SharePoint site best practices

Q. Do I need to create a separate SharePoint area for each team? Or can I have one SharePoint site grant access to each area? A. Depending on your access needs and the desired end-user experience, you could have just one site and assign access by list, library and even…

Posted on: October 6, 2013 9:00 am

Iframely for Gmail Adds Inline Previews to Links in Gmail

Chrome: A few years ago, Google added inline previews to Gmail so you could quickly see links that came from YouTube or Flickr. They never went beyond those services, which is where Iframely comes in. Iframely supports full web pages, Soundcloud, Twitter, Vimeo videos, and more. When someone sends you…

Posted on: October 6, 2013 9:00 am

Microsoft may recycle your Outlook, Live accounts if inactive for 360 days

Microsoft Outlook.com service agreements have a clause wherein users are required to sign-in "a minimum of every 270 days" otherwise their data may be deleted and account cancelled. However, there is more as Microsoft has confirmed to Webwereld, a Dutch IDG publication that the account will be recycled and made…

Posted on: October 6, 2013 9:00 am

List of Games that are Switching from Windows Live to Steamworks

Alright so this is a very small list and it comes as a shocker to me because once the Games For Windows Live servers shutdown, all the games there will be rendered unplayable unless they get them transferred. Thanks to PCGamingWiki , we have learnt about the complete list of Any…

Posted on: October 6, 2013 9:00 am

Infinite Skills’ “Using Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 Tutorial” Teaches …

Software training firm Infinite Skills Inc. this week released its "Using Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 Tutorial," an introductory course teaching the basic features, navigation, and security tools for using Microsoft’s web application and intranet platform. SharePoint works in concert with Microsoft Server to create a platform capable of hosting a broad range…

Posted on: October 6, 2013 9:00 am

Microsoft Recycling Outlook, Live, and Hotmail Accounts

If you’ve got a long-dormant Hotmail, Live, or Outlook.com account, you might consider checking in every so often. Microsoft is recycling old and unused accounts and if you’ve let yours languish for a while, you might have lost yours too. According to reports via PCWorld, Microsoft has been enacting…

Posted on: October 5, 2013 7:00 pm

What can I do if I installed Microsoft Office 2013 in the wrong language?

I have just installed Microsoft Office 2013 and to my horror it has come up in a different language. I know I selected English in the language choice box but it was only when the installation completed that the wording came up. I didn’t click the box because not sure You…

Posted on: October 5, 2013 7:00 pm

Outlook hangup may signal data-file or anti-virus issue

Q: I have a recurring problem with Microsoft Outlook. When I close it before shutting down my computer at night, everything seems fine. But when I try to open Outlook the next time, I get a pop-up that says this: "MS Office Outlook The data file ‘Personal Folders’ was not…

Posted on: October 5, 2013 7:00 pm

Exchange 2010 Monitoring: Client Access (Part 1, Connectivity)

This is the first part of a three part series that addresses monitoring client access in an Exchange 2010 environment. It is meant to provide a good overall introduction into client access monitoring. This post will give introduction and highlight connectivity testing. The Client Access server role is a critical component…

Posted on: October 5, 2013 7:00 pm

Gmail adverts reportedly appear in Android app

Google has apparently begun inserting adverts into Gmail for Android, with the mobile app beginning to show promotional content similar to its desktop version, albeit limited to one sub-inbox. The adverts were spotted by Dutch site Android World, slotted in at the top of the "Promotions" inbox Google introduced as…

Posted on: October 5, 2013 2:00 pm