Microsoft Windows Security Updates April 2019 overview
Microsoft released security updates for supported versions of Windows and other company today on the April 9, 2019 Patch Tuesday. Updates are provided in various ways: via Windows Update, as direct downloads, […]
Microsoft is shutting down Books in Microsoft Store
Microsoft revealed today on a new support page that it is closing the books category in Microsoft Store effective immediately. Microsoft Store customers cannot buy new ebooks anymore from today on, the […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates March 2019 overview
Today is the third patch day of the year 2019. Microsoft released updates for Microsoft Windows, Office, and other company products on March 12, 2019. The updates are already available via Windows […]
Microsoft's data-focused approach to Windows Updates requires an update
Microsoft uses a data-focused approach to determine if updates are ready for wider distribution and it appears that the company is very content with the approach. Issues of recent updates suggest that […]
The new Skype for Web does not work in Firefox or Opera
Microsoft's Skype team unveiled the new Skype for Web officially yesterday after an extended preview phrase that lasted more than two years. I noticed during the preview phase that Microsoft limited access […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates February 2019 overview
Microsoft has just released security updates and other updates for Microsoft Windows, Office, and other company products. The updates are available through automatic updating systems, update distribution systems, and also manual download. […]
Microsoft: Don't buy Office 2019
It is rare that a company advises its customers to avoid a product that they produce. It sounds like a bad business decision, but that is exactly what Microsoft attempts to do […]
The future of the digital assistant Cortana
Microsoft introduced the personal assistant Cortana in 2015 when it released the Windows 10 operating system (and even earlier on Windows Phone). Just like Microsoft tried to get a fast start with […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates January 2019 overview
Welcome to the first Microsoft Windows Patch Day overview of 2019. Microsoft released security updates for all supported client and server versions of the Windows operating system and other company products such […]
Microsoft releases Office January 2019 non-security updates
Microsoft released the first batch of updates for Microsoft Office in 2019; the January 2019 non-security updates for Microsoft Office are available as direct downloads from the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft […]
What is Microsoft's Project Bali?
Data collection on the Internet is a one-sided deal for the most part: users reveal data willingly or unwillingly, and companies store the data, process it, and even share it without giving […]
Surprise! Microsoft plans to make Microsoft 365 available to consumers
Job postings on Microsoft's Career website suggest that the company is planning to release a consumer version of Microsoft 365 in the future. Microsoft 365 is a subscription-based software and service bundle […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates December 2018 release overview
Microsoft released security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Windows and other company products on December 11, 2018. Our monthly update provides you with detailed information on updates that Microsoft released, […]
Office, too? Microsoft pulls Office patches
Microsoft has had a very bad streak in regards to updates for the company's flagship products Windows 10 and Microsoft Office. After the October 2018 Update fiasco -- the company had to […]
Is Microsoft making an effort to improve update transparency and quality?
Microsoft was never particularly good when it came to update transparency and communication; while you could say that for a lot of companies, Google for instance, it always felt to me that […]
Microsoft highlights quality updates in latest Translator update
Microsoft Translator has never been my go-to application when it comes to machine translation. I always felt that Google Translator did a better job in turning foreign text into something that resembled […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates November 2018 release overview
Microsoft released security updates for all supported operating systems -- client and server -- and other company products on the November 2018 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft pulled the October 2018 Update for Windows […]
Microsoft releases Office November 2018 non-security updates
Microsoft released a batch of non-security updates for Microsoft Office yesterday. The company selected the first Tuesday of the month to release non-security patches for Microsoft Office. The updates apply to .msi-based […]