As Google has added more sophisticated features to Sheets, Microsoft has been beefing up Excel’s collaboration abilities. See which spreadsheet app wins in today’s multiplatform environment. Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel are the two best-known spreadsheet applications available today. Both are polished and very useful — so much so that it’s easy to cling to the application you’re … Read more
Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana can make your life easier and more efficient — if you know how to really take advantage of it. Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana was one of the major additions to Windows 10 when it first came out. But it was launched back in December 2015, and it’s changed quite a bit … Read more
With the Chromium-based version of Edge now in place, Microsoft is looking to move on from its older browsers – IE11 and the original Edge. Microsoft on Monday set dates for nudging Internet Explorer (IE) toward the grave and for ending security support of the original circa-2015 Edge browser. Neither announcement was unexpected. Microsoft reduced … Read more
Though a DNS-spoofing vulnerability in Windows has been rated as a zero-day, the focus for this month’s updates should be on testing key Windows features prior to deployment. Though a DNS spoofing vulnerability in Windows (CVE-2020-1464) has been rated as a zero-day due to reports of exploitation in the wild, the focus for this month’s … Read more
Microsoft publishes an “End of Service” date for each version of Windows 10. While you might think you can hold onto your version of Win10 until that date, Microsoft starts pushing you onto the next version four months early. That takes a big bite out of the promised 18-month lifespan. Windows 10 version 1809 Home … Read more
A recent job posting by Microsoft indicates the company may be crafting a new device-as-a-service subscription offer for Microsoft 365 customers that won’t actually include the device. Microsoft may be crafting a new subscription offer for Microsoft 365 customers that will be, for all intents and purposes, a device-as-a-service minus the, well, devices. According to … Read more
Blink and you might miss it, but Microsoft is little by little reshaping Google’s mobile ecosystem for the better — and all signs suggest it’s only getting started. I’m starting to feel like a broken record here, but man: Microsoft really is shaping up to be one of the most interesting forces in the Android … Read more
Individual users and IT administrators alike are confused by the options Microsoft offers for Windows 10 Insider Previews and updates. Here’s help choosing the best method of testing and updating Windows 10 for yourself or your business. Once upon a time, making a choice about how you updated Windows was easy: Let Microsoft decide. The … Read more
Azure IoT users can look for additional security and monitoring capabilities as Microsoft announces plans to buy CyberX. Microsoft has announced it will purchase the industrially focused network security vendor CyberX for an undisclosed sum in an effort to bolster the security capabilities of its Azure IoT platform. The acquisition strikes at the heart of two key IIoT security … Read more
Microsoft hasn’t said much about Windows 10X – and what it has spelled out so far leaves the company’s plans unclear. Is 10X the next version of Windows 10? Or a dead end? If you’re a resolute Windows watcher, you may have heard about Windows 10X, the new version of Windows Microsoft has been cooking … Read more
