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Google taking aim at Microsoft with free Quickoffice offer?

You need to view Microsoft Office documents on your Android phone or tablet. But the apps that let you make it happen aren’t cheap. Well, not any more. As MSPmentor...

Microsoft’s ready to hand you $200 for an old iPhone

Microsoft and Apple have long been rivals. Now Microsoft is pursuing consumers who have already purchased iPhones, offering them a $200 trade-in if they bring gently used iPhone 4S or...

Microsoft’s two-step verification a welcome feature

Want to safeguard your online accounts from hackers? Try two-step verification. Under this type of system, you first log onto your accounts with a traditional password. But that’s just the...

Give your Mac a speed boost with System Lens

Is your Mac slower than normal? The free Mac app System Lens can help. Writer Matt Elliott with CNET recently wrote about this app that delivers Mac users a list...

A look at what might be the best portable hard drive on the market

There are lots of portable hard drives out there. But which hard drive is best for you? Seamus Bellamy, a writer for The Wirecutter, offers a recommendation: Western Digital’s 2TB...

Uncovering the most common tech myths

Do you believe your Mac will never get a virus? Think emptying your recycle bin permanently erases a file? Or maybe you think private browsing means your bosses won’t know...

Want to boost your brainpower? It’s time for some Pac-Man

Wouldn’t it be awesome if playing video games were actually good for you? Well, you’re in luck. A recent New York Times story reported on a new study showing that...

The work-time nap is actually a good thing

You probably don’t nap while at work. And for good reason: Your boss probably wouldn’t appreciate it. In reality, napping might make you — and your fellow employees — more...

You can speed up an old iPhone or iPad

Is your old iPhone or iPad sluggish? Do you notice that it’s just not loading videos, playing games or scanning the Web as quickly as it used to? This isn’t...

The essentials for smartwatches

Wearable technology is hot. And smartwatches are, too. But what should we consumers be expecting from smartwatches? What features are absolutely essential? Aware Thomas Claburn, an editor with InformationWeek, recently...