Office 2007 vs. Office 2010
Q. What are some of the differences between Office 2007 and Office 2010? We’re thinking of upgrading, but don’t know what the benefit would really be. A. It depends on which applications you rely most heavily. For example, most organizations receive a great deal of email. Outlook 2010 has some great new Excel…
Google’s New Gmail Meter Breaks Down Your Inbox
Are you good at Gmail? I’m certainly not. I gave up maintaining a trim inbox after years of pitches from public relations people finally broke my will to delete. But that doesn’t have to happen to you. Google has released information about a new feature called Gmail Meter on its…
Microsoft’s Outlook Trumps Current Earnings
The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which advisor Charly Travers discusses topics across the investing world. As owners of Microsoft shares, we at Million Dollar Portfolio are pleased that the company continues to grow its operating income at a double-digit rate and that it…
Gmail down for many, Hotmail users feel free to gloat
Having trouble accessing your Gmail? You’re not alone. Far from it, as a matter of fact. Widespread reports of "Temporary Error 500" are sweeping the Twittersphere and, indeed, many fine members of Engadget are seeing the above when attempting to log in. We’ve seen numerous outages of Google’s insanely popular Update:…
Five Outlook Shortcuts You Should Know
Personally, I tend to view Microsoft’s information manager as bloated, confusing, and frequently annoying, which is why I’m always on the lookout for ways to make it better. And I’ve found several such ways. Without further adieu, here are five time-savers every Outlook user should know. 1. Automatically spell-check every Tired…
Microsoft Exchange 15 to include offline OWA access: Sources
There’ve been a number of leaks about some of the products in the coming Office 15 wave. But there’s been nothing (that I’ve found, at least) about Exchange 15, the next version of Microsoft’s on-premises e-mail, calendaring and contacts server. Until now, at least. I’ve been collecting any tidbits I could find…
Microsoft Earnings Show Enterprise Strength, Consumer Weakness
Top 20 Top Add-Ons For Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft’s relevance in the consumer tech market is fading as shoppers opt for iPads and Android phones to access apps and keep in touch. But Redmond’s latest quarterly numbers, released Thursday, show that it’s as strong as ever in the enterprise, and getting That…
New Tool ‘Gmail Meter’ Tells You About Your Email Use
How much of your email do you actually read? How quickly do you respond? Now, if you’re a Gmail user, you can find out. Google is offering users of its Gmail service a new tool called Gmail Meter, which provides monthly statistics about everything from how many emails you sent…
Time Machine saved me from Outlook-killing Microsoft Office update
I had a bit of a crisis this week when I thought I’d update my version of Microsoft Office with their latest service pack. Big mistake! Outlook refused to rebuild my database, saying it needed an earlier version of the software to do so. Word just hung, greeting me with…
With Cloud Focus, Office 15 Gives Microsoft Subscription Opportunity
Microsoft is expected to launch the next version of its popular productivity software suite Office 15 in 2013. It is currently testing out development versions of Office 15 in the Technical Preview stage, and is expected to launch a public beta version by summer 2012. Office 15 will offer a While we already know that…