▶ Microsoft announces Office for iPad, extending productivity to all iOS devices | PCWorld

▶ Microsoft announces Office for iPad, extending productivity to all iOS devices | PCWorld: "Microsoft officially announced Microsoft Office for iPad on Thursday, pushing Microsoft’s office suite onto the most popular tablet in the market.

[Read our review: It gives iWork a run for its money.]

A touch-based version of Office is also in the works for Windows, Julia White, a senior Office executive for Microsoft, confirmed."



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How to Troubleshoot Problems in Windows 8.1

How to Troubleshoot Problems in Windows 8.1: "Today’s article is a quick tip on how to troubleshoot problems in Windows 8.1, which you will most definitely run into using Microsoft’s shiny new OS. However, most problems don’t require booting into safe mode or following a 10 step guide to fixing WiFi problems."



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▶ Recover files from a dead PC | PCWorld

▶ Recover files from a dead PC | PCWorld: "Freeflowing89 has "a ton of music and documents on an HP laptop" that's not "even close to starting up." Fixing or replacing the computer is one thing, but in the meantime, Freeflowing needs to get those files back.

The easiest, fastest, and cheapest way to recover files from a dead PC doesn't require any access to the computer. You simply restore the files from your most recent backup.

Unless, of course, you don't have a recent backup. And I'm guessing you don't. People with up-to-date backups don't ask me this sort of question."



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▶ How to quickly convert old Google Drive Sheets to the new format for offline editing | PCWorld

▶ How to quickly convert old Google Drive Sheets to the new format for offline editing | PCWorld: "Good news, productivity fans! The new version of Google Sheets, featuring full offline editing when you use the Google Chrome browser, is now rolling out to all users.

Bad news, productivity fans! The long-awaited offline editing will only work with spreadsheets created with the new version of Sheets. That means any older spreadsheets you have in Drive—which is probably most of them—won't work in offline mode. That's no good."



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How to Use Visual Hierarchy to Create Clear and Easy-to-Read Web Pages

How to Use Visual Hierarchy to Create Clear and Easy-to-Read Web Pages: "Imagine you’ve entered a cave.

Your eyes slowly adjust to your surroundings and begin to make out the shapes and forms around you.

You see three doorways: they’re equal in size, and all the same distance from where you stand. How do you choose where to go first?"



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50 Best Free iPhone Apps for 2014 | PCMag.com

50 Best Free iPhone Apps for 2014 | PCMag.com: "f "free" is the magic word when it comes to apps, this list of the 50 best free iPhone apps should steer you toward some new discoveries. The 50 apps that made the cut for this list have shown outstanding performance, or have been well received by a wide variety of users, and are free. And "free" means free. No gimmicks, no "membership required." Free. Period."



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