CloudOn Brings Microsoft Office To Chrome And Safari For Free (As Well As …

One day, the idea of sending Office documents as email attachments will be as quaint as listening to a CD in your car. That’s the hope of the folks at CloudOn who on Tuesday released a version of its software for the browser. CloudOn is one of our favorite apps…

Posted on: September 24, 2013 7:00 pm

Trial of WNY mayor, son: Massive amount of phone, Internet, computer records … The Star-Ledger

Federal prosecutors summarized a mountain of phone, Internet and computer evidence today that they believe will lead to the conviction of West New York Mayor Felix Roque and his son on charges they hacked a website critical of the mayor that was created by another elected official. "I will get…

Posted on: September 24, 2013 7:00 pm

Will Valve’s SteamOS Unite Console and PC Gaming?

In a surprising move aimed at challenging Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft , video game developer Valve recently introduced SteamOS, a free Linux-based operating system. SteamOS will bring its popular front-end store software to living room computers, allowing Valve to indirectly enter the home console gaming market. Although Valve’s plan is ambitious,…

Posted on: September 24, 2013 2:00 pm

Understanding Our Reaction To The Navy Yard Shooting

A makeshift memorial across the street from the Washington Navy Yard. When the explosions went off at the Boston Marathon and the ensuing manhunt resulted in massive fusillades in the suburbs, many Americans felt the shock. When 20 children and their teachers were gunned down in their own classrooms in I…

Posted on: September 24, 2013 2:00 pm

SharePoint 2013 Not Supported on Windows Server 2012 R2 until SP1 …

Windows Server 2012 R2 is scheduled to release on October 18, 2013, along with Windows 8.1 and System Center 2012 R2. However, when Windows Server 2012 R2 publicly releases, Microsoft will not support the installation of SharePoint 2013 on the revamped server operating system. In a blog post, Microsoft states Related: In the New World Order, Microsoft’s…

Posted on: September 24, 2013 2:00 pm

Schadenfreude @ Gmail

Masters of their domain: Aol CEO Tim Armstrong, author Agapi Stassinopoulos and her sister, Arianna Huffington (Patrick McMullan) The morning that Aol CEO Tim Armstrong announced the $315 million acquisition of the Huffington Post, he stood beside a beaming Arianna Huffington in the company’s Broadway headquarters. Watching from the back of…

Posted on: September 24, 2013 2:00 pm

SharePoint Players Metalogix, MetaVis Debut Email Archiving, Backup Solutions

One vendor touts its latest solution’s ability to afford organizations the freedoms and flexibility to keep the flow of archived emails going to, well, wherever they want without any stranglehold. Another’s solution powers users to quickly back up Office 365 SharePoint and restore content while retaining version history and metadata. Metalogix…

Posted on: September 24, 2013 2:00 pm

Frankly Raises $6M for Ephemeral Messaging

Frankly, a San Francisco-based startup whose new Android and iOS texting apps delete messages once they have been read, has raised $6 million from SK Planet and angel investors. In this age of disappearing privacy, there are also many other Snapchat-for-texting startups cropping up, including Wickr and Ansa.

Posted on: September 24, 2013 9:00 am

You’re Not Crazy: Gmail Is Down [UPDATE]

Did you find yourself in a state of fury this morning because nobody seemed to be responding to your emails? Worse still, did it make you feel unloved and unpopular both personally and professionally? Well, we can’t actually speak for how your friends and coworkers feel about you, but you…

Posted on: September 24, 2013 9:00 am

Pharmica Consulting Announces West Coast SharePoint Conference for 2013

As part of its continued service to the industry, Pharmica will host its SharePoint West Conference in San Francisco, CA on October 28th & 29th, 2013. The conference highlights real world case studies and helps industry leaders better understand how SharePoint can effectively be used throughout various life science environments. "SharePoint…

Posted on: September 24, 2013 9:00 am