Microsoft reminds us Office 2003 support ends with Windows XP April 8th

While Microsoft has, understandably, reminded the general public for years that its support and updates for Windows XP will end on April 8th, there is another software product that will soon stop getting patches after that deadline is reached: Office 2003. Today, Microsoft has a new post on its Office blog, along with a humorous infographic that …

Microsoft Previews Office 365 Personal, Releases Free OneNote for Mac

Microsoft teases a new, less expensive Office 365 subscription for individuals, and delivers Mac users a free OneNote app. This spring, Microsoft is launching Office 365 Personal, a single-user version of the cloud-enabled productivity software suite for consumers that like to fly solo.   “It’s designed for an individual, allows for one PC or Mac …

Microsoft adds new features to Outlook 2013 and Outlook Web App

Two of Microsoft’s family of Outlook email apps got some new features this week, and one of them will add yet another function in the near future. The Outlook 2013 stand-alone app now has a compact version of its email message header while the Outlook Web App now has some improvements to its text editor. The Outlook 2013 …

Microsoft to start nagging Windows XP users about April 8 end-of-support date

On March 8, Microsoft will begin notifying Windows XP users via a pop-up notification that April 8 will mark the end of Microsoft support for Windows XP. Windows XP users still running the Home or Professional versions of the product and who have been getting their updates to XP via Windows Update will get a …