Generic calendar apps are mostly useful for two things: Meetings—including appointments and conference calls—and birthday or holiday reminders. But have you ever tried to use a basic calendar app to create a workout plan or organize your travel itinerary? Check on this article from TechHive.com
Your Gmail account probably contains some sensitive information—emails from your friends and family members, information about accounts for other services, candid pictures, you name it. What if someone else has been poking around in there? Fortunately, Google gives you the tools necessary to find out. Take more info on this article from TechHive.com
Word-processing for students has long been the domain of Microsoft Word. The recent release of add-ons is making Google Docs an appealing free option. The five add-ons we are about to meet have the potential to become quick favorites for people working on research papers, essays, and collaborative projects. But, are they good enough to make Google Docs the go-to option? Get some tips on this article from MakeUseOf.com
When Apple announced that its iWork suite would be bundled, free of charge, with new iOS and Mac devices, it seemingly slammed the door on Microsoft’s Office ambitions for the iPad. How could Microsoft bring its pricey Office suite into a world of free (and almost free) apps? Check this article from PCWorld.com
You can accuse Windows 8.1 of a lot of things, but one thing you can’t say about Microsoft’s latest OS is that it lacks web integration. Thanks to deep integration with Bing, OneDrive, and other Microsoft online services, Windows 8.1 is most definitely where the desktop meets the cloud. Get to know why on this article from PCWorld.com
In this day and age, it’s fairly common to receive links to interesting sites via email. Yes, people share their links on Facebook and Twitter when they want all of their friends to see them. But, when you just want to quickly send something to your partner or to yourself for safekeeping, what do you use? I bet for a number of you, that answer is email. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com
Good news, productivity fans! The new version of Google Sheets, featuring full offline editing when you use the Google Chrome browser, is now rolling out to all users. Check out this article from PCWorld.com