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Office 2016 Preview

May04
by on May 4, 2015 at 5:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Downloads

From the Office blog: Office 2016 Public Preview Now Available

Intuitive data connecting and shaping capabilities. With integrated Power Query, use Excel as your personal analysis workspace by connecting to and viewing all the data around you. Take advantage of a broad range of data sources, including tables from websites, corporate data like SAP Business Objects, unstructured sources like Hadoop, and services like Salesforce. After bringing all your data together in one place, quickly shape and combine to fit your unique business needs and get to analysis in seconds

Go here for instructions on how to get the preview.

I use Oracle Virtualbox to install previews. So far, the 2016 preview has been remarkably stable, but I’m not one for taking chances.

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You can now download your Snapchat QR code to customize it

May04
by on May 4, 2015 at 5:15 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Snapchat
Snapchat’s massively popular QR codes are getting even better: you can now download your code so that you can customize it with your own branding. A new site set up by the company allows you to download a ZIP file with a vector version of your Snapcode for customizing. For example, brands might want to add their logo or a tagline so it’s easily identifiable. Snapcodes allow users to add a friend on Snapchat by simply pointing your camera at their tag. The ZIP file contains an SVG and PNG version of your Snapcode along with guidelines on best practices for modifying…

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You can now download your Snapchat QR code to customize it

May04
by on May 4, 2015 at 5:15 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Snapchat
Snapchat’s massively popular QR codes are getting even better: you can now download your code so that you can customize it with your own branding. A new site set up by the company allows you to download a ZIP file with a vector version of your Snapcode for customizing. For example, brands might want to add their logo or a tagline so it’s easily identifiable. Snapcodes allow users to add a friend on Snapchat by simply pointing your camera at their tag. The ZIP file contains an SVG and PNG version of your Snapcode along with guidelines on best practices for modifying…

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Droplr is overhauling its pricing structure and updating its iOS and Mac apps

May04
by on May 4, 2015 at 5:05 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Droplr
Droplr, a service that lets you quickly upload and share files via the cloud, is tweaking its pricing structure to introduce a new free tier, and a more expensive paid-for option. The previous $4.99 per month subscription is going away as of tomorrow, to be replaced by a free tier and an unlimited $9.99 per month option. The free offering, as you could imagine, will limit your use by making sure your shared files expire after one week. If you want to keep them for longer (indefinitely), you’ll need the $9.99 per month option. Paying users also get advanced features…

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Google+ is rolling out Collections, its Pinterest competitor

May04
by on May 4, 2015 at 4:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Google+ Collections
Google+ has already tried to take on Facebook and Twitter, but today its setting its sights on Pinterest with a new Collections feature. Though the new option isn’t live for everyone, Android Police noticed some users have access. Collections basically lets you put all the posts you’re interested in into one place – including photos and videos – then can customize the name and cover photo for each set. And when you click to share a post, you’ll see an option to paste it into an existing or new collection. Of course, you can also follow other users’ collections, or…

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