Nobody likes clicking on a link that turns out to be a Word or MP3 file rather than a Web page URL the amount of time it takes to launch its corresponding program could be unbearable, especially if you’re on an ancient computer on its last legs. Thankfully, the newest…

One major benefit of cloud storage is that you’re able to access your data and documents from just about anywhere. And with its latest print ad campaign for Office 365, Microsoft is going to extremes to illustrate that point. Tucked (glued?) inside select issues of this month’s Forbes magazine is…

A big Forbes promotion with Microsoft to promote the software giant’s Office 365 with a free Wi-Fi hook-up appears to have backfired. Some recipients thought the advertising insert that accompanied copies of the May 6 Global 2000 issue may have been a type of incendiary device so they called Homeland Security. The Feds…

Opening up a Microsoft Office file is a painfully slow process. Luckily, Google just announced that it will let Mac and Windows users open up Office files within Chrome. This feature was previously only available to Chromebook users. "In addition to saving you time, the Chrome Office Viewer also protects…

Like other tech companies, Microsoft has advertised some of its products in the past by offering free Wi-Fi in public places like subways and park benches. Now, the company is doing something a little more original and promoting a product by offering free Wi-Fi inside a magazine. Yes, you read…