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How to Turn Off Annoying Sounds in Microsoft Office 2016

August 28, 2017

Alerts and notifications can be useful, but too many and you eventually enter annoying territory. Productivity-boosting sounds include new email tones and upcoming event chimes in Outlook. Most everything else falls into the unwanted category. Sound cues are an Ease of Access feature in Microsoft Office 2016, which means you can turn them off if you deem them… read more »

Microsoft Claims “Bing Is Bigger Than You Think”

August 19, 2017

Do you use Bing? Do you know anyone else who uses Bing? We’re guessing the answer to both of those questions is “No”. However, it turns out, according to market share statistics released by Microsoft, that plenty of people actually do use Bing. Which means some of you are lying to us. Bing has been… read more »

How to Create Professional Reports and Documents in Microsoft Word

August 18, 2017

If Microsoft Office had been a country, it would have been the third most populous country in the world. 1.2 billion people using a single suite of apps is mind-boggling. And, they “speak” 107 languages! But right now, you and I are speaking in English and we are going to talk about the most popular tool… read more »

Microsoft Invites You to Make Your Own Xbox One Game

August 11, 2017

Microsoft is opening up the Xbox Live Creators Program to everyone. The Xbox Live Creators Program allows anyone (with the skills to pay the bills) to make a video game and release it to the masses. You can even charge money for your creation if you want. If you think it’s good enough. In March,… read more »

Consumer Reports: Don’t Buy a Microsoft Surface

August 11, 2017

Consumer Reports is no longer recommending the Microsoft Surface as a worthy purchase. This is because, according to existing owners, the Microsoft Surface has a high failure rate. Microsoft is of course questioning the validity of Consumer Reports’ findings, but this is bound to affect consumer confidence regardless. The Surface line is Microsoft’s brand of… read more »

How to Sync Microsoft Outlook With Google Calendar

July 25, 2017

It was 2014 when disaster struck. Yes, Ebola and ISIS took over the headlines. But, the discontinuation of Google Calendar Sync left behind two orphans — Microsoft Outlook Calendar and Google Calendar. The global tribe of productivity zealots attended the wake. Don’t get me wrong. Both Outlook Calendar and Google Calendar are smart project management… read more »

Microsoft Paint Is Dead, Long Live Paint 3D

July 24, 2017

Microsoft Paint is officially being killed off, with Microsoft deprecating the program with the release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. In layman’s terms this means Paint will no longer be updated and has been flagged for removal at some point in the future. Still, there’s always Paint 3D. Windows has been around since 1985,… read more »

Microsoft Surface Pro 2017 Review

July 18, 2017

Like the Apple iPad, Microsoft have decided the latest devices have no need of a number to indicate which version it is. The fifth iteration of the Surface Pro tablet computer – following on from the Surface Pro 4 – is now just a “Surface Pro”. To confuse matters further, every release of the Microsoft Surface Pro comprises several… read more »

This Is the Easiest Way to Create a Pie Chart in Microsoft Excel

July 13, 2017

A pie chart is a wonderful tool for displaying information visually. It allows you to see the data relationship to a whole pie, piece by piece. Plus, if you use Microsoft Excel to track, edit, and share your data already, then creating a pie chart is the next logical step. By using a simple spreadsheet… read more »