CLINICAL STUDIES Text messaging helps manage diabetes care Research published in the American Journal of Managed Care assessed the feasibility of engaging adults with diabetes in self-management behaviors between clinic visits by using cell phone text messaging to provide blood sugar measurement prompts and appointment reminders. Henry H. Fischer, MD,…

Microsoft today unveiled a beta of a new service for IT professionals that can scan Windows systems for problems. The new Microsoft Fix it Center Pro service, which was developed over a year’s time, has gone public after being first used internally at Microsoft. The beta test version of the…

It’s only late February, but the committee for Windham’s hugely popular Strawberry Festival and Book Fair is already rounding up co-sponsors for the June 2 event. Tim Barchard’s Professional Martial Arts Academy, which has two locations in Windham and Derry, has decided to partner with the community event which the committee…

Q. How can I find an email again without searching all of Outlook? I don’t always remember where I foldered it? A. If you search for emails from a particular person or about a particular subject, but don’t always folder them in the same place, try using Search Folders. Look…

Mimecast has capitalised on Webroot’s decision to exit the email archiving market by signing several of its rival’s partners. The vendor specialises in cloud-based email archiving as well as continuity and security tools that are designed for use with Microsoft Exchange and Office 365. Since ChannelWeb first revealed Webroot’s plans to…

The stakes are much different as Microsoft Corp. puts the finishing touches on Windows 8 – perhaps the most important piece of software the Redmond, Wash. company has designed since co-founder Bill Gates won the contract to build the first operating system for IBM Corp.’s personal computer in the early…

EntropySoft has taken a step further to easing the deployment of hybrid IT environments for enterprises. This time, it has announced that it has made its SharePoint connector and Exchange connector compatible with Microsoft’s Office 365 cloud suite. Speaking to CMSWire before the release, Nicolas Maquaire, CEO of EntyropySoft, said that…

One of the first things many iPad owners do is look for a Microsoft Office app in the Apple AppStore. Unfortunately, that app doesn’t exist — yet. "The one argument against the iPad you hear from people is, ‘I can’t run Office,’" said MichaelOh, founder of Tech Superpowers, an Apple…

Steven Sinofsky, president of Windows and Windows Live Division at Microsoft, talks about the next version of Windows running on "System on a Chip" (SoC) architectures. Related Stories Seattle – For Steven Sinofsky, the stern but creative engineering manager who runs Microsoft’s flagship Windows division, February 29 is showtime. On that…

O’Connor said she’s overwhelmed by the thought of starting over with a new e-mail service, transferring her contacts, and combing through thousands of messages to retrieve family pictures and legal documents. That’s what Google and other Web firms are counting on as they tap consumers for more information about their…