Microsoft PLAY: Xbox Games on Windows 8

Microsoft this week began talking up a new brand for its in-house Xbox LIVE games that have been ported to Windows 8/RT. Now dubbed PLAY, this is not really anything new, but rather a new push to entice people to adopt Windows 8/RT in order to play familiar Xbox LIVE…

Posted on: January 18, 2013 9:00 am

Manx Telecom Renews Commitment to CP’s Mirapoint Messaging Platform

Critical Path, Inc. (CP), a global leader in Messaging, Security, and Unified Communications, today announced that Manx Telecom has renewed their commitment to CP’s Mirapoint Message Server as the organization’s email platform for their subscribers on the Isle of Man. Manx Telecom is the leading full-service telecommunications and IT provider…

Posted on: January 17, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft Office 2013 now available to business users via Home Use Program

Microsoft is continuing to get all its Office 2013 ducks in a row as it approaches the still-unconfirmed but imminent launch date for its newest Office release. The latest piece that’s fallen into place is the addition of Office Professional Plus 2013 to the company’s Home Use Program (HUP). (Thanks to HUP…

Posted on: January 17, 2013 7:00 pm

A New Business Model for SharePoint 2013

It’s true, we are a long way off from seeing serious uptake of SharePoint 2013. In fact, most organizations are still using SharePoint 2007 despite the advantages that 2010, and 2013, are offering. But that doesn’t mean we can’t take some time to consider how this latest version of SharePoint We could simply implement…

Posted on: January 17, 2013 2:00 pm

Email Marketing: 4 Tips for Sending to Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo!

An email is effective only if it is successfully delivered to the recipient. Moreover, getting the email to the inbox, versus the spam or junk folder, increases the chances of the message being read. Deliverability is a crucial element in the overall success of an email program. It can also…

Posted on: January 17, 2013 2:00 pm

HelloSign makes signing documents within Gmail a breeze, no printer or …

Here’s something all you productivity nuts will love: a way to easily and quickly sign documents directly within your Gmail account. In August 2012, the makers of HelloFax an application that you can use to fill out forms on your computer came out with a service called HelloSign that lets Digital…

Posted on: January 17, 2013 2:00 pm

What is this Windows Live Mail error message?

Issues with Windows Live Mail could be caused by a single email, so try to delete it via a webmail interface Q I use Windows Live Mail and I’m driven mad by an error message that pops up almost every day. At the bottom of the program window a ‘Receiving…

Posted on: January 17, 2013 2:00 pm

HelloSign Adds Plugin To Sign Documents In Gmail

HelloSign, a service of HelloFax, has launched a plugin that lets you fill out and sign documents in Chrome without leaving Gmail. The HelloSign for Gmail plugin allows a user to open, edit and sign documents in Gmail and automatically loads the signed and edited document as an attachment to…

Posted on: January 16, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft Reminds Users of Live Mesh Retirement

An email message to customers of Microsoft’s Live Mesh this week reminds them that the PC sync service is being retired in just four weeks, on February 13, 2013. The firm again recommended that fans of Live Mesh turn to SkyDrive and its various client applications as a replacement. "Over the years,…

Posted on: January 16, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft to shut Windows Live Messenger, once the world’s most popular online …

WINDOWS Live Messenger, formerly known as MSN Messenger, will finally be shut down by Microsoft on 15 March, after serving Internet users for more than 13 years. After its launch way back in July 1999, MSN Messenger quickly became the most popular online chat service in the world. Serving hundreds of millions After…

Posted on: January 16, 2013 7:00 pm