Microsoft and the AARP have partnered up to provide information to would-be victims about tech support scams. The typical support scam starts off with a call from somebody claiming to work for Microsoft. They have distressing news: your computer has a virus! If you will follow their steps, they can confirm that this is the correct computer their system is flagging. The next … [Read more...]
US Digital Service releases Web Design Standards
As a collaboration between 18F and the U.S. Digital Service, a set of Web Design Standards has been set forward for government sites to use. Announced with a Medium post, the Standards provide a set of common UI components and visual styles for government websites. It's intended to make it easier for government designers and developers while also providing a consistent, quality … [Read more...]
How to customize the Office 2016 for Windows install
Microsoft Office 2016, released to Volume License customers yesterday, includes the familiar Office Customization Tool. As with previous versions, the tool allows you to customize some Office 2016 settings at the time of install. This might save IT or the users time and helps provide a consistent experience to users. To access the Office Customization Tool, extract your .iso … [Read more...]
Army caps email inboxes to 4GB
The US Army began enforcing size limits on mailboxes with a deadline of today. DoD Enterprise Email (DEE) business accounts are now limited to 4GB by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) while basic users are limited to 512MB. The 512MB quota for basic users went into effect on March 12th while the 4GB quota went into effect today. The size limitations are being … [Read more...]
Microsoft creates Quick Start Guides for Office 2016 on Windows, Mac, and Mobile
Microsoft released Office 2016 (Professional Plus and Standard) to Volume License customers after releasing it to Office 365 subscribers on September 22nd. To help with the transition to the newest version of their productivity suite, Microsoft has provided several Quick Start Guides to explain the interface and new features. There are separate Quick Guides available as PDF … [Read more...]