Microsoft has been pushing for consumers to try out Office 365 Home Premium, which lets people install the new Office 2013 suite of software products on up to five PCs for the price of $99.99 a year. But what if you just want one copy of Office 2013 on one PC, and then wanted to …

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“Don’t bother coming in on Friday.” When the chief sends out a message like that, company-wide, it is generally regarded as very bad news. It could well be followed by locked front doors and repossession notices on Monday. But not at Microsoft. On Friday, anyone stubborn enough to turn up for work at the offices …

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Using Version Control in SharePoint Problem When you store critical documents in the SharePoint libraries, sometimes it becomes necessary to track all the changes and to maintain version history for them. Solution There might be a time when you would need to restore files back to an older version if any inadvertent change happens. You …

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Microsoft launched the Surface Pro tablet on Saturday and while the company is selling the tablet with the Touch and Type Covers as optional accessories, it’s clear that Microsoft considers a physical keyboard of some kind to be an important aspect of the Surface line-up. It begs the question of why didn’t Microsoft just go …

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It looks like people who want to get the Surface Pro tablet want as much hard drive space as possible. The Microsoft Store website in the US is now showing that the $999 128 GB version of the Windows 8 Pro tablet is now showing as “out of stock” just hours after it first went …

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If the latest rumor is to be believed, Microsoft is apparently having a “meaningful look” into producing a full native port of Office to Linux, with 2014 being a possible launch year. Open source veteran Michael Larabel heard from a source at the Free and Open source Software Developers’ European Meeting (FOSDEM) about Microsoft’s plans, …

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Telstra and Apache are offering simpler way to manage the ICT in your business, get access to dedicated or shared servers and enjoy secure storage in our world-class Australian data centres on either a predictable monthly subscription or simple pay-for-use basis. Infrastructure as a Service opens up the reach, coverage and performance of Australia’s largest …

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More and more online companies are offering ways for users to better protect their online data from hackers and malware, via methods such as two-factor authentication, better password generation and more. However, a new survey by Microsoft shows that only a few people are taking steps to better protect their online data and identity. The …

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Earlier this week, Microsoft launched Office 365 Home Premium, their new consumer cloud-based software suite with much fanfare. The service allows users to install copies of Office on up to five PCs and Macs for $99.99 a year. Of course, Windows owners were able to get new versions of Office 2013 this week as part …

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If you haven’t bought your Windows 8 upgrade to your older Windows PC yet, today might be the day to do so. You have just a few hours to get the downloadable upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99 for people who have a Windows XP, Vista and 7 PC. People who bought a new …

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