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December 05, 2018

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Review: Office 2019 is the best advertisement yet for Office 365

By raising prices and keeping key features out of Office 2019, Microsoft is telegraphing its desire to move its entire user base to Office 365. Read more ▶

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Review: Office 2019 is the best advertisement yet for Office 365

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New cumulative updates for Win10 1803 and 1709 — and a taste of what might be right in 1809

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Microsoft Patch Alert: After months of bad news, November’s patching seems positively serene

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Win10 version 1809 gets yet another jolt, fourth KB 4469342 now runs build 17763.168

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How to replace Edge as the default browser in Windows 10 — and why you should

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FAQ: Windows 10 LTSB explained

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Microsoft Surface Headphones help mitigate the distractions of horrible open plan offices

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Office 365: A guide to the updates

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Microsoft, acknowledging Win10 1803 update blue screens, offers limited remediation

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Image: Top web browsers 2018: IE and Edge catch a break – and their breath

Top web browsers 2018: IE and Edge catch a break – and their breath

For the first time since June, Microsoft's two browsers managed to hold onto their share of the browser market; the same could not be said of Firefox. Read more ▶

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Image: New cumulative updates for Win10 1803 and 1709 — and a taste of what might be right in 1809

New cumulative updates for Win10 1803 and 1709 — and a taste of what might be right in 1809

Yesterday saw the usual Fourth Tuesday barrage of Win10 cumulative updates, with all currently supported versions getting a jab, except Win10 version 1809. With 1809 we got a look at expected fixes, while the testing pot still simmers. Bravo. Read more ▶

 
 
Image: Microsoft Patch Alert: After months of bad news, November’s patching seems positively serene

Microsoft Patch Alert: After months of bad news, November’s patching seems positively serene

After a disastrous month of patching in October, Microsoft seems have finally decided to slow down and get its Windows 10 (version 1809) patch routine right. Read more ▶

Image: Win10 version 1809 gets yet another jolt, fourth KB 4469342 now runs build 17763.168

Win10 version 1809 gets yet another jolt, fourth KB 4469342 now runs build 17763.168

While Win10 1809 is back in the garage getting fixed, we have news of yet another cumulative update, which brings the test build number up to 17763.168. Other than a new acknowledged bug in 1809, we have no documentation, but Win10 1809 appears to be on the mend, out of sight, where it won’t bite you. Read more ▶

Image: How to replace Edge as the default browser in Windows 10 — and why you should

How to replace Edge as the default browser in Windows 10 — and why you should

Just because Microsoft wants you to use the Edge browser doesn’t mean you have to. Here’s how to make Chrome, Firefox or another your primary browser in Windows 10. Read more ▶

Image: FAQ: Windows 10 LTSB explained

FAQ: Windows 10 LTSB explained

The 'Long-term Servicing Branch' of Windows 10 was initially aimed at enterprises that wanted to avoid Microsoft's Windows-as-a-service model and delay frequent feature updates. Here's how it's supposed to work. Read more ▶

Image: Microsoft Surface Headphones help mitigate the distractions of horrible open plan offices

Microsoft Surface Headphones help mitigate the distractions of horrible open plan offices

According to Dan Lyons’ new book “Lab Rats,” one of the worst workplace trends in recent years is the ‘open plan’ office. Excessive ambient noise and distractions reduce productivity, increase stress and drive employee churn. The first product I’ve seen designed to deal with the ambient noise aspect of the problem is the Microsoft Surface Headphones. Read more ▶

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Office 365: A guide to the updates

Get the latest info on feature, bug fix and security updates for Office 365 for Windows as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for Version 1811 (Build 11029.20079), released Nov. 27, 2018. Read more ▶

Image: Microsoft, acknowledging Win10 1803 update blue screens, offers limited remediation

Microsoft, acknowledging Win10 1803 update blue screens, offers limited remediation

The cumulative update turns the Surface Book 2 into a quivering pile of blue screen mush. A week after pushing the patch, Microsoft acknowledges the problem, tells blue screen beneficiaries to pull the patch, and promises it won't push the bad patch on Surface Book 2 PCs. Read more ▶

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Server to Data Center: The Tipping Point

For many of our customers there comes a time in their Atlassian journey when they need more than what a single server or federated environment can provide in terms of availability and performance. As applications grow across an organization they become mission-critical to every team's success. We call this the "tipping point" for moving to an active-active clustered environment that provides high availability and supports performance at scale. Read more ▶

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