Author Archives: Michael Linenberger

Oct 17, 2013 Quick note. I just upgraded my old Surface RT to Windows 8.1, and, as promised, it automatically installed a complete working desktop version of Outlook 2013. If you earlier installed a beta of 8.1, you got that … Continue reading →

October 17, 2013 At the end of Lesson 9 of the brand new edition of my new MYN-Outlook book, I now include a set of flow charts that summarize the entire MYN-Outlook workflow. If you are learning MYN, this is … Continue reading →

October 16, 2013 It surprises me the number of people I encounter who don’t realize there is a difference between the pens used on higher-end Windows and Android tablets and those used on, say, the older iPads. The key is … Continue reading →

October 16, 2013 In my August post, I recommended you wait till “Fall” on a laptop purchase. It’s now looking like very late Fall (November, December) is the magic time to wait for. At least that’s what Intel chief executive … Continue reading →

October 12, 2013 Starting at about the same price as the upcoming (Oct 22) new Surface 2 (which cannot run all Windows desktop software), is the new Dell Venue 11 (which CAN run all Windows desktop software). This Bay Trail Atom … Continue reading →

October 7, 2013 The print version of the new 4th edition of the Outlook book is now shipping. For example Amazon has plenty in stock. But the e-book version is delayed for perhaps 3 to 4 weeks. Reason: we are … Continue reading →

Sept 17,2013 Continuing in my series of posts about Haswell-based Windows laptops, Dell recently announced a few Windows 8 laptops in it’s Inspiron line that run Haswell. These are regular laptops, not tablet hybrids. Recall that Haswell in theory provides … Continue reading →

Sept 13, 2013 Last month I said you should wait until fall to buy a Windows 8 laptop because that’s when the Haswell processor laptops will be released, with up to 50% better battery life. Well, a few companies have … Continue reading →

Sept 12, 2013 I’ve talked here and elsewhere about the potential importance of the upcoming new Atom Bay Trail processor tablets, reportedly offering laptop speeds on iPad-sized Windows 8 tablets, with all-day battery life. Well, Paul Thurrott has a good … Continue reading →

September 12, 2013 Many of my newsletter readers have not yet started using the MYN system. Here are three steps to get going with this very powerful to-do list and e-mail management system: