Microsoft
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10 (Stubbornly Pervasive) Windows XP Myths Debunked
Microsoft support for Windows XP expired a month ago, and yet hundreds of millions of users around the world are still using it. Personally, I think that is a bad idea, but it’s a free world and people are entitled to still run DOS, or use a Commodore Amiga if they choose. However, I do…
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GoDaddy teams with Microsoft to offer Office 365 to small businesses
Microsoft and GoDaddy have partnered to offer Office 365 as the exclusive business-class email and productivity tools service for GoDaddy’s small business customers. GoDaddy is offering customers three different tiers of Office 365 service: Email Essentials, Business Essentials, and Productivity Plus. The Email Essentials plan is only $4 per month, and is tailored to very small business…
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It’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday: November 2013
Microsoft released eight new security bulletins for the November Patch Tuesday, bringing the total for 2013 to 95 security bulletins so far. With only three Critical, and five Important security bulletins, it’s a generally light month for IT admins. The two highest priorities are MS13-088 – the Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer, and MS13-090 –…
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Microsoft expands Office Web Apps functionality
Microsoft has declared Thursday, Nov. 7, to be “Get It Done Day,” and in that spirit it’s rolling out significant changes for Office Web Apps, the free Web-based complements of the core Microsoft Office applications. Traditionally, Microsoft has viewed Office Web Apps as a companion to the full suite of desktop applications—tools with limited functionality…
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Five Microsoft services to make any business smarter (including yours)
Microsoft’s operating system may be the primary engine in most businesses, but there is a world outside Windows. Microsoft offers an array of services that address some of the most common headaches small businesses face and enable them to operate like much bigger organizations. Here are five of the gems. 1. Office 365 You can…
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Sign up now for SMB Nation Livexperience 2013
I will be presenting a couple sessions at the SMB Nation Fall conference in Las Vegas in October. SMB Nation Livexperience 2013 will be held at the Rio Hotel, and includes three days of keynotes, training, presentations, and panel discussions on a wide range of topics related to Microsoft technologies for small and medium business…