Microsoft has announced that it will no longer make the Office for Mac 2011 installer available through Office 365 after September 22nd. If you would like to get a copy of the installer before that date, you can head to the My Software page of the Office 365 Portal. Office for Mac 2011 has been succeeded by Office 2016 for Mac. It is vastly superior, in my opinion, and … [Read more...]
Internet Explorer Enterprise Mode Site List schema 2 improves readability
Microsoft released a new version of the Internet Explorer Enterprise Mode Site List tool within the past few months. It finally came time to update my list, so I installed the latest tool and updated the list. The big change is that you can specify which browser a URL should open in. For example, if you need a site to open in IE but the end-user opened it in Edge, the … [Read more...]
How to report abuse and security issues on Microsoft services
A suspicious website was reported and it was rather convincing. The website was impersonating Microsoft and with Microsoft's latest Windows 10 pushes, it did not seem implausible. Part of the disguise was the fact that the site was running with an Microsoft Azure subdomain. Even with a little bit of research, you might be convinced that the site is legitimate and belongs to … [Read more...]
Four companies and Microsoft approached for acquisition of LinkedIn this Spring
Reading the preliminary statement filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of LinkedIn's acquisition by Microsoft is not nearly as thrilling as some future movie might make it out to be. The SEC filings rarely come off as exciting as The Social Network and this is no exception. However, we can learn a little about the process leading up to the acquisition, for … [Read more...]
Microsoft increasing certification exam prices
Microsoft will be increasing the price of their exams taken or scheduled after July 18, 2016. The price change is happening worldwide and the new price will differ by region. In the United States the price will be increasing from $150 per exam to $165. This $15 increase is less than the last price increase that happened in 2011 with a $25 increase. With the price change … [Read more...]