This article continues our series exploring Windows 8 and SkyDrive. Read the previous article here. Apple iCloud Contacts As always, Microsoft and Apple do not see eye to eye, so despite the simplicity of linking & syncing with other accounts, your iCloud account will be ever so slightly trickier... It is not possible to synchronise … Continue reading Sync your Apple Contacts with Outlook.com
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This article continues our series exploring Windows 8 and SkyDrive. Read more here. In this article we will detail how to sync your Calendars from various different accounts to your SkyDrive Calendar (Outlook.com). Google Calendar Facebook Events Apple iCal on iCloud Removing Synchronisation Google Calendar Launch Calendar from the Google home page (ribbon at the … Continue reading Sync your Calendars with Outlook.com
...from Outlook 2010/2013 to Outlook.com This article details how to transfer your Contacts and Calendars from your desktop to the Cloud, and is part of our series exploring Windows 8. Read the previous article here. If you already use Outlook on your desktop you will need to transfer your Contacts and Calendar from your local … Continue reading Transfer Contacts & Calendars…
This article continues our series exploring Windows 8 and SkyDrive. Read the previous article here. In this article we will detail how to sync your Contacts from various different accounts to your SkyDrive People (Outlook.com). Skype & Messenger Networking & Social Media --> Apple iCloud Contacts Removing Synchronisation Skype & Messenger Skype and Messenger Contacts can … Continue reading Sync your Contacts with Outlook.com
This article continues our series exploring Windows 8 and SkyDrive. Read the previous articles here. SkyDrive is the Microsoft equivalent of iCloud or Google; Outlook.com is the revamped version of Hotmail: it is the online version of Outlook on your desktop comprising Mail, Contacts (People) and Calendars. SkyDrive, including Outlook.com, is an integral part of Windows 8 -- you … Continue reading SkyDrive & Outlook.com: an overview
This article is a slight detour on our exploration of Windows 8 and SkyDrive. Read more here. Traditionally, data synchronisation took place on a closed network, where the master database would live on your laptop (music/calendar/contacts) or on a server (business databases), the clients would communicate with the master and the magic IT fairy dust … Continue reading Synchronisation: the benefits
This article is the second in our series exploring Windows 8 and SkyDrive, read the first article here. Windows 8 and Office 2013 are very much geared up to online data storage: you will need a Microsoft account (Hotmail or Outlook.com) to register your copy of Windows 8. With this account you get your own … Continue reading Get the best out of Windows 8
Whilst setting up a new laptop recently we were fortunate enough to play with Windows 8 and Office 2013, and an interesting game it was... In creating an operating system that caters for both tablets and laptops, Microsoft might be accused of creating a multi-layered platform with a bit of this & a bit of … Continue reading Windows 8: any good?