Register.UK: Amazon now renting cloudy desktops for $0.22 an hour.
Of note. If you need access to Win7, perhaps ...
c|net: Microsoft Word wants to help you with your homework.
Register.UK: Flaws found in security products from AVG, Symantec and McAfee.
“Microsoft is brewing a patch for Detours due to drop next month which will help to address matters.” Hoo boy. Back up your stuff, Win users.
FishbowlNY: Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26 Billion.
Which means Lynda.com (bought by LinkedIn) is now owned by MS. Get ready for login nightmares.
Macworld: Microsoft Word Flow keyboard goes live and free for all iPhone users.
Might come in handy at that.
Register.UK: Microsoft did Nazi see that coming - Teen girl Twitter chatbot turns racist troll in ho
Register.UK: Stop! Before you accept that Windows 10 Mobile upgrade, read this.
vowe dot net: Import content from Evernote to OneNote.
If you’ve considered it before, but quailed at the procedure, MS now has a tool for you. PC-only, for the moment.
Webdesigner Depot: Outlook takes on Gmail with huge new update.
Yeow. I’ve got a couple of accounts on Outlook - can’t wait to kick the tires on this. Tired of looking at ol’ Gmail, which seems feature-frozen.
Cayman News Service: Billionaire boater destroys reef.
Why we can’t have nice things in Nature anymore.
DZone: Goodnight, Sweet Prince - Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 Reach ‘End of Lifecycle’.
HOORAY! Oh, wait ... (breath) ... respect for a once-great browser.
vowe dot net: OneDrive is actually being used.
MS: Upgrade to IE11, or be left in the cold.
Die, IE, die. Why won’t it die?
Rhythmus.be: Markdown to InDesign.
Word to InDesign is cumbersome and fraught with errors. Mostly because folks don’t really know how to use Word properly (who does?). Putting Markdown in the middle, though ... hmmm. I’ll have to try it.
Mashable: Microsoft builds Surface cover prototype with bonus E Ink screen.
Clever. Taking menus off the main screen, onto a narrow E-Ink display. Would need wider adoption. I would lay odds that E-Ink would get swapped for a color display eventually. [Ed.note: Two eventually’s in that sentence. Removed one. Boiled up more coffee. Thanks.]
Macworld: Parallels Desktop 11 lets Mac users say ‘Hey Cortana’.
Available now, I think.
vowe dot net: Microsoft Surface 3 - First impressions.
Volker’s starting a series of impressions on the new Surface 3. If you have interest in the product, you might want to snag his RSS.
TechCrunch: Microsoft’s New Browser Will Be Called Microsoft Edge.
The title contains most of the info.
Logitech: MX Master Wireless Mouse.
The thumbwheel interests me. I’m a born sucker for this kind of tech ... yet in use, it ends up being less than the fine photography and sales copy. I’ll wait to actually get my hands on one.
Break Up With IE8.
Brad Frost: Over It.
“So keep things simple. Build to standards. Use progressive enhancement. Don’t try to send wheelbarrows full of JavaScript down the pipes unless you have to. Don’t make assumptions. Save the stress for more important things.”
Medium: Why I care about PowerPoint.
It takes way, way too much time and frustrating effort to create excellence in Powerpoint. I find noone’s willing to pay for excellence; the presentational quality of a ... Xerox ... is fine with them. With sparkly transitions. *Gag*.
The Register: That dreaded syncing feeling: Will Microsoft EVER fix OneDrive?
TechCrunch: Microsoft Gives Developers More Ways To Integrate With Office 365.
OneDrive Blog: OneDrive delivers unlimited cloud storage to Office 365 subscribers.
Well, now. That’s going to hurt the other drive vendors. Many of us have to get an Office365 account just to have a current copy of MS Word to open client docs with. Smart.
