Reader Meter: Who really invented e-mail?
But to properly determine who did what in the multi-year, organic development of electronic messaging would take a fleet of patent lawyers months and years to sort out. The early systems of electronic messaging through computers, it seems safe to say, were developed by a lot of government-funded scientists working…
Pets with Oscar-Nominated Names
While watching the Academy Awards tonight, think how nice it would be to have a warm friend snuggled with you. Whether you call your best friend George, Brad, Demianor notrest assured, your new best friend can be more entertaining than any of this year’s nominated movies. For more information about…
Ask My Tech Guy: Free Alternatives to Siri? Password Protect Outlook?
HOUSTON – I’m answering your tech questions on FOX 26 News at 5 p.m. Today’s question: ———— FROM MIKE IN SPRING: I am using Microsoft Outlook (not Express), and I want to install a password to open up Outlook. Microsoft says this can only be done using 3rd-party software. Any recommendations?…
Koenig Now Offers Combo Boot Camp of MCPD SharePoint Developer 2010 …
New Delhi, India — (SBWIRE) — 02/24/2012 — This combo boot camp is intended for professional developers who use Microsoft SharePoint 2010 in a team-based, medium-sized to large development environment and for Senior Business Intelligence Architects and Consultants, Senior Business Analysts, or anyone responsible for implementing SharePoint 2010 with BI. It includes use…
Microsoft’s branding crisis comes to a head with Windows 8
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology — whether that be by learning to program, building a PC from a pile of parts, or helping them get the most from their new MP3 player or…
Microsoft Office 15: Ready (and Not Ready) for Windows 8
Windows 8, with its radically new touch-centric Metro interface, is all very interesting. But it’s not nearly as interesting as the applications that it will runthe ones that we’ll use to get real work done. And one of the most interesting things about new apps will be how they address the…
Google Drive SDK, Gmail integration hinted at in Google Docs source code
Still wondering if Mountain View’s Google Drive service will launch as a Google Docs rebranding? The folks at the Google Operating System blog have some code you might want to peek at, then. Apparently the Docs’ source code mentions an SDK connected to the upcoming Google Drive, opening the door…
Microsoft to Speak at Pharmica Consulting’s Upcoming SharePoint Conference
Pharmica Consulting (http://www.pharmicaconsulting.com) has served the pharmaceutical and biotech industries for many years, and is widely considered to be the expert in SharePoint and collaboration. As part of its continued service to the industry, Pharmica will be hosting its 6th SharePoint workshop on March 8th and 9th in Princeton, NJ,…
LinkedIn Buys Rapportive Gmail Contact Plug-in
Professional social network LinkedIn (NASDAQ:LNKD) hasacquired startup Rapportive, which makes a browser plugin that injects contactinformation from social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and intoGoogle’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Gmail application. Rapportive displays Twitter tweetsand other status updates in a toolbar alongside Gmail. The app, which LinkedInwill maintain, is…
A closer look at Microsoft’s Office 15 Technical Preview
Microsoft’s next-generation Office suite recently reached the Technical Preview stage, allowing third parties to test Microsoft’s pre-beta code. The software giant released early copies of Office 15 to a number of businesses, partners and OEMs in January ahead of a public beta this summer. Thanks to a source with access Office…