Expect the company to also talk up Windows 11 and possibly reveal a new Surface Duo device. A new Microsoft Surface device may be on the horizon. The company will hold a special event on Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. EST, it
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How to create a sorted unique list in an Excel spreadsheet
Microsoft 365’s UNIQUE() function is a great reason to upgrade. Combine UNIQUE() and SORT() to generate unique lists with a single formula. Lists are a fundamental part in almost any Microsoft Excel application, and fortunately, they’re easy to generate. There
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Pixel 6: 3 reasons I can’t wait to get my hands on it
Google’s 2021 phones have some big highlights worth considering against the best from Samsung and Apple. Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro had their first official reveal on Monday, promising exciting features stemming out of a brand new camera system
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How to integrate and use Microsoft Office with Dropbox
Learn how to create, store and share Microsoft Office documents using Dropbox. If you use both Microsoft Office and Dropbox, you can integrate the two in order to more easily save and share Office files via Dropbox. You even have
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Critical vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler service leaves PCs open to remote code execution
‘PrintNightmare’ exists on all Windows versions; Microsoft currently advises either disabling the service or blocking inbound remote requests A hot potato: It’s not the first time IT admins and users have been alerted to a flaw in the Windows Print Spooler service.
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Microsoft is quietly getting back into retail sales
Microsoft still has an interest in physical retail Why it matters: Microsoft last summer permanently closed all of its physical stores after halting operations a few months earlier due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Nearly a year later, it seems Redmond is ready
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Acer targets large-screen market with industry’s first 17-inch Chromebook
Acer’s first large-screen Chromebook is coming, and it’ll start under $380 Editor’s take: Acer ahead of next week’s virtual Computex trade show has announced what it is calling the industry’s first 17-inch Chromebook. The general trend in personal mobile computing for a
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How to Fix Bluetooth Pairing Problems
Bluetooth is a popular method of wirelessly transferring data between two devices such as your phone and your headphones, your media player and a speaker, or your iPad and a keyboard. It’s one of the most widely used wireless technology in the world,
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This month’s cumulative update for Windows 10 is a must if you’re seeing random high CPU usage
Patch Tuesday is right around the corner In a nutshell: At the end of April, Microsoft released this month’s cumulative update for Windows 10 as an optional update for versions 2004 and 20H2. This one doesn’t include any security fixes, but it
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Microsoft announces revenue split changes for PC game devs selling on the Microsoft Store
What just happened? The Game Developers Conference (GDC) in its ninth annual State of the Industry Survey this week revealed that only three percent of polled developers believe the “standard” 30/70 revenue split with digital storefronts is fair. Soon after, Microsoft
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