Working on a tablet
NEW YORK — There’s nothing I like more than getting some writing done at my favorite neighborhood coffeehouse. It’s relaxing, I’m more productive and the place makes a great cappuccino. But after I bought my iPad about a year ago, I didn’t want to go back to schlepping around my…
Hotmail users report service issues linked to Outlook.com rollout
Hotmail users around the world are reporting problems trying to login to their webmail accounts. The problem were first reported on Friday, but seems to have escalated today. A number of users have written on the Microsoft Community website that they are receiving the following error message: "Something went wrong…
Haryana board terminates Nanocity project
The Haryana Investment Promotion Board (HIPB) on Saturday terminated the joint venture agreement of Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia’s proposed Nanocity project. The project was to come up in 11,138 acres land in Panchkula district in two phases – 5,000 acres and 6,138 acres. The project despite its conceptualisation six years ago never took…
Microsoft Office 360 Finally Hits RTM Milestone
Microsoft has signed off on the Office RTM build, meaning the suite is on track for a 1Q13 launch. The Microsoft Office blog reports that Office 365 has reached an important milestone, as the engineering team signed off on the Release To Manufacturing (RTM) build on Thursday. The coding and "This…
Messaging and electoral success
OCT 15 How does a politician write off 47 per cent of his electorate by portraying them as having a "victim" mentality and still gain support? Mitt Romney has managed to close the gap between him and Barack Obama by simply admitting to it and moving on to other issues The underlying…
Iran lifts Gmail ban #thecircuit
Iran lifts Gmail ban: Iranian authorities have restored access to Gmail after a weeklong ban on the service, the Associated Press reported. The service was blocked in response to video clips on Google’s YouTube site that showed parts of an offensive movie that sparked protests. The ban, the report said,…
How this 2-man startup plans to take on Sharepoint and Asana
Siasto, the tiny startup that competes with Huddle, Podio, Asana, and Microsoft Sharepoint, is making a name for itself as the disruptive newcomer on the scene. On Siasto, sign up for free, and you can immediately get to work adding tasks, uploading your documents, and inviting your colleagues or friends…
How to Customize Outlook to Start With the Calendar Open
When you get to your desk to start the workday and start Microsoft Outlook, you see all of the new email messages waiting for your attention, but you would rather begin by checking out the day’s scheduled meetings and appointments. The inbox, calendar and other items in Outlook are actually…
Texas ranked No. 25 in BCS standings
PM CTAUSTIN, Texas — Texas coach Mack Brown often says the only ranking that matters is the BCS. He’s right of course. The only problem is Texas is at the bottom of those rankings. Texas (4-2, 1-2), after back-to-back loses, is No. 25 in the first rankings released Sunday night. To…
Microsoft Office 2013 Hits RTM Milestone
As of October 11th, 2012 the latest milestone in development has been hit by Microsoft Office. The build of Office 13, Release to Manufacturing (RTM) has been signed by Microsoft’s Office development team. This means that all coding and testing is complete. The suite will be available for general use The new…