Gmail Updates Compose View With Ability To Label, Star Before Sending
Google has been making improvements to its Gmail web client over the past few months by allowing its users to compose their messages with a new pop-up method, boosting its search engine and other improvements and it looks like 2013 will be no different as they’re announcing some other improvements If…
10 Pros and Cons of Gmail’s New Compose Feature
Gmail rolled out its new Compose feature in October, allowing users the option of a cleaner, more efficient format. Some users rejoiced, while others found the changes difficult to use. Thankfully, Gmail hasn’t made the new feature mandatory; you can order your email in whichever flavor you choose. So, which…
Skype update adds Outlook integration
Microsoft is focusing on Skype and Outlook as its key communication brands. Microsoft is ramping up integration of Skype across its products, with the latest update now offering integration with its desktop e-mail tool, Outlook. With the release of Skype 6.1 for Windows Desktop, Microsoft says users of Outlook 2010 "You can…
Microsoft Emails Windows Live Users Encouraging Them to Upgrade to Skype
Microsoft has sent out emails to Windows Live users, urging them to "upgrade to Skype" before the sunset of Windows Live Messenger on March 15. Users are encouraged to sign in and merge their Windows Live accounts with their Skype accounts. The email reads: Hello, We are retiring the existing Messenger…
Don’t shoot the Windows Live Messenger, cry IM users
Microsoft has confirmed it will shut Windows Live Messenger on 15 March – and has already started merging its users’ contacts into the voice-chat service Skype. The software giant warned as early as November that changes were afoot to the service formerly known as MSN Messenger. A new Skype app will…
Helly Hansen picks Microsoft Office 365
Scandinavian outdoor brand Helly Hansen has chosen Microsoft Office 365 as its communication and social platform. With Office 365, Helly Hansen expects to cut costs while providing a connected experience that shifts the way employees think about connecting with one another. Helly Hansen expects travel costs will be reduced by…
SharePoint Online upgrades cause problems for some users, developers
IDG News Service – Recent back-end upgrades by Microsoft to Office 365’s SharePoint Online are causing problems for some users and developers whose workflows and applications have been disrupted by a variety of bugs. At SP Marketplace, a Sacramento, California, developer of business applications that run on SharePoint, staffers are…
Facebook charging for messaging isn’t as crazy as it sounds
The blogosphere has been buzzing today with the idea that Facebook is running a test where it’s possible to message people who aren’t your friends for $100, including Mark Zuckerberg. That idea isn’t as crazy as it sounds. Except I deserve a cut when someone messages me. It shouldn’t all be…
EMC introduces EMC VSPEX configurations for SharePoint
EMC has announced the new EMC VSPEX Proven Infrastructure configurations optimised for virtualised Microsoft SharePoint environments. VSPEX provides customers with the ability to choose the hypervisor, server and network technology they prefer to go along with EMC’s VNX and VNXe unified storage and EMC Data Domain, EMC Avamar and EMC…
Microsoft posts mysterious Office 2013 survey: “Want more free time?”
Microsoft still hasn’t announced a specific launch date for the general availability of Office 2013, although some reports claim it will launch on March 31. However, it seems that Microsoft is preparing its mighty marketing machine to start promoting Office 2013 with … something. Specifically, the official Office blog posted up a note today…
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