Google wants to grab 90 per cent of Microsoft Office users
Google has set its stall out to commandeer 90 per cent of Office users from Microsoft. In an interview with AllThingsD, the company’s head of enterprise Amit Singh says the Google Docs platform can grab the vast majority of Office users who don’t use the more advanced functionality. He said: "In…
New Search Features Hit Gmail to Ease Travel Disorganization
We realize that there are many flavors of web-based email from which to choose, and each and every one of them has their plusses and minuses. For those preferring to store and send travel tidbitsand kitty picturesthrough Gmail, it looks like things are getting a little bit of an update….
MachPanel 4.5 will Support Microsoft Exchange, Lync and SharePoint 2013 Tools
Microsoft’s Lync communications tool is one of the services to be supported by the upcoming release of MachPanel, version 4.5. Hosting control panel provider MachSol announced this week that is ready to roll out version 4.5 of its MachPanel product with support for the Microsoft business tools Exchange 2013. That release MachSol says…
Fixing Windows 8, Part 5: Built-in Apps
The built-in apps should show off how good Windows 8 apps can be. Today, they just highlight Metro limitations I complained earlier this year that the inclusion of ads in certain apps that ship as part of Windows 8 cheapens the OS, and it does. But the bigger problem for Windows In…
Google to extend free ‘Call phones from Gmail’ through 2013
Google is extending for another year the free calling feature available to Gmail users in the U.S. and Canada. The Mountain View, Calif., company launched the "Call phones from Gmail" service in 2010. "Many of you [use] Call phones from Gmail to easily connect with friends and family. If you’re…
Google Wants 90% of Microsoft Office Users
When people think Google Inc., they think search. That’s changing, as Google is claiming greater success at luring enterprise and midmarket companies to use its Google Apps productivity suite. The increasing sales are emboldening Google to target Microsoft Corp.’s Office productivity software franchise, with the goal of claiming up to…
Free Calling for Gmail Users Extended through 2013
Gmail users in the U.S. and Canada will get free calling for another year, Google announced Wednesday. "You’ll continue to be able to make free domestic calls through 2013," Mayur Kamat, a product manager at the company, said in a blog post. Users with Internet connection and a microphone can…
Saudis use text-messaging to tattle on women
Text messages are the ultimate convenience, used by people worldwide to communicate, often to notify friends and families of their whereabouts. In many countries, new technologies can serve to enhance individual liberty. But technology does not always …<p><a href="http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/12/26/4507300/saudis-use-text-messaging-to.html">Keep reading…</a></p>
Forensics: When is Data Truly Lost?
Rob Lee of SANS Institute on the Difficulty of Destroying Data Before embarking on the tragic Newtown, Conn., shootings, Adam Lanza reportedly destroyed his computer. But is the machine’s data also destroyed? Rob Lee, forensics expert and educator from SANS Institute, points out how difficult it is to truly destroy…
Windows Live Messenger Out, Skype In: Two Worlds Collide
We’ve known that Microsoft was retiring Windows Live Messenger in favor of Skype for quite some time now, since about September 2012. What we didn’t know was when exactly this merging was set to occur aside from an early 2013 timeframe given by the company. Skype has confirmed to TruTower that Windows…
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