Ask LH: What Gmail Alternatives Can I Explore?

Dear Lifehacker, With current online privacy concerns, I’m worried about continuing to use Gmail. What are the risks in continuing to give Google so much information about me? And are there any alternatives (aside from not using email at all)? Thanks, Private Life Picture: Google Dear PL, First things first:…

Posted on: July 3, 2013 9:00 am

Document Automation Now Available for 2013 Versions of Microsoft Office and …

Qorus Software, provider of document automation solutions for Microsoft Office and SharePoint, today announced the latest release of Qorus DocGeneration, document automation platform for SharePoint, which now supports Microsoft Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013, among other enhancements. The company’s flagship product, Qorus DocGeneration, enables organizations to access document automation functionality natively in…

Posted on: July 3, 2013 9:00 am

Apple’s web-based office software will force Google and Microsoft to up their game

Software developers who have early access to Apple’s competitor for office software programs like Google Drive and Microsoft Office are tripping over themselves to sing its praises. Apple’s solution, named (awkwardly) iWork for iCloud, was built with one goal in mind, apparently: to make a web-based app experience that’s as…

Posted on: July 3, 2013 9:00 am

Facebook Brings Its Mobile Messaging Stickers To The Web

Facebook is rolling out the ability to send private messages with stickers cute, pre-made, sometimes animated images from its website. Facebook launched stickers on mobile in mid-April, but now the web chat smiley button reveals a basket leading to the web sticker store where you can choose from 16 free However,…

Posted on: July 3, 2013 9:00 am

With Android Revamp, Skype Aims to Be a Bigger Player in Mobile Messaging

Today’s popular wisdom: He who owns the messaging space owns the fastest-growing method of communication across the world. It’s only natural, then, that Skype try to angle itself in. The Microsoft-owned video and chat messaging service has an installed base of more than half a billion, with customers using VOIP…

Posted on: July 2, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft Office 365 Migration Tools: Synnex Teams with SkyKick to Help SMBs

IT distributor Synnex (SNX) has added SkyKick’s Application Suite and Office 365 project migration application to its product portfolio to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) that want to move their office productivity to Microsoft (MSFT) Office 365. The SkyKick Application Suite enables IT consultants, system integrators, managed services providers (MSPs) and…

Posted on: July 2, 2013 7:00 pm

Dynamic Video Content Management in SharePoint

Driven by the adoption of social collaboration tools and video applications for employees, today’s SharePoint managers are under more pressure than ever before to deliver value. In many large companies, a SharePoint site is the central employee portal, and businesses are clamoring around solutions capable of extending the SharePoint investment…

Posted on: July 2, 2013 7:00 pm

IPhone Microsoft Office isn’t worth the wait

Microsoft’s long-anticipated Office Mobile app for Apple’s iOS operating system turns out to be a total non-event.

Posted on: July 2, 2013 2:00 pm

Intermedia Reaches Unparalleled 600000 Hosted Exchange Subscriber …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 2, 2013) – Intermedia announced today it now hosts more than 600,000 premium Microsoft Exchange mailboxes. Intermedia stands alone globally among third-party Exchange providers as the first to hit this mark.<p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130702-906237.html">Keep reading…</a></p>

Posted on: July 2, 2013 2:00 pm

Introducing CloudBerry Backup with Microsoft Exchange 2013 Support

CloudBerry Lab, a provider of backup and management solutions for public cloud storage services announces update to CloudBerry Backup for Microsoft Exchange Server, an application that automates databases backup to over 15 supported cloud storage platforms. The new edition of CloudBerry Backup comes with ability to backup Microsoft Exchange 2013 server New…

Posted on: July 2, 2013 2:00 pm