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October 8, 2013

Excel 2013 video tutorials app gives you fast answers directly from your worksheet

These are the same free Excel 2013 video training courses that you can already watch online, except now you can watch them without leaving your worksheet. They cover a wide range of topics, from creating your first worksheet to working with PivotTables.

October 8, 2013

No end to the ways teachers are using Skype to make learning more interesting

How many ways are there to use Skype in a classroom? Probably as many as the teachers who use it. For a sampling, check out the stories reported in the latest Skype Social Good blog post.

October 8, 2013

Trust and transparency remain important to cloud customers – and Microsoft

Adrienne Hall, general manager of Microsoft Trustworthy Computing, outlines Microsoft investments in three areas that contribute to trust, transparency and compliance: the development of secure cloud offerings; datacenter security; and incident response – communication to customers if and when the unexpected occurs.

October 8, 2013

Developers: Make sure your Windows 8.1 apps target the correct version of WinJS

Windows 8.1 release is Oct. 18 and savvy developers are busy getting their app code ready for the big day. However, as the Windows App Builder Blog points out, if you’re building apps using HTML and JavaScript, you’ll want to make sure your Windows 8.1 apps are targeting the correct version of WinJS 2.0.

October 8, 2013

Twitter update on Windows Phone not just skin deep: Quicker access to tweets that matter to you

A new Twitter update on Tuesday adds more options for your backdrop, so you can choose between a dark or light theme. But the changes are more than just skin deep. You can now select your favorite Twitter accounts and receive notifications when they tweet. You can also pin keyword searches to your home screen for quick access to tweets on a topic.

October 8, 2013

Touchdown! CoachGlass and Xbox One help ‘Madden NFL 25’ deliver the ultimate football experience

As Lippman says in this interview, CoachGlass makes “Madden NFL 25” a more realistic football experience by providing the user with authentic information as the game unfolds. This is the same type of information that NFL coaches and coordinators use to understand their opponent and adjust their gameplan.

October 8, 2013

You ain’t seen the best in touch browsing until you’ve seen this demo of IE11 in action

This video is a great place to start to see the new touch features in action and how they’re changing people’s minds about Internet Explorer. Then illuminating screenshots fill out the story.

October 8, 2013

Staff App Pick: Preggie Pals

Preggie Pals is an awesome community and podcast for a busy mom-to-be, and it’s available now for listening ease on both Windows 8 and Windows Phone. The app gives you quick on-the-go access to pregnancy information & education.

October 8, 2013

FIFA 14: New ball physics and the power of Xbox One combine to deliver more realistic play than ever

Check out the Xbox Wire exclusive interview with Santiago Jaramillo, producer of “FIFA 14,” for hints of what’s coming.

October 8, 2013

Q&A with Massive: Making the Big Apple come alive in ‘Tom Clancy’s The Division’ on Xbox One

At gamescom, the Xbox team announced with partners at Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft that “Tom Clancy’s The Division” will launch with exclusive content on Xbox One. More details are now being shared about one of the most hotly anticipated titles of 2014.