Best early October Prime Day deals on office chairs & standing desks
Your desk and chair’s ergonomics have a huge impact on how good you feel after a long session at your PC. But you don’t need to spend a ton on an office chair or standing…
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Copilot’s new ‘Agent Mode’ is your personal AI wizard for Office
Microsoft just announced that it’s launching two new AI features in Microsoft 365 Copilot for Office apps, known as Agent Mode and Office Agent. Presented as tools for “vibe working,” the idea is to allow…
How to turn on dark mode in Microsoft Office
Just like Windows, Microsoft’s Office programs offer a dark mode that is easy on the eyes in poor lighting conditions and reduces power consumption. Let’s start with Word: To switch to dark mode, click on…
Support for Office 2016 and 2019 ends in a few weeks. Here are your options
Microsoft wants to remind you that support for Office 2016 and 2019 will end on October 14th, the same day that support for Windows 10 ends. If this is news to you, make sure you…
Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot can now create and edit Office files
According to an announcement post, Anthropic has launched a new feature in Claude that allows you to create and edit files directly in the AI’s chat—including Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and PDFs. Previously,…
Microsoft ends OpenAI exclusivity in Office, adds rival Anthropic
Microsoft’s Office 365 suite will soon incorporate AI models from Anthropic alongside existing OpenAI technology, The Information reported, ending years of exclusive reliance on OpenAI for generative AI features across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.…
Big August update fixes dozens of security flaws in Windows and Office
Yesterday was Patch Tuesday for September, and Microsoft provided security updates that address 80 new vulnerabilities. Microsoft categorized eight of the vulnerabilities in Windows and Office as critical, but none of them have been exploited…
Keep using Office 2016/2019 for 3 years after end of support with this tool
In October 2025, Microsoft is officially ending support for a wide range of products, most notably Windows 10, Office 2016, and Office 2019. The software giant is obviously keen on users switching over to Microsoft…
Microsoft fixed 100+ security flaws in Windows and Office this month
Security updates for Windows A large number of the vulnerabilities—67 this time—are spread across the various Windows versions for which Microsoft still offers security updates, namely Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server. Users on…
Office 365 gets new ‘companion apps’ that live in the Windows taskbar
There are a lot of basic functions in complex apps that don’t require you to open them fully. In the last decade or so, dynamic notifications have been a solution to this, both on desktops…