Posted May 30, 2013, 10:00 AM by Dave LeClair | Filed in Microsoft, Software
In spite of the uproar caused by Microsoft moving in a cloud-based direction for Office, it appears as though the subscription model is actually quite successful for the company. In a blog post, Microsoft just announced that it has moved…
Adobe recently announced that it's no longer going to sell stand-alone versions of Creative Suite or its individual components, instead choosing to offer the software as part of cloud subscription packages only. Microsoft started offering something similar with Office 365,…
Posted April 16, 2013, 5:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software
A relatively little known trick to extend Microsoft Office’s 30-day trial period up to six months has been around for several years. The process in question revolves around a rearm command, aimed at enterprise administrators who use a single copy…
Microsoft has launched a new promotional campaign to get students using its Office 365 University and SkyDrive products. Under the new offering announced today, students with a qualifying .edu e-mail address can register to access the productivity suite at no…
Posted February 20, 2013, 10:16 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software
Last week a number of sites including TechSpot reported on an apparently new licensing restriction for the retail version of Office 2013 that essentially ties your version of the software to a single computer -- not one at a time,…
Posted February 13, 2013, 3:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, Software
Although you can usually click through most software license agreements with little consequence, you should probably skim Microsoft's terms before spending $140 to $400 on a retail copy of Office 2013 as two key parts have changed from previous versions…
Posted February 8, 2013, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
Earlier today Microsoft revealed that its cloud-based SkyDrive service now plays host to more than 1 billion documents. There’s little doubt that the service saw a massive increase in use thanks to its tie-in with the recently released Office 365.
Posted February 7, 2013, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, Software
I've dabbled with Linux countless times over the last decade, and besides the obvious learning curve that comes with permanently changing operating systems, I've mostly stuck with Windows because of support for games and Microsoft Office -- particularly Word. The…
Posted February 4, 2013, 8:30 AM by Marcus Austin | Filed in Microsoft, Software
For many of us, Office 2007 brought some unsettling changes. The ‘ribbon’ interface was tough for some users to get the hang of, but brought an exciting new way to interact with word processing. Office 2010 refined the features of…
Posted January 29, 2013, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 365 are now available for purchase in retail stores in 162 different countries as well as online at Office.com. Redmond is making a bold decision by moving to a subscription model with Office 365 but…
Posted January 16, 2013, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Software
Microsoft Office 2013 is expected to arrive in just a "few weeks", according to long-time industry insider Mary Jo Foley. With the imminent launch of Office 2013 being so close, Microsoft's pricing has also been leaked. Price tags for 2013…
Posted September 18, 2012, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software
Microsoft has announced pricing details for its upcoming Office 2013 packages as well as the subscription rates for the cloud-based Office 365. Interestingly, the company seems to be steering customers towards the latter, saying the online solution will be updated…
Microsoft announced its upcoming Office software during a press conference today, with CEO Steve Ballmer outlining the new cloud and collaboration-oriented features of Office 15, better known as Office 365.
Posted June 6, 2011, 10:24 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Microsoft
Microsoft's cloud-based Office 365 service for businesses is set to land before the end of this month. CEO Steve Ballmer let slip the planned launch at a cloud summit held in India recently, with June 28 now pinned down as…
Microsoft claims to be "All In" the cloud, but are they really? Are their services good enough to convert to entirely, without relying on another company for an essential task, such as search? The Redmond software giant is convinced that…
Posted April 18, 2011, 9:07 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software
Microsoft's answer to Google Apps for Business, Office 365, just became available to the public for beta testing. The cloud-based enterprise productivity suite puts Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, and Lync Online into a single subscription package aimed at small,…
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