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If you’ve been using Microsoft Office Live Small Business Suite it’s time to move on. PCWorld reported this week that even as the small business suite was being shut down users were still asking plenty of questions in discussion forums about use and setup, implying that they haven’t realized the service would be ending. Small businesses use the suite primarily for email and web hosting and after midnight on Tuesday, those websites can be taken down. Information that is lost will still be available after filling out a form and Microsoft offered help migrating to Microsoft 365. However websites with custom design features have been having technical difficulties during the migration and users don’t seem thrilled with the change. Although Microsoft 365 has more features, it’s also more expensive than the original Small Business Suite although the first six months are free for users who made the transition. Microsoft says that they’re making the switch because small business owners were asking for a more comprehensive product. The new features may be worth the price and inconvenience of making the transition and so we look forward to hearing from users after everyone has settled into the new system. As we come to rely more and more on technological services like this one, there are plenty of cases where changes to design and technology could affect our daily routine. I don’t know about you, but every time Facebook makes a design change it seems that there is uproar among my Facebook friends. There are a lot of examples and very little to do about something that I can’t quite call a problem or flaw. If this really is an improvement, then it’s great. As much as it may throw off my rhythm every time technology changes, I think I’d better get used to it. So while still keeping an eye out for gradual price hikes and marketing tricks, I’ll try to take things as they come. Which may be easier said than done.
As a consumer’s forum, this blog often discusses and compares the products on the market today. We’ve gone into detail about innovative gadgets and brand new consumer technologies. We very rarely discuss services. However, these two areas need to go hand in hand. As technologies and products develop, new services also crop up. The New York Times reported on an interesting example this week. Related Companies is the developer for MiMA, a new rental development in Manhattan where combination jacks are installed in all of the apartments. They also installed wireless distributed antenna systems throughout the building to make sure that cell phones get reception on every floor. But that was just the beginning. Once the technological systems were in place, the next logical step was to provide additional service to help manage them. The development now has a technological concierge who can supervise installations and wiring for new residents and help to set up home theaters and gaming systems. The concierge’s team can also help residents who want to integrate remote controls and mobile devices with other technologies in their apartments and have even helped to install parental controls. As informed consumers, we spend a lot of time making sure we have the best possible products. We research, test and get recommendations. Often though, we forget that sometimes it will come down to the people behind the products. Depending on the item, researching the user support available may end up being just as important as looking into the specs and features that come with our technology. I’ll take it one step further. Even for our gadgets, community is important. If you’re getting a smartphone primarily to socialize on-the-go, then getting a smartphone that doesn’t support your friends favorite social platforms may not be a good idea, even if it’s a better phone. It may be worth picking your video game console based on what other family members and friends have bought, so that you can share games. We tend to think of technology as a way to cut out human interaction and automate our lives. But in the long run, I think we’ll still need each other as much as ever.
