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  • Office 365 email conks out twice within a week

    Office 365 email conks out twice within a week Antivirus issue, infrastructure failures to blame Microsoft’s Office 365 service has suffered two email outages within a week of each other that affected some customers in North and South America that stemmed from different causes but ended in the same result: […]

  • 12 effective habits of indispensable IT pros

    12 effective habits of indispensable IT pros How do you keep your job — or get a better one — in an era when hiring is slow and budgets are squeezed? Follow these 12 maxims. Some are practical advice you’ve heard before (and ignored). Being familiar with how technology can […]

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    SmartGlass: Microsoft’s secret weapon in the battle for the living room

    Analysis Why SmartGlass is Microsoft’s killer app The launch of Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system was an unprecedented moment for the industry giant. It is, after all, the first major version of Windows to be built from the ground up with smartphones and tablets in mind rather than being […]

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    10 handy Skype tips and tricks

    10 handy Skype tips and tricks Tutorial How to get better connected with Skype 10 handy Skype tips and tricksYou can add a ‘Skype me’ button to your blog, website or email signature Skype lets you make free PC-to-PC calls anywhere in the world. With a subscription, you can also […]

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    Microsoft Build: Wooing Windows 8 developers

    At the company’s much-anticipated developer’s conference, Microsoft works on expanding its universe of third-party apps. At Microsoft’s Build conference, held this week in Redmond, Wash., the software giant’s main objective was to entice developers and programmers to go forth and create apps for the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 […]

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    The Windows 8 FAQ

    What you need to know to understand all the commotion about Microsoft’s new OS Windows 8 launches Friday, and even if you haven’t been paying attention it’s still not too late to catch up on the essentials of what’s new and significant about the operating system. Here are some frequently […]

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    Windows RT tablets and hybrids coming soon

    Microsoft, Asus, Lenovo and Samsung are launching tablets with Microsoft’s Windows RT Microsoft will open the floodgates for Windows RT tablets at a release event Oct. 26 in New York City. The Surface tablet from Microsoft will be available on launch, with more tablets from Asus, Dell, Samsung, Lenovo and […]

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    What if Windows 8 flops?

    Then Windows 7 gets a longer life, Microsoft presses on Microsoft launches Windows 8 later this month after a year of gradually making the new operating system more and more available, hoping for a big hit that will drive sales this holiday season and beyond, and giving the company new […]

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    Windows 7: 10 top tools for power users

    Windows 7 works fine out of the box, but why settle for ‘fine’? From an all-in-one system utility to an enhanced clipboard, these 10 tools can give Windows 7 — and your productivity — a serious boost.   Best Microsoft MCTS Certification, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com   Bins Windows […]

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    Rumor: Microsoft’s building its own Windows 8 smartphone

    Called Microsoft Surface, it’s due out next year, stories say In a move that would help it compete against the iPhone, Microsoft is rumored to be making its own smartphone that will run on Windows Phone 8, which would again put the company in competition with its hardware partners. The […]