Between Christmas and New Years 2016, I decided it was time to fully embrace the Cloud. I was inspired by an article I read on Windows Phone Central earlier in the month (link below). The plan was to sync all of my desktop folders with OneDrive, so they could be accessed and updated on … Read more
I truly believe that everything happens for a reason. Can’t explain how or why, I just know it to be true. The owner of our small company has recently been going month to month on our 3,000sf office/warehouse suite as she contemplated; renewing a long term lease, or look for a larger pad for our … Read more
Unless you have been living under a rock, or a highway underpass in a refrigerator box, for the past couple weeks I’m sure you have read about the new Windows SKU that Microsoft is planning labeled Windows 10 Cloud. It is a resurrection of the old Windows RT in that it is a locked down … Read more
“I didn’t know that”. How many times have you heard those words from a family member, friend or co-worker while helping to setup a new Windows 10 machine. Or, even helping out with a PC that may be months old, or maybe running Windows 10 for more than a year. It’s no surprise. Microsoft has … Read more
Today, I start a new series of articles simply labeled, “Why Microsoft”. Why? Well, primarily because I have gotten tired of trying to rationalize why Microsoft does some of the things they do. I will do my best to keep things “objective”, without inserting my snarky “subjective” opinions. Why don’t I just use one … Read more
I bet there have been times where you wished there was a way to update your OneDrive folder so it would sync up “immediately”. You know, like Dropbox. With 1.2TB of available storage in my OneDrive account, I can’t tell you how frustrating it has been when I try to move a file from one … Read more
I’ve been a huge proponent of continuum and its future from well before it was even announced. Ultimately the miniaturization and the end goal to, as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella puts it, have “mobility of experiences” means that it isn’t a ultrabook or a tablet that mobilie technology is moving towards. Star Trek had a … Read more
I love using a task manager to help keep me organized, and to make sure I don’t drop any balls due to my cluttered brain being constantly overworked. I’ve gone through several iterations, starting with Franklin Planners, evolving to Outlook Tasks, and more recently to smartphone task tools that could “effectively” sync up with all … Read more