Category: Microsoft

Jun 03, 2019

Another Phishing Scam – Manage Your Undelivered Email

Another day, another phishing scam. It never ceases to amaze me at the clever ways the bad guys come up

May 29, 2019

Office 365 Users Beware – New Phishing Campaign Underway

As Office 365 gets more popular, users are targeted more often. The latest attack on Office 365 users pretends to

May 09, 2019

Beware the Office Update That Freezes Your System

Despite some unanticipated problems, it’s always a good idea to install updates as soon as they are available. Microsoft Office

May 02, 2019

Increased Privacy and Data Controls for Office 365

Microsoft announced extra Office 365 options to help organizations have better and stronger data privacy and compliance practices. A major

Apr 29, 2019

Windows 10 Needs More Disk Space

Why is it that you get less capacity for a disk drive than the advertised size? As an example, you

Apr 25, 2019

Microsoft Finally Agrees – Expiring Passwords is Dumb

Well, it took almost three years, but Microsoft finally changed its stance concerning expiring passwords. In June of 2017, NIST

Apr 24, 2019

Disconnect External Media if Upgrading Windows 10

It has always been recommended to disconnect any external USB drives if you are not using them. Many people use

Apr 23, 2019

Attacks on Microsoft Office Rising

Browser security is getting better and better. As a result, the bad guys have shifted their focus to Microsoft Office.

Apr 22, 2019

Microsoft Update Breaks Some Anti-virus Software

Apparently, the April 9th security update from Microsoft wasn’t too kind to several anti-virus vendors according to a post on

Apr 17, 2019

Windows 7 – Out of Support in Less Than a Year

It wasn’t that long ago we lectured that it was unethical to continue to use Windows XP because Microsoft was

Apr 09, 2019

Changes for Disconnecting USB Storage Devices in Windows 10

Up until now, you should be selecting to safely eject USB storage devices from your Windows 10 system. That is

Mar 11, 2019

Laptop Replacement – iPad or Surface?

The battles and arguments continue to this day. Apple fans continue to tout the iPad Pro as a laptop replacement