MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan Copilot for Microsoft 365 is changing plans, prices, and features so often that it’s hard for anyone to keep up. Microsoft has just changed Copilot arrangements for business and enterprise users.  It’s not easy to keep track of what’s available when there are around 80 different products with the Copilot […]

MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan AI isn’t as great as the hype makes out, nor is it useless or bad. I’m going to explain some of the ways in which AI can save you time and effort, including plenty of sample prompts for you to try with free AI services. Some people are skeptical or […]

WINDOWS 11 By Lance Whitney Need to set up your Microsoft 365 or Office files, settings, and customizations on a brand-new computer? Here are the steps I had to take. I recently bought a new Windows laptop to replace my old one. Though I like the boost in speed and power of the new PC, […]

MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan 2025 was a wild ride for Microsoft’s customers. Big changes hit Microsoft 365 plans and Office apps. It might not seem that way, but not all the changes related to Copilot and AI. Early in 2025, Microsoft 365 consumer plans saw their biggest changes since “subscriptions” began (AskWoody, 2025-02-24). Prices […]

Carrie Roberts //       A malicious macro in a Microsoft Word or Excel document is an effective hacking technique. These documents could be delivered in a variety of […]

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Ethan Robish // In my last two posts I showed how to insert tracking bugs in both .docx (Part 1) and .xlsx files (Part 2).  But don’t let all that effort go […]

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Ethan Robish // As promised in my previous post, part 1, this post shows how to place a tracking bug in a native .xlsx file.  Full credit for this method […]

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