Best Alternative Text Messaging App or Service?
It’s no surprise that many people use their phones to text way more often than they use them to talk to people, but text messages still cost money to send (and in many cases, to receive). This week, we want to know which of your favorite free texting apps keeps…
Indian government to bar politicians from using Gmail for official business
Win a Samsung 40-inch LED HDTV with The Reg and HP! The government of India is reportedly planning to bar its employees from using Gmail and other foreign-based email services, amid concerns over surveillance by US spy agencies. "Gmail data of Indian users resides in other countries as the servers…
Doc Mgmt Roll-up: Microsoft Outlook.com’s Outage, Axceler Offers Yammer …
A couple of notable points this week in the document management space, including the outage of Microsoft Outlook.com, will be of concern to many business users. HP-Autonomy is back with an upgrade to LiveVault, while Axceler’s ViewPoint offers Yammer and SharePoint support and Layer2 is helping SharePoint users find information….
Former Skypers launch messaging app Fleep
Ten years after the launch of Skype and the company’s alumni are moving on to ever more interesting things. Fleep is the latest of these, an iOS app and web-based messaging tool. Photo by Tsahi Levent-Levi on Flickr. Some rights reserved. It’s funded by Jaan Tallinn and Priit Kasesalu, two…
Why admins should set up Outlook 2013 search folders
In just about any organization, there are users who receive mind-boggling amounts of email.Introducing those users to search folders can help them work more efficiently. A search folder is a little different from typical Outlook folders because messages do notactually reside in search folders. Instead, these folders provide a…
Microsoft reportedly shutting down Games for Windows Live July 2014
After announcing that its Games for Windows marketplace would be shutting down later this month on August 22, it seems Microsoft is planning to take the entire Games for Windows Live service with it, as a now-redacted support page on Microsoft’s website pointed to a shutdown date of July 1, According to…
Microsoft’s Outlook.com Turns One
Exactly one year ago today, Microsoft released the preview version of its Web-based consumer email service. Over the past year, Redmond has delivered more than 600 additions, changes, and improvements packaged in 34 feature releases for Outlook.com. "It’s been a pretty busy and exciting 12 months (and less than 6 months At this…
Yahoo! supera Google
Sunnyvale batte Mountain View. Nel mese di luglio Yahoo! ha sfiorato i 197 milioni di visitatori unici mensili negli Usa, staccando il rivale storico, Google, di cinque milioni. Un fatto simile non accadeva dal maggio 2011 (ma fu una semplice fluttuazione), anche se di fatto era dal 2008 che Google Da quando la…
Forwarding Multiple Messages in Outlook
Q. Instead of forwarding messages one by one in Outlook 2010, is there a way to send a bunch of separate e-mail messages as one big message? A. Microsoft’s Outlook 2010 program offers an easy way to round up different messages and combine them into one master message to be forwarded Once…
Microsoft killing Games for Windows Live store on August 22nd
Microsoft is shutting down its Games for Windows Live marketplace on August 22nd. In a support note on the company’s Xbox site, Microsoft reveals that its Points system and PC Marketplace will be closed, meaning Games for Windows Live users will no longer be able to purchase games. The client…
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