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 […]

TRAVELING TECH By Peter Deegan A good translation app on your phone is useful for travel abroad — and also locally in our diverse, globalized world. Both Apple and Google offer free translation apps that handle typed text, spoken conversations, and even live camera translation of signs, menus, and food labels. I rarely need a […]

MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan Microsoft recently extended the Windows 10 ESU plan until October 2027. What you might not realize is that neither Microsoft 365 updates nor Office updates are part of the ESU offering. Office 2021 support ends in mere months. Microsoft’s original plan was to offer the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates […]

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 […]