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Microsoft’s App Troubleshooter Finds and Fixes Problems with Windows 8

Windows: If you’re having problems with a Windows 8 Store app and nothing is working, Microsoft offers a few troubleshooting tips, as well as a utility that can automatically find and fix app problems for you—even ones you’re not aware of. More »

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German City Says OpenOffice Shortcomings Are Forcing It Back To Microsoft

The city of Freiburg, Germany adopted OpenOffice back in 2007, mostly replacing the Microsoft Office software it had been using previously. Now, an anonymous reader tips news that the city council is preparing to abandon OpenOffice and switch back. “‘In the specific case of the use of OpenOffice, the hopes and expectations of the year 2007 are not fulfilled,’ the council wrote, adding that continuing use OpenOffice will lead to performance impairments and aggravation and frustration on the part of employees and external parties. ‘Therefore, a new Microsoft Office license is essential for effective operations,’ they wrote. … ‘The divergence of the development community (LibreOffice on one hand Apache Office on the other) is crippling for the development for OpenOffice,’ the council wrote, adding that the development of Microsoft Office is far more stable. Looking at the options, a one-product strategy with Microsoft Office 2010 is the only viable one, according to the council.” The council was also disappointed that more municipalities haven’t adopted OpenOffice in the meantime. Open source groups and developers criticized the move and encouraged the council to consider at least moving to a more up-to-date version of the office software suite. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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SkyDrive gains selective syncing and right-click sharing on the desktop, searching on mobile (video)

Microsoft’s SkyDrive is now one of the centerpieces of the company’s desktop and mobile platforms, but its relative newness has denied us some of the fine-grained control we’ve taken for granted from services like Dropbox . The cloud storage service just resolved two of those common power user gripes in one fell swoop through an update to the desktop client. To start, it’s at last possible to limit SkyDrive syncing on Macs and Windows PCs just to specific folders — that poor tablet won’t reach its breaking point when someone creates a 5GB home video on the family desktop. Windows users alone see the second update, which integrates SkyDrive with right-click contextual menus for much faster sharing. Mobile customers aren’t left out with the refresh, either. Both Android and Windows Phone 8 SkyDrive users get a long-due file search as well as the option to shrink photos when they go online. Updates for the four update platforms are available at the source link, although they should push out on their own over the next two days for those who aren’t in a hurry. Continue reading SkyDrive gains selective syncing and right-click sharing on the desktop, searching on mobile (video) Filed under: Cellphones , Internet , Software , Microsoft SkyDrive gains selective syncing and right-click sharing on the desktop, searching on mobile (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink   Inside SkyDrive  |  SkyDrive  |  Email this  |  Comments

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XBMC 12.0 Frodo Beta Brings Live TV, PVR Support, and More to Your Media Center

Windows/Mac/Linux/Others: XBMC is still our favorite customizable media center software around, and today you can download the beta of version 12.0 which adds live TV, PVR support, better AirPlay, and lots more to your home theater PC. More »

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