Scammers can inject Calendar invitations without permission – getting rid of them is a 2 step process
Scammers can spam email invitations to an appointment which automatically get placed in your Outlook Calendar as tentative or not accepted.
Microsoft has left a hole big enough to drive a truck with a virus or Trojan horse in Outlook Office 365. Continue reading
Tami Reller Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer
People are expecting big changes with the next version of Windows 8 but the revolutionary changes are already in place and they work beautifully.
The news of Microsoft’s death from Windows 8 is greatly exaggerated.
Windows 8, the first major change in the world’s most popular operating system in a decade, is on track for success.
In a Q&A with Windows blogger Brandon LeBlanc, Tami Reller Microsoft’s Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer dishes out the facts.
From a user point of view, I’ve been using Windows 8 for more than a year and despite the things that need improvement, I would not go back to Windows 7. Continue reading
Windows 8 Start screen – the future is now
Most of the people telling Microsoft what to do with Windows 8 don’t have a clue. Microsoft should ignore 99% of what is being printed and stick to their guns. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with Windows 8 but it needs work. Continue reading
Windows Phone 8 on Nokia 920 home screen
If Microsoft can make Windows 8 desktop work as well as Windows Phone 8 they would not be in trouble.
The 920 is blazing fast, has a large enough screen and feels better than Windows 8 on the desktop. It’s actually smooth.
The Lumia 920 phone with Office 365 – especially Outlook – keeps me away from the computer most of the time unless I need to write a story or edit pics.
The only downside is that Nokia and Rogers Wireless have inadequate customer service on warranty issues. The 920 started spontaneously turning itself off and Rogers would not replace it, sending it back to Nokia for 2-3 weeks. This is a known problem reported on the internet and Nokia’s website.
I skipped to overpriced Windows 8 Surface RT / Pro debacle. Instead I sprung for a premium Windows Phone – the Nokia Lumia 920.
Nokia 920 home screen
{rating} The killer feature for the Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 is Office 365.
The speed boost with the Lumia 920 versus the iPhone 4 is phenomenal.
I made the switch to Windows Phone this week from an iPhone 4 to a Nokia Lumia 920.
This is my second Windows Phone smartphone. I reviewed the Samsung ATIV S in December.
Of course, the larger 4.5 inch screen is easier on the eyes. Isn’t every smart phone larger than iPhone these days? Apple is so passé. Continue reading
Internet Explorer 10 will not save login passwords
Recent security patches of Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8 forced uses to revert to simple login password combinations since the browser stopped saving them.
Microsoft appears to be unable to fix the problem which occurs randomly. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.
The logins and passwords are being stored on the computer and can be viewed.
Internet Explorer will not, however, retrieve them when you return to a stored site.
The practical result is that users revert from complex hard to crack passwords to simple passwords and begin using the same password for all sites. Continue reading
Mail Calendar and People get mid-term update on the road to real app-dom
The much ballyhooed update of core Windows 8 apps came over night on Monday. You may miss the subtle changes if you don’t look closely.
SkyDrive also got an upgrade that seems positive. I’ll research that a little more and report back.
My personal hopes of seeing People fixed so that social media Sharing would work were dashed. People is still an unorganized and buggy app to avoid.
This is a slow march for Microsoft towards creating a Windows-8-only world in which we don’t or can’t fall back on our favorite Desktop applications like Outlook and Facebook. If that is good or bad is up to you to decide. Continue reading