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The top 10 reasons to switch to the new Microsoft Edge New features provide peace of mind, help you stay in the flow and connect to the information you want The last few weeks have been unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. As a working mom I’m certainly used to having a full schedule, getting pulled in different directions, balancing the needs of my family  with those of my job, and generally feeling stretched. But these last several weeks have taken my everyday reality to a whole new level. And I suspect I’m not alone. I’ve found myself at home jumping from Teams call to Teams call while trying to keep things moving forward at work (recognizing I’m lucky in this regard) while also now homeschooling my kids. It feels like the volume of everything has been turned up significantly. There’s [ more… ]

Working remotely? Check out new Microsoft 365 personal and family subscriptions Now more than ever, as so many work and learn remotely, “it’s never been more important to stay connected and on top of the things that matter,” writes Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president for Modern Life, Search & Devices at Microsoft, on the Microsoft 365 Blog. Microsoft has a powerful set of familiar applications and services used by more than a half billion people that help you create, share, connect and collaborate with your friends and family across the web and on your devices. And now, they’re free. Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Skype, Outlook, OneNote and OneDrive apps enable you to co-author, video chat, organize and come together. On April 21, Office 365 will become Microsoft 365, which builds on the foundation of Office by infusing new AI, rich [ more… ]

Hands-on with the upcoming strategy game Gears Tactics, coming to PC April 28 and now available for pre-order Gears Tactics, the latest chapter in the Gears of War saga, arrives on Windows 10 PC, Steam and with Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta) on April 28. Jeff Rubenstein of the Xbox team got his (well-sanitized) hands on it for a few hours, and gives his full report in a new post on Xbox Wire. We encourage you to read his post, but whether you do or not, you can pre-order Gears Tactics now or play with Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta) before May 4 to receive the Thrashball Cole Character Pack, which includes Augustus Cole as a recruit and the Thrashball Armor Set, complete with rare abilities. Check it out. The post Hands-on with the upcoming strategy game Gears [ more… ]

If you’re working from home, family-focused tech consultant Sarah Kimmel has advice for you Sarah Kimmel at home, fixing a laptop. (Photo by Amy Roskelley) When consultant Sarah Kimmel sees families struggling to organize busy schedules – especially now, when across the world people are juggling work and school while at home – she can tell them to relax; it’s one of many problems she’s particularly well-qualified to solve. Her solution for this common scenario: digitizing appointments, setting up different calendars for each child and color coding them. Then everyone can pull up those calendars on their phones and other devices, so they always know exactly what’s going on with each family member. In these uncommon times, she also recommends parents create additional calendars for children’s new “routines” so they can see when they’re supposed to be doing school work, [ more… ]