Microsoft used to sell software to customers as one-time purchases. Its operating system Windows and its productivity suite Office were its mainstays. But these days, single-sale software is going by the wayside. To keep up with the times, Microsoft is transitioning into a service company. It still sells software, but it would rather sell it … Continue reading →

It doesn’t happen often, but Microsoft Office 365 went down this morning. During the outage, customers were unable to sign into the service, which could cause significant problems for anyone who needed to access their files to work on a document or give a presentation. Such an outage is one of the potential problems of using … Continue reading →

Sometimes you want to make some changes to a document and then save it as an entirely new document.  That’s entirely possible in the standalone Windows, Mac, and mobile Office apps. But with the cloud-based Office 365, which saves every change as you make it, not so much. If that bothers you, CNET has a … Continue reading →

Next time you’re thinking about typing a bad word into a Microsoft Office app, you might want to think again. According to the company’s new service agreement, use of “offensive language” on its platforms is a no-no. That doesn’t mean the thought police will definitely come banging on your door when you type a swear … Continue reading →

Everyone knows Google. It’s inescapable in modern life for people of all ages. But Microsoft Office? It might not be such a big deal for kids today. More and more, it seems, kids and schools are using Google’s office productivity suite to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Despite Microsoft’s optimism about the future, that could … Continue reading →

More and more these days, it seems like typing on a keyboard is becoming less important in daily life. You can use speech-to-text to send messages to friends from your phone. You can get Alexa to play any song you want just by asking your Echo. Soon you’ll be able to use voice dictation to … Continue reading →

No one knows what the future holds, right? If you know where to look, you can make an educated guess. That’s what Computer World did to try to discern what new features Microsoft might add to Office 2019 (that’s the non-365, stand-alone version of the software suite). It should be coming out sometime in the … Continue reading →

Is Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella optimistic about the future of Office 365? Is the sun bright? On Monday at the Morgan Stanley Technology Media and Telecom conference in San Francisco, Nadella said Office 365 and its associated productivity apps represents the biggest growth opportunity in the company’s 43-year history. “The growth opportunity for what is … Continue reading →

Here’s a (relatively) nightmarish scenario. Let’s say you dropped a bunch of money on the disc version of Office 2010 or 2013 back in the day. Then let’s say you got a new computer and you want to install your copy there. The catch is that you’ve lost both the disc and your CD key. … Continue reading →

If you’re in the market for a computer but you don’t want to empty your bank account to buy one, you should probably consider a Chromebook. These laptops run on a Google-made operating system that relies heavily on cloud storage and web apps. With most of the heavy lifting being done by the internet, the … Continue reading →