Office 2024 unveiled for Microsoft 365 refuseniks For the IT professional who has to take work home Applications04 Oct 2024 | 63
Microsoft unveils Office LTSC 2024 for users that remain stubbornly offline What do you mean you don't want Copilot and Microsoft 365 services? Applications18 Sep 2024 | 71
Techie told 'Bill Gates' Excel is rubbish – and the Microsoft boss had it fixed in 48 hours On Call I'm a Mac. I'm a PC. You're both annoying me Software09 Aug 2024 | 114
WordStar 7, the last ever DOS version, is re-released for free The preferred tool of Arthur C Clarke, Anne Rice and George R R Martin Applications06 Aug 2024 | 131
October 2025 will be a support massacre for a bunch of Microsoft products Not just Windows 10. Don't forget about Exchange Server, Skype for Business, and all those Office installations Software18 Apr 2024 | 37
German state ditches Windows, Microsoft Office for Linux and LibreOffice 'Complete digital sovereignty' ... sounds familiar Software04 Apr 2024 | 200
What strange beauty is this? Microsoft commits to two more non-subscription Office editions Just the apps, none of the cloud, forever – for one payment Software19 Mar 2024 | 122
Microsoft Publisher books its retirement party for 2026 Updated Venerable desktop publisher not going to get a Copilot any time soon Applications20 Feb 2024 | 57
Miscreants turn to ad tech to measure malware metrics Now that's what you call dual-use tech Research15 Feb 2024 | 4
Outlook's clingy 'reopen last session' prompt gets the boot It looks like you're a perpetual Office user who needs a hidden feature disabled. Would you like help? Applications02 Oct 2023 | 16
These Microsoft Office security signatures are 'practically worthless' Updated Turns out it's easy to forge documents relying on OOXML Research13 Jun 2023 | 14
Microsoft swears it's not coming for your data with scan for old Office versions Don't mind us, we'll just have a quick look for unsupported installs and then disappear, we pwoooomise Software03 Feb 2023 | 77
LibreOffice 7.5 update: A great time to jump on this FOSS productivity suite FOSDEM Decent upgrade from older versions, essential if you're still on OpenOffice Applications03 Feb 2023 | 99
If your Start menu or apps are freezing up on Windows, Microsoft has a suggestion No, it's not install Fedora Linux, sadly OSes26 Jan 2023 | 100
Microsoft took its macros and went home, so miscreants turned to Windows LNK files Adapt or die Research23 Jan 2023 | 6
Microsoft is checking everyone's bags for unsupported Office installs Please, sir. I don't want a 365 subscription OSes21 Jan 2023 | 147
Gonna run System Restore in Windows 11? Microsoft says some of its apps won't Want to access Office tools? Don’t try to go back in time Software19 Jan 2023 | 21
Cisco’s Talos security bods predict new wave of Excel Hell Criminals have noticed that spreadsheet's XLL files add custom functionality - including malware Security21 Dec 2022 | 16
Where are EU going with that Teams antitrust probe? Microsoft wants a word Updated Software behemoth reportedly wants a chat with the regulators – on the other side of the pond this time SaaS13 Dec 2022 | 25
Microsoft boss Nadella's compensation pack swells 10% to $55m Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma, the median? Ratio to Redmond's average employee pay is 289 to 1 Off-Prem28 Oct 2022 | 21
'Fully undetectable' Windows backdoor gets detected SafeBreach supposedly spots somewhat stealthy subversive software Security18 Oct 2022 | 21
Upcoming Outlook for Windows app opens to more testers Office Insider? You might want to check refreshed email client Applications29 Sep 2022 | 6
Document Foundation starts charging €8.99 for 'free' LibreOffice Only in the Mac App Store, as part of FOSS-for-biz strategy software org admits may not quickly deliver results Applications20 Sep 2022 | 96
Microsoft rolls out stealthy updates for 365 Apps Good thing Redmond has a brilliant track record with patches Applications15 Sep 2022 | 48
LibreOffice improves Microsoft compatibility with version 7.4 If you absolutely must keep using those proprietary formats, walk this way Applications19 Aug 2022 | 84
Tim Hortons offers free coffee and donut to settle data privacy invasion claims In brief Also, malicious VBA macros are out and container files are in, Robin Banks helps criminals rob banks, and more Security30 Jul 2022 | 36
Zero-day vuln in Microsoft Office: 'Follina' will work even when macros are disabled Updated Researchers comb through code execution flaw found in malicious document Security30 May 2022 | 25
European antitrust watchdogs sniff around Microsoft cloud licensing deals Reportedly has already sent a Q&A to Microsoft cloud rivals, customers PaaS + IaaS04 Apr 2022 | 2
Microsoft to block downloaded VBA macros in Office – you may be able to run 'em anyway Aims to make life harder for miscreants Security08 Feb 2022 | 60
Lots of new toys, caps lock still stuck on: ONLYOFFICE hits version 7 LibreOffice alternative unfurls latest productivity software update Applications20 Jan 2022 | 14
Lock up your Office macros: Emotet botnet back from the dead with Trickbot links Nice to have nearly a year off from that malspam threat, but now it's returned Security16 Nov 2021 | 4
What a Mesh: Microsoft puts Office in the Loop, adds mixed reality tech to Teams Ignite Vid chat app gets 3D virtual meetings while users hope for more reliable connections Applications02 Nov 2021 | 41
Microsoft shows off Office 2021 for consumers ahead of the coming of Windows 11 5 October shaping up to be a big day in Redmond Applications04 Oct 2021 | 71
