Daily Archives: November 7, 2022

• Only Microsoft could make getting to one OneNote this confusing

  Posted on November 7, 2022 at 02:45 CST by Mary Branscombe • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 19.45 • 2022-11-07

  ONENOTE

  

  By Mary Branscombe

  OneNote for Windows 10 isn’t gone yet — but things are getting simpler.

  Well, maybe a little.

  As I’ve explained before, the OneNote app that came with Windows 10 will be going away; it’s getting replaced by an updated version of the desktop OneNote program. Microsoft recently took the next step toward that end by removing the OneNote for Windows 10 app from the Microsoft Store and replacing it with the desktop app, now called simply “OneNote.”

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.45.0, 2022-11-07).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

  OneNote Microsoft Store, Newsletters, OneNote, OneNote for Windows 10

• Why is Bing worse than Google for finding Windows info?

  Posted on November 7, 2022 at 02:44 CST by B. Livingston • Comment in the Forums

  PUBLIC DEFENDER

  

  By Brian Livingston

  Microsoft’s Bing search engine has a small but growing market share — chipping away at Google’s 90% dominance worldwide — but the Redmond software giant’s Web crawler can be surprisingly weak in showing you helpful Windows information from technology websites other than Microsoft.com.

  There are thousands of blogs and newsletters that post every possible factoid about Windows, from the fluffiest corporate press releases to obscure technical features you’ve never dreamed of.

  So what might explain the inadequacy of Redmond’s favorite search engine to deliver the Windows info users need to know?

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.45.0, 2022-11-07).

  Public Defender Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google, Newsletters, Public Defender, search engines

• How to safely migrate to a Microsoft 365 mailbox

  Posted on November 7, 2022 at 02:43 CST by Peter Deegan • Comment in the Forums

  MICROSOFT 365

  

  By Peter Deegan

  There’s an official way to migrate mailboxes to Microsoft 365 mailboxes (including Outlook.com) — but there’s a better, more prudent method I’ll explain in this article.

  Most of Microsoft’s advice is for medium and large organizations, but there’s a more direct option for smaller orgs, families, or individuals — and it also leaves you with an offline backup.

  I’ll focus on moving a free Gmail account to Outlook.com. You can use a very similar process to move small numbers of paid Google Workspace accounts to Microsoft 365 Business, or to migrate any mailbox, such as ISP-based email.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.45.0, 2022-11-07).

  Microsoft 365 Gmail, Microsoft 365, Newsletters, outlook, Outlook.com

• Apple’s non-event fall event

  Posted on November 7, 2022 at 02:42 CST by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

  APPLE NEWS

  

  By Will Fastie

  The company went into stealth mode.

  On October 18, Apple announced some new products. This fall announcement, coming as it does just before the Christmas season, is usually one of Apple’s Hollywood productions. Not this time. The announcements were so stealthy that I didn’t realize anything had happened until two days later.

  I wasn’t the only one. Other commentators expressed surprise over the handling of these announcements. I can only conclude that these new products were not as dramatically exciting as others, although I found at least one of them notable.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.45.0, 2022-11-07).

  Apple Apple News, iPad Pro, Newsletters, Video editing

• Dealing with incremental updates, aka “dribbles”

  Posted on November 7, 2022 at 02:41 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  PATCH WATCH

  

  By Susan Bradley

  Last year, Microsoft announced that Windows was moving to an annual release schedule rather than the twice-a-year release cadence.

  The impression at that time was that Microsoft would be settling into a nice, boring release schedule with only one disruption per year. But the reality so far has been the exact opposite. Even with the Insider testing program, the timing is such that you can’t really test things until they get to the general public.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.45.0, 2022-11-07).

  Patch Watch Hardware drivers, Newsletters, OpenSSL, Patch Lady Posts, Patch Watch, Windows Update