SharePoint 2013 Getting SQL Server 2014 Support in April

Microsoft announced a few SharePoint details this week, with some good and some bad news. SQL Server 2014 Support. The good news is that SharePoint Server 2013 will be capable of supporting SQL Server 2014 when Microsoft releases the next SharePoint cumulative update next month, according to an announcement issued SP1 Slipstream Version….

Posted on: March 22, 2014 2:00 pm

Now Gmail Encrypts Messages Sent to Google Servers

Connections to Gmail are now HTTPS Only. Google is also encrypting messages as they move between Google’s own servers. Starting Thursday, Gmail will always use an encrypted HTTPS connection for sending and receiving email. Gmail has supported HTTPS since 2004 (an option to enable HTTPS as the default setting for Now,…

Posted on: March 22, 2014 9:00 am

SharePoint 2013 Getting SQL Server 2014 Support in April

Microsoft announced a few SharePoint details this week, with some good and some bad news. SQL Server 2014 Support. The good news is that SharePoint Server 2013 will be capable of supporting SQL Server 2014 when Microsoft releases the next SharePoint cumulative update next month, according to an announcement issued SP1 Slipstream Version….

Posted on: March 22, 2014 9:00 am

SharePoint 2013 Getting SQL Server 2014 Support in April

Microsoft announced a few SharePoint details this week, with some good and some bad news. SQL Server 2014 Support. The good news is that SharePoint Server 2013 will be capable of supporting SQL Server 2014 when Microsoft releases the next SharePoint cumulative update next month, according to an announcement issued SP1 Slipstream Version….

Posted on: March 22, 2014 9:00 am

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 21, 2014 7:01 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 21, 2014 7:00 pm

Exclusive: Alibaba Sinks $250 Million Into Messaging App Tango, Valuing It At …

Alibaba’s executive chairman, Jack Ma, has made the latest big investment in the messaging space; Photo via AP China’s Alibaba is the latest Internet giant to make a bet on the messaging space, and it’s a big one. The company is spending $215 million for a minority stake in the The…

Posted on: March 21, 2014 7:00 pm

SharePoint gets personal with the Office Graph and Yammer integration

Microsoft kicked off this week’s SharePoint Conference 2014 with a demo of several new features coming to the collaboration platform later this year, bringing the social graph closer into the productivity experience with tighter Yammer integration and a search feature that works across the entire Microsoft Office ecosystem. Microsoft is working…

Posted on: March 21, 2014 9:00 am

14 handy tips for Microsoft Outlook 2010

Like other Microsoft Office software, the email application Outlook is one of those programs that many people depend on so dearly that they learn its basic features, but they never fully master the software. Once you know how to read and send email, it’s easy to get wrapped up in…

Posted on: March 21, 2014 9:00 am

14 handy tips for Microsoft Outlook 2010

Like other Microsoft Office software, the email application Outlook is one of those programs that many people depend on so dearly that they learn its basic features, but they never fully master the software. Once you know how to read and send email, it’s easy to get wrapped up in…

Posted on: March 21, 2014 9:00 am