Facebook fatigue? Here’s how to bail

Q:I just spent one whole hour dancing around facebook.com. I tried to edit my profile, the help function, etc. I cannot seem to be able to unsubscribe from Facebook. If there is a way to unsubscribe, please let me know. Facebook is the biggest waste of time ever invented. It…

Posted on: February 16, 2013 7:00 pm

Top apps for instant messaging

If most of your friends and family are on Facebook already, the stand-alone Facebook Messenger app makes it a breeze to keep in touch. Since you’re contacting everyone through their Facebook profile, you don’t need to know their phone number. You can also move seamlessly between your computer and smartphone…

Posted on: February 16, 2013 2:00 pm

Document Mgt Roll-up: SharePoint Governance Still An Issue, OpenText’s New …

This week in the document management world, the build up to the release of SharePoint 2013 continues, but governance is still an issue. Meanwhile, Laserfiche has added cursive scanning through Parascript, OpenText appoints a new CMO, Hannon Hill upgrades to v7.2, while Nuance also upgrades its scanning capabilities. SharePoint Governance The…

Posted on: February 16, 2013 2:00 pm

Can you see me now? Video messaging and the future of communication

Technology is enabling us to get ever closer to the ideal of casual and seamless face-to-face communication over long distances. In fits and starts we’re pulling in more tools and options for communicating and getting us closer to a video-based ideal thanks to better devices and faster broadband connections. Skype…

Posted on: February 16, 2013 9:00 am

Skype Starts Testing New Video Messaging Feature

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Posted on: February 16, 2013 9:00 am

NewsGator plans to uncouple its enterprise social suite from SharePoint

NewsGator is re-architecting its Social Sites ESN (enterprise social networking) suite so that it can be installed independently of Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration server. The decision isn’t terribly surprising, given that Microsoft last summer bought NewsGator competitor Yammer for $1.2 billion and has ambitious plans to deeply integrate Yammer with SharePoint [ "Today…

Posted on: February 16, 2013 9:00 am

Skype testing video messaging service in iOS and Mac apps

Hot on the heels of recent additions to its apps including automatic reconnects for dropped calls and e-gifting, Microsoft-owned Skype is rolling out a short-form video messaging service within its iOS and Mac clients. The new feature allows users to send each other video messages up to three minutes in…

Posted on: February 16, 2013 9:00 am

Microsoft is forcing Messenger users over to Skype starting April 8th

Microsoft is planning to force existing Windows Live Messengers users to upgrade to Skype from April 8th. In an effort to phase out its Messenger service, Windows Live Messenger clients will be restricted from signing into the service gradually starting in early April. Microsoft will be migrating users depending on…

Posted on: February 16, 2013 9:00 am

Windows Live Messenger Will Be “Upgraded” To Skype Starting On April 8

Good news for those of you still clinging to Windows Live Messenger in its current form it looks like you’ll able to keep using it for just a little bit longer. It’s no secret that Microsoft would retire its 13 year old messaging service in favor of the one it Microsoft…

Posted on: February 15, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft Office 365: Full Review

In the 22 years since it was launched, Microsoft Office, much like its parent company, has become synonymous with computing. But over the past few years, a number of free competitors, from OpenOffice to Google Docs, have challenged its hegemony, not only in terms of price, but social features as In…

Posted on: February 15, 2013 7:00 pm