Microsoft doles out Office Long Term Servicing Channel for cloud refuseniks Redmond doesn't do things by half – unless it's Long Term Support Applications17 Sep 2021 | 15
'This is the new normal,' Microsoft tells US workers: Work from home until further notice Plus: President Biden wants businesses with 100+ staff to get vaccinated or test weekly On-Prem09 Sep 2021 | 75
Miscreants fling booby-trapped Office files at victims, no patch yet, says Microsoft ActiveX and MSHTML, the gift that keeps on giving ... to intruders Security07 Sep 2021 | 31
Microsoft, flush with cash, raises cloud office suite prices for businesses Microsoft 365, Office 365 to cost a little bit more from next March SaaS20 Aug 2021 | 56
Amazon delays return to office work until 2022 at the earliest Other Big Tech companies, however, still want workers in this autumn On-Prem06 Aug 2021 | 44
Refreshing: An Office update that won't frighten the horses Microsoft reins in some of its excesses with a visual tidy-up Applications16 Jul 2021 | 36
LibreOffice 7.2 release candidate reveals effort to be Microsoft-compatible Also: New built-in UNO inspector. What's UNO? Read on... Software15 Jul 2021 | 75
Sing a song of Office, a pocketful of why: ARM64 version running in a Pi When the Pi was loaded/ with native Windows 11 bling... wasn’t it quite Armful, a somewhat speedy thing Applications05 Jul 2021 | 20
Five words everyone wants to hear: Microsoft has 'visually refreshed' Office Plus great news for all seven of you: An ARM64 build of its software suite Applications29 Jun 2021 | 85
Microsoft flips request to port Visual Studio Tools for Office to .NET Core from 'Sure, we'll take a look' to 'No' Basically, it doesn't work Software07 Jun 2021 | 19
Microsoft sheds some light on perplexing Outlook blank email incident: Word was to blame Office 365 users learn that Microsoft can make or break their productivity every 4 hours Software17 May 2021 | 51
Spotted in the wild: Rare Microsoft 365 price cut for frontline workers There are caveats but deal perfect for the ten Surface Go users out there SaaS09 Mar 2021 | 3
Microsoft announces a new Office for offline fans, slashes support, hikes the price Office 2021 is on the way and 'the cloud is where we invest' Software19 Feb 2021 | 49
LibreOffice 7.1 Community released with user-interface picker, other bits and bytes Community? 'The software isn’t changing at all. This is a label on the name, nothing else' Software04 Feb 2021 | 64
What's that coming over the hill? Is it native Office? Microsoft's flagship arrives on Apple Silicon, but you'll have to wait for Teams From preview to release Software16 Dec 2020 | 11
Microsoft unveils a Universal version of Office for Apple silicon Seeking something perpetual for Windows on Arm? You can make do with a 32-bit Intel emulation OSes12 Nov 2020 | 39
Office 365 for the iPad will feel a little more desktop-ish now Microsoft has tossed it trackpad, mouse support Which is proof such fripperies are down to the developer, rather than Apple Software27 Oct 2020 | 22
Work life balance? We've heard of it. Pandemic means 9-5 shifts are a thing of the past for many Will the hardest workers want to go back to the offce for a break? Legal16 Oct 2020 | 39
Enjoyed the US Labor Day weekend? Because it's September 2020 and Exchange Server can be pwned via email Don't be so smug, Mac users, you're open to an InDesign project file OSes08 Sep 2020 | 7
My crow soft adds audio transcription to premium Word Online... Only joking. It's pretty good if a bit on the slow side Hands-on And certainly not the best service of its kind out there Software26 Aug 2020 | 15
We spent way too long on this Microsoft, Intel, Adobe, SAP, Red Hat Patch Tuesday article. Just click on it, pretend to read it, apply updates Patch Tuesday Please, thanks, good show, cheers, ta OSes11 Aug 2020 | 17
If you can read this, your Windows 10 2004 PC really is connected to the internet no matter what the OS claims May 2020 build warns of no internet connection when, er, there is OSes20 Jul 2020 | 76
None shall pass: Yet another layer to protect hapless users, employers from dodgy docs added to Microsoft 365 Clicking through Protected View is why we can't have nice things, so here's 'Safe Documents' Security23 Jun 2020 | 6
VMware and Office for Mac need patching, Microsoft can scan your firmware, and Anonymous takes credit for Atlanta police hacks Roundup Plus: Nigeria-based entrepreneur accused of fraud, and more OSes22 Jun 2020 | 7
Russia-linked Gamaredon hacker crew using Microsoft's Visual Basic for Applications to pwn Microsoft's Outlook From targeting Ukraine to random mailboxes: how the mighty have fallen Security11 Jun 2020 | 3
June's Patch Tuesday reveals 23 ways to remotely pwn Windows – and over 100 more bugs that could ruin your day Patch Tuesday Microsoft, Intel, Adobe, SAP emit fixes in security synchronicity OSes09 Jun 2020 | 11
Non-human Microsoft Office users get their own special licences Automated operators can pay up like anyone – or anything – else Software07 May 2020 | 23
Past three months were a rollercoaster for Microsoft: Ad spending down, PCs and gaming flat, cloud climbing amid work-from-home demand COVID-19 had 'minimal net impact' on sales, Windows giant claims SaaS30 Apr 2020 | 1
Sophos XG firewalls hacked, hotfix ready. Texts wreck Apple iThings. Yup, business as usual in infosec world Roundup Plus Office 2016, 2019 patches – and a barn-load of other security bits and bytes Security26 Apr 2020 | 9