ISSUE 23.19 • 2026-05-11 MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan Outlook email rules are undergoing a major — and mostly unheralded — change. They’re going online. If the mailbox is stored online in a Microsoft-hosted service such as Outlook.com or Microsoft 365, then Outlook rules will run only in the cloud, not locally on your PC. […]

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 Windows users often ask me about switching to a Mac and, most recently, the new and economical Mac Neo. For most everyday users, it’s a good alternative. Mac Neo is Apple’s most affordable laptop. It’s not a powerhouse, but it handles Microsoft Office well, plays very well with iPhones, and […]

MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan With the end of Microsoft Publisher getting ever closer, let’s look at which features will disappear. Some have rough equivalents in Word, but others will go MIA. Publisher and Word might seem similar because they can both make paper documents, but their underlying bases are quite different. It’s about content […]

MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan Word has many features, but telepathy isn’t one of them! There are regular bleats on social media from folks who think a photo can be dropped into a page in a document, dragged around a bit, and Word magically knows where and how you want it — even if the […]

ISSUE 23.05 • 2026-02-02 MICROSOFT By Peter Deegan BitLocker puts a powerful shield around your drives, but the only thing standing between you and permanent data loss is the recovery key. Lose it, and your files are gone — with no second chance. It’s critical to know exactly how these recovery keys function, who else […]

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 […]

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 […]

ONEDRIVE By Peter Deegan You can now pay Microsoft for more than a terabyte of storage — or be clever and get extra OneDrive for nix. It was inevitable that Microsoft would start charging for extra OneDrive space beyond the single terabyte that comes with most Microsoft 365 plans. The company has been loading up […]

MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan If you ever want to make someone feel special, maybe for an achievement, a milestone, or for fun, creating a certificate is a great way to do it. Microsoft Word and PowerPoint make it easy and fun to design certificates that look professional but are unique. In this guide, I’ll […]

MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan Australia has raised concerns about potentially illegal Microsoft 365 sales tactics. What’s the impact on Microsoft 365 Personal and Family customers worldwide? The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC, or “A Triple C” to its friends), a well-respected government agency, has filed a complaint in Federal Court claiming that Microsoft […]