Microsoft Office arrives on Chromebooks via Google Play Store

 Microsoft Office is now available for Google Chromebook users through the Google Play Store – a notable addition, given the two companies offer competing products in terms of office productivity software. Neither Google nor Microsoft are making a formal announcement about the Office applications’ arrival on Chromebooks. But we understand the Office Android apps will only be free… Read More

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The people we work with aren’t just in the next cubicle over anymore. Sometimes they’re not even in the same state or country. Which means collaboration is essential.

So what tools do the pros rely on? If you’re asking Dollar Shave Club, Squarespace, AirBnB, Nike, TED, Pixar, and others, the answer is Droplr. It’s a favorite in workplaces that rely on remote staff, and for good reason. It makes communication and feedback easy: The screen recording and screen capture tool lets you capture anything you want to share, mark it up, and send it over to anyone. That goes for videos, too, meaning you can walk anyone through the steps of what you’re doing — no writing out long instructions and no tedious back-and-forth. Read more…

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Microsoft rolls out LinkedIn integrations in Outlook.com

 Microsoft’s $26.2 billion acquisition of business networking site LinkedIn is starting to pay off – at least in terms of product integrations that make sense. The company today announced that LinkedIn integration within Outlook.com is now going live, allowing email users to view insights, profile pictures, work history and more from within their inbox. The addition of LinkedIn… Read More

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