Microsoft has acknowledged the outage in a blog post by lead engineer, Rajesh Jha. According to Microsoft the first outage on November 8th was caused by malicious emails flooding its anti-virus engine. The issue yesterday was caused by a combination of hardware failure, increased server load (600,000 user Veteran Affairs contract), and lack of error alerts. Customers responding to the update are unhappy on Microsoft’s lack of communication and service status reporting....

According to Grace D. – Google Employee: The news first announced in the Google Sync + Outlook 2010 Topic – on the Google Help Forum. My guess is they will continue to keep everyone updated on that thread and their blog, as soon as there is full support available for the 64-bit versions. For those of you who have “Gone Google” and are using Google Apps Premier, I’ve still heard nothing in regards to Outlook 2010 support for the official Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook....

First, click the File tab in the Outlook 2013 menu, then select Options. When the Outlook Options screen comes up, click the Signatures button. Click New and give your signature a name. This lets you distinguish it from other signatures you may be using. Now that it has a name, type everything you want your new signature to contain in the box below Edit signature. You can use whatever font you like, in any size....

It definitely looks much nicer than the original console game, even if you had the 4 MB Expansion Pack, which was sold separately at the time. A computer science student Erik Roystan Ross created a remake of the first level of the game while experimenting with the Unity game engine. While playing the first level is a blast, that’s as far as it goes. According to The Verge , Erik says “I currently do not have any plans to develop this any further or to resolve any bugs, unless they’re horrendously game-breaking and horrendously simple to fix....

Once installed, you can simply leverage the “Open In…” feature of iOS to print just about anything. Simply connect the app to any printer and it’s fairly simple from there. Checkout all the features and screenshots below and be sure to download the Printer Pro App during the Apples iTunes Free App of the Week deal! Printer Pro Features / Options Photos Email & eMail AttachmentsContacts Web Pages – Print a web page by simply changing the address bar in Safari from “HTTP” to “PHTTP” and tap Go....

This exploit comes on the heels of the company releasing several patches (69 to be exact) earlier in the week for Flash, Reader, and Acrobat. According to the Adobe Security Bulletin: Help Protect Your Computer from Flash Exploits We all know that Flash is going the way of the dinosaur, and the best way to protect your system is to uninstall Adobe Flash completely. Unfortunately, that option might not be realistic for a lot of users....

Remove Recently Added Apps When you launch the Start menu you will see a “Recently Added” section at the top of the apps list. It displays the names and icons of apps you installed recently. To hide the Recently added section you need to open Windows Settings. You can get there by clicking the Gear icon in the Start menu or use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + I. Once you have Settings open click on Personalization....

Resize Photos in Live Photo Gallery Here I have a folder of some photos I want to prepare for posting on the web. Unlucky for me, their resolution is 6007×3994 (24 MP). Time to resize them. I’ll open the first photo in Photo Gallery and click the Edit, organize or share button on the top left. This will bring me to the folder view in Photo Gallery, from where I can select multiple items....

I’m pretty sure there’s still a market for phones featuring a full QWERTY keyboard, as there are always people who text all the time (I’m sure most teenagers fall into the category, but to be quite honest, I miss a physical keyboard sometimes, too – especially when I have long e-mails to write on the go). Apart from the keyboard, the smartphone, one which Samsung has announced on its blog, has a 3 inch QVGA touchscreen (with a 320 x 240 resolution, GSMArena says) and it has a dedicated key for Samsung’s own ChatON service....

To start out, open mail and create a new email. In the To: field, press and hold the . (period) key to display a list of domains TLD’s. This tip works in Safari as well making it a great time saver! The tip works on several keys on the keyboard as well. For instance, press and hold the A key to be shown special accents for the letter. And here’s a “ (quote) key held down....

What is Zelle, and Who Owns it? Launched in mid-2017, Zelle actually got its start in 2011 as clearXchange. At the time, the service offered payment services through member financial institutions and a website. As clearXchange, the service was owned by Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, and Wells Fargo. Capital One and US Bank eventually joined as partners. In 2016, clearXchange was sold to Early Warning Services. A year later, all clearXchange accounts for person-to-person payment services were rebranded as Zelle....

Customize iPhone Email Alerts To set up custom sounds, go to Settings » Notifications. Now scroll down to in the Notification Center and tap Mail. It will show each email account you have set up on your device. Select the one you want to change the alert on. Next tap on New Mail Sound. From here just select the tone you want for that account. You’ll need to change the alert tone for each account individually....

What is it? Well, if you’re a Tetris fan, Shades is a must have — especially at the price of free. Shades adds a whole dimension to the classic Tetris genre using color. It spins a puzzle with gradients and sound that’s simply mesmerizing and a challenge for all ages. Here’s a quick teaser video from he Dev shop: From the Devleoper – UOVO APS: Feel free to checkout the UOVO APS Site for more info on the game....

What Is It? Either you love or hate classic 8-bit style games. If you’re a Gen X’er, you remember Sonic the Hedgehog. I was more of a Nintendo man myself, so I never had a SEGA Genesis. Unlike Mario, Sonic rolls and jumps through the course picking up rings along the way and unlocking points. SEGA designed Sonic for a traditional game controller, and this app makes a poor approximation of one on screen....

There are a number of reasons why Spotify might stop working properly. To help you, here are nine possible fixes you can try if Spotify keeps stopping on your PC, Mac, or mobile device. 1. Sign Out of All Devices Spotify is meant to work between multiple devices. If you logged into Spotify on too many, though, they could be conflicting. A simple solution is to log out of all devices and start over....

A free app from the Play Store, Stay Focused sets a time limit on using distracting and time-sucking apps like Facebook, Twitter, and every game on your phone. Block Distracting Apps and be More Productive To start, you’ll need to decide which apps you want to set a limit for. On the Stay Focused main menu, tap on the + button and start adding apps. When you’re done adding apps, tap on the cog button on the main menu and configure the “Maximum Time Allowed Per Day” under Block Settings....

Yesterday morning jobs announced that he is taking a medical leave of absence. This news was delivered via a memo to all employees during the national observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day. He will remain active CEO however is #2 and COO Tim Cook will hold the reigns while he’s away. The memo reads as follows: This leave of absence will be Steve Jobs third time he’s taken a medical leave....

This is an option when you first set up your device, but if you don’t remember whether you allowed syncing the Google Calendar in your Android device, here’s how to find out. Open your Calendar app and press on your phone’s Menu key. If you haven’t added a new account yet, go to Settings and tap Add Account on the top right corner. On the list, choose Google account and follow the prompts to set it up....

Today we are going to take a look at what Reddit is, why you should care about using it, how to get started with it, and much more. What is Reddit? Anyone who knows and used Digg back in its heyday will know exactly what Reddit is, as they both share the same underlying structure and purpose. Reddit is essentially a platform that relies on the wisdom of the crowds to decide what content on the Internet is worth sharing and what isn’t....

Expand main menu and open Options. Select Device from options menu. Scroll down and open Application Management. Here you’ll see the complete list of installed applications on your BlackBerry. Find the application you want to uninstall and press the Blackberry button. From the popup menu, select Delete. Select the delete button to confirm. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post....