Nice! Get 1 year of Microsoft 365 for 54% off this Black Friday
A Microsoft 365 subscription can be well worth the cost. With 1TB of cloud storage included, it can be good value if you already have to edit in Word and Excel—and it can be an…
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Microsoft teases transformative upgrade for Windows 11 multi-monitor users
If you use multiple monitors on your computer, it can be a bit difficult to access all the controls to change the brightness and contrast of the different screens. But a new tool in Microsoft’s…
Microsoft preserves gaming history by open sourcing classic Zork games
Last week, Microsoft made the classic games Zork, Zork II, and Zork III available as open source under the MIT license. “Our goal is simple: to place historically important code in the hands of students,…
This Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office bundle hit an all-time low ahead of Black Friday
TL;DR: Save hundreds per year with this $84.97 bundle of Adobe Acrobat Pro (three years) and Microsoft Office (lifetime). So, you’re tired of paying subscription fees for the software you know you’ll need every day? Stop and…
Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data
The goals are sound, but ultimately they depend on users reading the dialog windows that warn of the risks and require careful approval before proceeding. That, in turn, diminishes the value of the protection for…
Microsoft slips up and highlights Windows 10 in a social media own goal
Microsoft Support operates an X/Twitter account called MicrosoftHelps to help users with problems, highlight features, and explain technical bits. Typically, Windows 11 takes center stage there, as Microsoft wants to showcase the current Windows generation…
You don’t need Microsoft 365 to get Word, Excel, and PowerPoint anymore
TL;DR: Cancel your Microsoft 365 subscription and get a Microsoft Office 2024 Home and Business lifetime license for $169.97 (MSRP $249.99)—just a one-time payment. The recurring cost of Microsoft 365 adds up fast—especially when all you need are…
Microsoft Teams finally adds ability to block screenshots in meetings
Microsoft has started rolling out a new feature in Teams that will put an end to participants taking screenshots during meetings. It’s been a few months since the feature was first announced, but here’s how…
This Microsoft tool is much needed support for my antivirus software
If you think you might have a virus on your PC one of the things you can do to try and find and remove it is to run MRT.exe. MRT.exe stands for Malicious Software Removal…
Don’t want Windows 11 25H2? Too bad. Microsoft is forcing it on some PCs
It’s been just over a month since Microsoft released Windows 11 25H2 and anyone who wants to install the major Fall 2025 update can do so. But what if you’d rather hold off instead? Turns…