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July 24, 2014
OneNote for Amazon Kindle Fire and Fire phone is now available

OneNote is now available at the Amazon Appstore for Android, delivering on Microsoft’s promise to bring OneNote to every device that matters to you. If you have a Kindle Fire or a Fire phone, you can use OneNote to capture or access thoughts, ideas and to-dos while on the go, writes the Office Blogs team in a post.

July 24, 2014
Tips for taking better photos of your pets

One piece of advice is getting down to your pet’s eye level, as you can see from the photo above. As the blog explains, “Shooting your pet from above is rarely flattering. Instead, crouch down and get eye to eye with it. Your pet will love that you’re so close and may be more animated as a result. In addition, focus on the animal’s eyes.”

July 24, 2014
Follow these steps to start backing up your database to the cloud with SQL Server Backup

Thinking about backing up your SQL Server database to the cloud? There are compelling reasons to do, writes the SQL Server Team in a blog post. “Not only will you have an offsite copy of your data for business continuity and disaster recovery purposes,” but you can also save on capital expenditures by using Microsoft Azure for cost-effective storage.

July 24, 2014
Brad Smith tells WSJ why he opposes government demands for personal data

In a video interview with the Wall Street Journal’s Dennis Berman, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith spoke about why consumer data needs to be protected from government surveillance. “We feel that one of our business necessities is to ensure that the sense of customer trust is protected,” Smith said. “So it has put us in a position where we’re standing up. We’re trying to think these issues through, and then speak out about the need for rules.”