The Windows 10 Anniversary Update—also known by its codename, Redstone—will bring with it plenty of welcome new features. Improved Cortana, a new dark theme, and a bolstered Edge browser are all things to look forward to in update, which arrives this summer. One addition you probably won’t be looking forward to, though, is more ads. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
The Internet is a double-edged sword when it comes to breaking news.
On one hand, we know what’s going on halfway around the world in minutes, but this comes with the cost of typically inaccurate information when things do happen. Throw in the open-ended nature of social media sites where anyone can make a claim, and often false news spreads around the world ahead of the truth. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com
If you’re a dedicated Android fan, you don’t need to storm the gates of Mountain View with torches and pitchforks just yet over Google’s new iPhone-only keyboard Gboard.
That’s because Google plans to bring over the slick search features, though we just don’t know exactly when. A member of the Gboard team offered this detail when asked during a Producthunt chat. More information from PCWorld.com
Anyone can get into the private beta of MIcrosoft’s new GigJam productivity service, which is aimed at helping teams of people collaborate in real time over the Internet, the company announced Thursday. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
Productivity is one of those nebulous things. You feel it, and you know when you’re being productive, and you most definitely notice when you’re not. Often, it can be hard to realize why the productivity juices are flowing and why they aren’t. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com
The Sunrise Calendar app will be sunsetting on August 31, the team behind it announced in a blog post Wednesday. In the next few days, the app will no longer be available from the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. More of this article from PCWorld.com
Working with ranges in Excel is a fast and simple way to identify, define, or refer to a single cell, a range (or group) of cells, a specific or constant value, or a formula. Then you can use those range names in your formulas or macros to replace values or cell references, or to quickly and more easily navigate through your spreadsheets and workbooks. It’s also a more efficient way to manage the various processes that you’ve created in your worksheets. For example, ranges are often named after the field (or column) names that define their contents. Check out this tips from PCWorld.com