| Office 2013, two very different deals |
Microsoft will have two delivery methods for Office 2013. The first being the traditional method of Office, referred to as perpetual license; the second, a new subscription based Office, similar to current versions of Office 365. In truth, the subscription versions of Office are new versions of Office 365. Perpetual license Office If you were thinking of upgrading your version of perpetual Office, you should be aware that the price has been increased by 10-17%. If you use the student version of Office, the new version will cost USD$140, a near 17% increase over the previous version. Office Home & Business will cost USD$220, while Office Professional will cost USD$399. While these prices aren’t a massive jump, it’s the fact that Microsoft axed multi-licensing for these products that has caused more than a few raised eyebrows. In previous versions, Office Student edition came with three licenses, while the other versions came with two. Office 2013 will now be one product, with one license. Subscription Office The cost for Home Premium will be USD$99 per year and Small Business Premium will cost USD$139 a year. The bonus, especially for users with more than one computer, is that Home Premium can be installed on up to five computers and Small Business Premium can be installed on up to five devices per user. This breaks down to about USD$8.00 and USD$12 a month for five users or devices, respectively. It certainly seems like the subscription version will be the way to go for many users, and many users will save money. If you’d like to learn more about the new version of Office 365 and upgrading your company, please consider calling us. |
October is already upon us, and with it comes Windows 8. Many users are eagerly awaiting the next upgrade. And because Windows 8 is out soon, that means a new version of Office, yay! In mid September, Microsoft announced the pricing for Office 2013. With the announcement came a change to the way businesses use Office.| Bring your Android data to the iPhone 5 |
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The iPhone 5 has been out for a number of weeks with user and critic’s reviews being largely positive. There are complaints about poor camera quality, but criticisms about a new product are normal; Apple or otherwise. Despite detractors, there are users who are willing to make the jump from other platforms, like Android, to Apple, and the move is as justifiable as it will ever get.| Coming soon: 0 cash or wallet in pockets |
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Reach into your bag or pockets and pull out your wallet. Open it and count how much cash is in there. Chances are, there isn’t a lot, as people have largely come to rely on debit and credit cards for the vast majority of their purchases. Another thing in your pocket or bag is likely to be your phone, which could very well be your next wallet.| Need to make files smaller? Zip them |
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There are numerous situations where you have to send files to colleagues, clients or even yourself. Most people use email to do this, or they upload files to a cloud storage provider like Dropbox. The only problem with this is both systems often place limits on how big the files you upload/attach are. One way to get around this is to compress your files.| Do you secure your online identity? |
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Theft has been going on nearly as long as there has been life on Earth. When the Internet was invented, theft was digitized and, one can argue, that’s where it really took off. One of the more common types of online theft revolves around criminals stealing online identities and there’s big business in people’s personal information.
