Microsoft Office On iPad Would Hardly Be A Game Changer

A big recent move in Microsoft stock has been driven by the speculation that Microsoft will release Office for iPad on March 27, 2014; this was reported by several news sources including Reuters. If the speculation is true, there is certainly something to celebrate in that the new CEO, Satya Nadella, is…

Posted on: March 25, 2014 9:00 am

Bulletstorm removed from Steam: Games for Windows Live casualties expand

This week you’ll notice that the game Bulletstorm is no longer available on Valve’s gaming client Steam. While no explicit reason has been given, this is just one of a variety of games that will need (or will have needed) patching as Microsoft gets rid of Games for Windows Live…

Posted on: March 25, 2014 9:00 am

Microsoft Word, Outlook security flaw uncovered

Security hole: The exploit affects Word and Outlook, Microsoft said. Photo: Reuters Microsoft has warned that attackers are exploiting a previously unknown security hole in Microsoft Word that can be used to foist malicious code if users open a specially crafted text file, or merely preview the message in Microsoft…

Posted on: March 25, 2014 9:00 am

Microsoft Adding SQL Server 2014 Support to SharePoint 2013

News Microsoft Adding SQL Server 2014 Support to SharePoint 2013 By Kurt MackieMarch 24, 2014 Microsoft last week announced a few changes — some good and others less so — coming to SharePoint, in addition to the new collaboration features expected to come in the second half of this year to SharePoint Online. The…

Posted on: March 24, 2014 7:00 pm

Microsoft Office On iPad Would Hardly Be A Game Changer

A big recent move in Microsoft stock has been driven by the speculation that Microsoft will release Office for iPad on March 27, 2014; this was reported by several news sources including Reuters. If the speculation is true, there is certainly something to celebrate in that the new CEO, Satya Nadella, is…

Posted on: March 24, 2014 7:00 pm

Gmail Ramps Up Encryption to Thwart the NSA, but It’s Still Not a Silver Bullet

Yesterday, Google announced that its Gmail service will use a secure, encrypted connection. Gmail has supported encryption since its early days, and the option was turned on by default in 2010 but with this latest announcement, there’s no way to turn it off. The official company line is as follows: Today’s…

Posted on: March 24, 2014 9:01 am

Microsoft spies your Hotmail and Outlook accounts

Microsoft has made clear that it has rights to access your Hotmail/Outlook email accounts to protect its intellectual properties. Julia Martin | On 21, Mar 2014 Two days ago, a former Microsoft employee was arrested and charged of divulging trade secrets to a French blogger, using Windows Live Messenger to send the…

Posted on: March 24, 2014 9:00 am

Now Gmail Encrypts Every Email. Other Services Should, Too.

Now Gmail will always use an encrypted HTTPS connection when you are checking or sending email. Screencap from Gmail. Google announced Thursday that it is now using HTTPS encrypted connections whenever users log in to Gmail, no matter the security of the Internet connection they’re on, because the company will…

Posted on: March 23, 2014 7:00 pm

Bulletstorm removed from Steam: Games for Windows Live casualties expand

This week you’ll notice that the game Bulletstorm is no longer available on Valve’s gaming client Steam. While no explicit reason has been given, this is just one of a variety of games that will need (or will have needed) patching as Microsoft gets rid of Games for Windows Live…

Posted on: March 22, 2014 2:00 pm

Bulletstorm removed from Steam: Games for Windows Live casualties expand

This week you’ll notice that the game Bulletstorm is no longer available on Valve’s gaming client Steam. While no explicit reason has been given, this is just one of a variety of games that will need (or will have needed) patching as Microsoft gets rid of Games for Windows Live…

Posted on: March 22, 2014 2:00 pm