Top 10 Reasons To Upgrade To Microsoft Office 2010 1. Overall new features and improvements Office 2010 comes packed with small upgrades that, put together, make it stand out head and shoulders over the old Office 2007 suite AND its competitors. Here are just a few examples: Real-Time Co-authoring of documents allows for quick collaboration.Improved Outlook conversation and calendar management tools.Outlook 2010 Social connector will be useful for networking online once more plug-ins are available....

The promotion is for a limited time, and mainly aimed at iPhone users. However, it also covers Android and Windows Phone users. If you already use OneDrive for your camera roll on Windows Phone or Android, you will see your storage go up to 30 GB. Back up Camera Roll to OneDrive on all Mobile Devices If you’re not sure how to set OneDrive as your default backup location, including all of your photos and videos, make sure to read our article: Automatically Back Up Your Photos and Videos to OneDrive from any Mobile Device....

First go to Should I Change My Password. Enter your email address and click Check It. After processing your request, it’ll show you if your password is safe or not. It compares it against a number of databases that have been released by hackers. In this instance, my email password came back as safe. If it has been compromised, it will let you know when and how many times. It also advises you to change the password along with other quality password advice....

First launch the Mac App Store from the Dock – included in OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6 and up. Type: twitter in the search box, hit Enter and install the official OS X Twitter app. After installing it, click the Launchpad icon from the Dock. Now click the Twitter icon and start the app. Sign in with your username and password. Then you’ll see your Twitter timeline and can start tweeting from your desktop....

Retailing at only $99, the Ouya has been a success at retail so far. However, it’s not nearly as powerful of a machine as Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One and Sony’s next-gen PlayStation 4. However, according to website CNET, the system’s architecture makes it possible to easily port games to Ouya from mobile devices. However, despite being a console, the games will look like those on mobile. That’s the price of low-cost console gaming....

Hit Windows Key + C to display the Charms bar and click Search. Under the Search box are Apps, Settings and Files, then a list of other Windows 8 apps installed on your system. To change the order of the apps, right click an app in the list and click Pin or Hide. Here I pinned three apps to the top of the list and hid a few others. You can experiment with this and get the list customized how you like....

This week and this week only, the Apple iTunes App Store is offering a FREE download of the ProCam 2 Camera App (a savings of over $5.00) – available on the iOS platform for both iPhone and iPad. Featured as one of Apple’s “Best New Apps” for 2015, ProCam 2 is a simple yet powerful camera, photo and video editor app for your iOS device. Offering many professional features found on Digital SLR’s, ProCam 2 is adapted nicely to the screen of the iPhone and iPad....

Let me reiterate: this is not a review of Waze, the social GPS app that may put TomTom out of business and get the traffic reporter from your local news channel laid off. This is a public service announcement (PSA), urging you to please, please, do not download Waze for free and use it to not only get you from point A to point B faster, but also have fun while doing it....

Microsoft made Windows 1803 available to the public last week and all I have heard from friends, colleagues, IT admins, and thousands of users on Reddit, is that this update, in its current form, is riddled with problems. A couple notable problems getting headlines are Alienware devices locking up and Google Chrome freezing after the update. Some of the other issues that users are reporting include File Explorer crashing, BSOD during the update, Microsoft and third-party apps become unstable, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connection troubles, and hardware not working – just to name a few....

Open any Office 2013 app that you want to change the settings in (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, etc.). Then click the File tab. From the File menu click the Options button. In Options, click the Save tab and then in the right pane check the box labeled Don’t Show the Backstage When Opening or Saving Files. Click OK to exit and save changes. Now when you click the Save button while working on a new document, presentation or spreadsheet, it will open the traditional Save As menu from Windows Explorer....

Some thieving crooks have started targeting OS X users with something called ransomware. Basically, you will get a notice claiming to be from the FBI. It says that you must pay $300 so that you can use Safari again. OS X Malicous Code in Safari The notice is something like this: The worst part is that if you choose to wisely ignore the message, it is put in an infinite loop-like stage....

3-year limited warranty24/7 customer supportAdmin console (web-based) for managing users, apps and devicesNo long term commitment with the ability to cancel anytime without penalties Sounds like a groovy idea. But is it worth your money? Let’s take a closer look. Google Chromebooks – Rent vs. Buy: What Do You Get? Before deciding whether it’s cost-effective to rent a Google Chromebook (or the Mac Mini-like Google Chromebox), it makes sense to determine if Google Chromebooks are a good fit for your business in the first place....

Roku OS 9.3 Features The latest version of Roku OS is set to bring visual search results, Spanish voice support, support for news related commands, playback from search, and improvements to the Roku mobile app. In addition its offering new customization possibilities and enhanced Roku audio with the Roku Smart Soundbar. Here’s a look at everything coming in the updated Roku OS 9.3: SEARCH & DISCOVERY Spanish Language Roku Voice Support – Speak commands in Spanish to launch channels, search for titles, actors, or genres, as well as control media playback on your Roku device....

But which of these Chrome OS laptops is the best? Read on to find out. The song from the commercial, by the way, is The Death Set – Negative Thinking. *For clarity’s sake, let’s call the $250 Samsung Chromebook the Samsung Chromebook 303, though no one else does officially. What’s the Same? Among all these devices, the common thread, of course, is that they are all Chromebooks. They all are web-centric devices that are designed primarily for browsing the web and accessing web-based applications, especially Google Drive, Google Docs, Gmail, etc....

RIM shares went up 10 percent following the report, but Samsung spokesman James Chung said for Reuters that the company has not considered buying RIM and it has not been approached by the BlackBerry maker concerning a takeover. Since Samsung’s denial of the initial report, the price of RIM stock went down 5 percent in pre-market trading on January 18, according to e-week. Even so, investors are not giving up on Research In Motion, as the company definitely still has a lot to offer....

This is a feature that was introduced in Vista and included in Windows 7 too. After you create a New User account in Windows 8, one of the setup options is to configure Parental Controls. It lets you block out games that aren’t age appropriate, block specific programs and set time limits on how long your children can use the computer. You can access Parental Controls by using the keyboard shortcut Win Key + W to bring up the Metro search screen....

Install iOS 10 on your Apple Device Before you can install the latest version of iOS, you need to ensure your device supports it. Here is a table of the supported devices you can run iOS 10 on. Users have complained in the past that newer versions of iOS tend to make their Apple device perform slower. You might want to backup and archive before upgrading; backing up, will make it easy to restore your device if needed....

This week join host Josh Windisch, Brian Burgess, Austin Krause, and Steve Krause while we talk about the new devices we each got to kick off the new year. Brian has the Microsoft Surface with Windows RT, Steve got the new Samsung Chromebook, Josh has a new Logitech keyboard for the iPad, and Austin has the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. We also share out tech predictions for the new year – what we think we’ll see and what predicted devices and services won’t make the cut this year....

Transfer Android Files to Mac via Bluetooth First, you’ll turn on Bluetooth on both devices. On the Mac, go to System Preferences > Bluetooth and ensure it shows “Bluetooth: On.” If not, click Turn Bluetooth On. You should see the phrase “Now discoverable as” and then the name of your computer in quotes. Next, on your Android device, go to Settings > Bluetooth. You should see your Mac listed. In this example, it’s Basestar....

According to the Twitter announcement, this is what you can expect from the feature: Mute a Twitter User To mute a user from a tweet, select More and from the menu and then “Mute @username.” You can also Mute a user from their profile page. Select the gear icon to bring up the dropdown menu and select Mute from the list. After you’ve muted the user, you’ll get a confirmation banner, and on that banner, there’s an Undo in case you muted the wrong person....