Microsoft’s SkyDrive celebrates 1 billion documents, makes collaboration easier

If you’ve used Microsoft’s SkyDrive for storing Office documents, you’re one in a billion. Or at least your last Excel spreadsheet is one in a billion. The company announced today that its cloud storage service has surpassed one billion stored Office documents. To celebrate, Microsoft is making collaboration within SkyDrive-stored…

Posted on: February 9, 2013 9:00 am

Popular Messaging App Line Updated With Multiple Photo Sending And Other …

Line, the instant messaging and free voice calling app developed by NAVER Japan Corporation, has received another significant update. As I pointed out in my post detailing the app’s 3.0 update in August last year, Line is to Japan as WhatsApp is to the U.S., Viber is to Cyprus, and…

Posted on: February 8, 2013 7:00 pm

‘Blue is large update for Windows 8, Windows Phone and Hotmail’

Blue would not only be the codename for a large update for Windows 8 but also a large update for Windows Phone, Windows Server, Hotmail and Skydrive. Microsoft will update its products every year from now on, according to ZDNet. The Blue update would be the first time that Microsoft will…

Posted on: February 8, 2013 7:00 pm

Do you like using the Reading Pane but don’t like the fact that it marks an …

Do you like using the Reading Pane but don’t like the fact that it marks an item Read? The fix is easy! From the File tab in Outlook 2010, choose Advanced. In Outlook 2007, it’s Tools, Options and Other. In either version, click Reading Pane. You can select from several Now, when…

Posted on: February 8, 2013 7:00 pm

Recover Deleted Mails in Outlook 2010

Microsoft Outlook 2010 has a build in option to recover mails deleted, even after the Deleted Items folder is emptied. For this feature to work you need to have an email account configured to use with a Microsoft Exchange account. This feature might not work with other accounts and it To…

Posted on: February 8, 2013 7:00 pm

It’s the Messaging, Stupid. It’s the Stupid Messaging.

As many have already discussed, Karl Rove has launched an organization, the Conservative Victory Group, that purports to work on behalf of conservative candidates to shore up our numbers in Congress and bring our party into the 21st century. Like many others, I viewed this as the political equivalent of…

Posted on: February 8, 2013 2:00 pm

Love emoticons? Gmail’s got you covered. You can now add more than 1000 of …

Emoticons: either you love them or you hate them. Personally, I’m closer to the ‘hate’ camp, but when it comes to expressing an emotion, why use ten words when a winking smiley face will do? Google clearly knows that many people love emoticons, as it’s now added a choice of…

Posted on: February 8, 2013 2:00 pm

Windows 8: Put its hidden security features to work!

Don’t let the Windows 8 haters brainswash you: Microsoft actually introduced a few great features in its new operating system, some of which will help keep you safer from malware and other security threats. Though most of these security enhancements are active by default, you still must be proactive to To…

Posted on: February 8, 2013 2:00 pm

Microsoft launches campaign against Gmail over privacy

Microsoft has launched a campaign in the U.S. that targets Google’s alleged practice of going through the contents of all Gmail messages to sell and target advertisements, raising again an old issue the Redmond, Washington, software giant has with the free email service. The company late Wednesday cited a…

Posted on: February 8, 2013 2:00 pm

Mobile messaging in India evolves beyond WhatsApp

While WhatsApp may be the dominant cross-platform mobile messaging service around the world, several similar services like Hike and eBuddy-XMS are looking to find a foothold in the crowded market space. And in India, they might have a good case. 26-year-old Kavin Bharti Mittal, who heads strategy and new product…

Posted on: February 8, 2013 2:00 pm