Microsoft Windows Live Messenger blocks Pirate Bay links
If you want freedom of speech on your instant messaging platform, you better turn away from Microsoft. The software giant’s Windows Live Messenger service has apparently begun blocking all links to online piracy haven The Pirate Bay. If such a link is sent through an IM, this message is received:…
Secret GOP Technology Cause of Obama’s Messaging Problem
For more than three years, President Obama and his staff of experts have been baffled by his seemingly continuous inability to convey his messages to the public. "Whether it be jobs, energy, healthcare or whatever, we seem to have a communication problem getting our message across," lamented one ex-staffer who…
Followup on the Android Gmail flickering bug what really irritates me
Early this morning (or late last night, however you like to look at it), I wrote about the flickering bug that was hitting Android users and making their Gmail app unusable. I posted a few updates as the night went on, but even today, users continue to report ongoing issues,…
App’s an Office when you’re out
Microsoft has yet to unveil an iPad app containing mobile versions of all of the handy programs you use on your PC, but there’s still a way to access and work on Microsoft Office files on the go. Quickoffice Pro HD is an app that lets you view, create and…
Extend a hand to hearing-impaired
There are challenges to being hearing-impaired when it comes to basic workplace and social activities that other people take for granted. We struggle with cellphone plans. Job interviewers are often unprepared to deal with us. Even going to the movies can be a hassle. Let’s start with cellphones. What good…
New Microsoft Outlook features include Peek, People, and Profiles
The upcoming Office 15 suite will include a new version of Outlook. Here’s what the closed beta looks like so far.3/21/2012 3:42:00 PMBy: ITBusiness Staff The next version of Outlook, part of Office 15, is all about touch and unification with other Microsoft products including native Hotmail and social networking integration, a That’s…
Outlook 15 brings Social Integration, Hotmail, Inline Replies
Microsoft will bring its emailing service to another level in Windows 8. Known as Outlook 15, the software will come with new features like social media integration, touch mode and other improvements. Perhaps one of the most interesting features in Outlook 15 will be Hotmail and social network integration. Previous Outlook versions All…
Microsoft Gold Partner Raises the Stakes in the SharePoint Services Sector
BrightStarr set to take the SharePoint world by storm as they recruit the best SharePoint talent around. Since its formation in the UK 5 years ago, BrightStarr have over exceeded their ambitious growth plans and established themselves amongst the leading SharePoint consulting organisations. Having expanded rapidly into the North American BrightStarr…
Six Features You’ll Love in Office 15
Most of the attention on Redmond this year is focused on the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. But, the next generation of Microsoft Office is also currently under development–ostensibly to be launched along side Windows 8 this fall–and Office 15 has the potential to be the real hero among the Microsoft has made…
How Obama Lost The Messaging War Over Health Care Law
The sweeping health overhaul law turns 2 years old this Friday. And as it heads toward a constitutional showdown at the Supreme Court next week, the debate over the measure remains almost as heated as the day President Obama signed it into law. In fact, public opinion about the law remains…