OpenOffice vs. iWork: Free Microsoft Office Alternatives for Business
Need an alternative to Microsoft Office? OpenOffice and iWork are two free productivity suites for two different kinds of business users. Although Microsoft Office is the most popular office productivity suite, OpenOffice and iWork give users robust, fully functional alternatives to Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other business productivity tools absolutely…
Top 3 design tips for mobile email
With a little bit of forethought emails can look great on desktop clients and also translate perfectly to mobile devices. Our expert offers his top three tips. First, think responsive. There are responsive email templates built around mobile devices, making it super simple for retailers or marketers to employ better…
Exchange 2013 and Exchange 2010 Updates Released
Microsoft late last month released updates to Exchange 2013 and Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3. Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) for Exchange Server 2013 is now available at the Microsoft Download Center here, along with unified messaging language packs. In addition, Microsoft released Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 3 (RU3), which The CU3 release reflects Microsoft’s…
Hike of the week: Winter visit to Muir Woods can be a treat
WITH CHRISTMAS and the gift-giving season upon us, keep in mind that a visit to Muir Woods is an excellent family outing, a must-see natural wonder for out-of-town guests and an opportunity to shop for nature lovers. Gift shopping tip: Muir Woods has an outstanding gift shop, and the visitor…
OPERATION CHRISTMAS on a mission
STILLWATER, Okla. Operation Christmas is on a mission for a final communitywide toy drive push from 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Fellowship Church. "Stop by with new unwrapped toys or a monetary contribution and enjoy tea and cookies from McAlister’s Deli," said Audrey Bryant, Junior Service League Operation Christmas…
India Prepares New Email Policy
The US spying revelations have forced the Indian government to prepare a new email policy mainly to help secure government communications. Image: www.niufm.com Confirming the news, Indian Information and Technology (IT) Minister Kapil Sibal said that the main aim of the move is to avoid the risk of…
Harmon.ie Debuts Combined Office 365, Yammer, SharePoint Mobile App
Microsoft still hasn’t produced an Office app for the iPad, so partners like harmon.ie have been left to fill in the mobile Office holes. Now, harmon.ie has taken the next step by releasing a combined Office 365, Yammer and SharePoint app for iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices. Yammer Joins the…
Indian government wakes up to risk of Hotmail, Gmail
NEW DELHI: Worried by US spying revelations, India has begun drawing up a new email policy to help secure government communications, but the man responsible for drafting the rules still regularly uses Hotmail. Like many of his peers in ministries across New Delhi, IT Minister Kapil Sibal’s office recently sent…
Messaging Isn’t the Problem. Obamacare Is
Healthcare.gov No Longer a Complete Fail" was the headline on the story in Time magazine Dec. 2 on the rollout of the "new, improved" version of the Obamacare website. It’s hard to find a better illustration of the expression: "to damn with faint praise." In November, Healthcare.gov was "up" just…
Quip lands on Android, sets its sights on Microsoft Office space
Word-processing app Quip, which was created by ex-Facebook CTOBret Taylor and ex Google-guy Kevin Gibbs and released in the summer, today finds its way onto Android forthe first time. It’s an important milestone for the 13-strong SanFrancisco-based team, as it means the app will now be available on76 percent of…
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