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How To Use Your Touchscreen To Draw Anywhere On Your Desktop; Free App Will Make You A Better Presenter

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 I just could not get a colleague to understand what I meant yesterday when I asked him to center horizontally two elements on a Web page.   He’s a really smart guy, but his mind’s eye just could not picture the concept.   I had sent him the picture below illustrating how the two Web page elements should be positioned horizontally centered, but he just did not get.   So we did a screen sharing session to literally “get on the same page.”   It was during that session -- the very first time I used Epic Pen -- that I saw the power o

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Microsoft Temporarily Pulls Windows RT 8.1 Update

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If you are searching for the Windows 8.1 update for your Surface RT tablet you won’t find it.  On Friday, October 18, Microsoft pulled the Windows RT 8.1 update from its Windows Store.  This response from Microsoft came after users reported trouble updating their tablets. 

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Windows 8.1 Now Available; Should You Upgrade?

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Windows 8.1 is avaialble. Should you upgrade?

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Google Outdoes Microsoft Office By Making Quickoffice For Android And iOS Free To All; Edit Microsoft Office Documents For Free Using This Mobile Platform

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Google today said Quickoffice, will be free for everyone. That means Android and iOS users can edit Microsoft Office documents, spreadsheets, and presentations and not pay a penny. In contrast, Microsoft Office requires a license.   

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The Microsoft Partnership With Chipmaker Intel Has Been Breached By Google's Chrome Operating System

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New Chromebooks announced this week signal Intel's willingness to broaden its horizons and work with companies like Google, at the expense of its long-standing Windows partnership with Microsoft.  For advisors, it means that Microsoft's hold on your office's desktop applcations will erode in the years ahead.  

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