PATCH WATCH By Susan Bradley Do you want large or small bug counts? Microsoft released the September updates with 12 Azure vulnerabilities, 22 developer-tool vulnerabilities, 9 Exchange server vulnerabilities, 111 Office vulnerabilities, 16 SharePoint server vulnerabilities, 10 Skype for business vulnerabilities, 62 SQL vulnerabilities, 9 “other” vulnerabilities, and — last but not least — 723 […]

MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan Microsoft is finally fixing a mess of its own making by merging two Copilot apps into one. Less obvious are other changes happening at the same time: reducing Microsoft’s costs and nudging more people toward paid AI services. Just so you’re not caught unawares, let’s go through the Copilot app […]

ISSUE 23.34.1 • 2026-08-25 By Susan Bradley I am lowering the MS-DEFCON level, but only to 3. August updates have proven themselves to be less than clean. Generally speaking, none of the issues is widespread. They depend upon whether you have specific hardware or are using specific software. And some problems have been reported only […]

PATCH WATCH By Susan Bradley Microsoft is setting expectations, or is it? The August updates begin the gradual rollout of the first of many promised changes to Windows 11. This would seem to be a matter of setting expectations, but if you don’t know precisely when the changes and improvements are coming, how can you […]

ISSUE 23.26 • 2026-06-29 MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan Give AI a chance to help you with any Excel or spreadsheet app. AI can greatly speed up your time spent working on a workbook — rom explaining functions and improving formulas to making a full sheet from your description. Any version of Excel, including perpetual […]