New Microsoft Security Essentials Public Beta Begins
Microsoft have begun issuing invitations to testers who expressed an interest in the next generation version of their Security Essentials, free anti-virus product. In the invitation email the company say... The Beta […]
New SkyDrive Features Launch from Microsoft
Microsoft have today announced that new features are rolling out to users of its SkyDrive service. There's no wait for the new features either as they're going to start rolling out immediately. […]
Microsoft Security Essentials Beta Program Sign Up
Update: It is interesting to note that you can still sign up for pre-releases of Microsoft Security Essentials on Microsoft's Download Center. This version is no longer limited to a certain number […]
How to get your Microsoft Office Files to Open after Office 2010 Trial Expires in Windows 7
It is good that Microsoft offers a 60 day trial of Office 2010, but once it expires and you try to open Word or Excel Files, you will get an error message […]
Microsoft Translator Bookmarklet
While Google Translate is probably the most popular online translation service, there are others that may be less popular but are often equally good when it comes to translating contents into other […]
HTC Titan Windows Phone Review
I've used a lot of Windows Phone handsets since the platform was first released a year ago so you can imagine that I was a little sceptical about the new HTC Titan because […]
Microsoft Readies Task Manager For Large Scale Computer Systems
When you look at the performance view of Windows Task Manager on your desktop PC you probably see between two or eight logical processors listed in the interface. On large scale computer […]
Skype Developer Tools Extended, Opens Skype App Directory
Skype is a voice over IP software that millions of computer users use every day to communicate with each other. The Skype protocol or functionality up until now has not been made […]
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 Released
Microsoft yesterday has released Service Pack 3 for their Microsoft Office 2007 suite. The update applies to both Office 2007 as we as Microsoft Office Project, Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer, Microsoft Office […]
Does a Hidden Office 365 Clause Prevent Spam or Hamper Business?
Spam is a thorny issue, but Ed Bott has written today about a little known clause in the contracts for Microsoft Office 365 customers that could give them serious cause for concern. […]
Skype Update Removes Google Product Bundling
With Skype now being a Microsoft Division it was clear that some things had to change. There is still a lot of speculating going on in this regard. The Skype development team […]
Skype Acquisition Closed, Now Part Of Microsoft
Microsoft yesterday announced that the company closed the acquisition of Skype which is now an official part of Microsoft Corp. The acquisition, which cost Microsoft $8.5 billion US Dollars was originally announced […]
Find Out Your Microsoft's Product Support Lifecycle
One of the aspects of buying a specific product online or offline is to consider that product's support lifecycle. The support lifecycle in plain terms refers to the time the developer or […]
Microsoft Launches Browser Security Website
Microsoft have launched a new website aimed at helping people identify how secure their web browser really is. www.YourBrowserMatters.org will tell visitors in a simple score from 0 to 4 just how […]
Bing Daily Deals Launched In 12 US Cities
While some experts say that daily deals sites are already fading away again others say that their boom will continue in the next years. Microsoft with its Bing search engine certainly thinks […]
Microsoft drops to 3rd Place biggest Tech company, behind IBM
It's not been a good year for Microsoft when it comes to their overall standing in the technology business space. A couple of months ago Apple overtook the company as the number […]
"Save Sam" and win some Great Tech Prizes from Microsoft
Microsoft UK are running a new Windows 7 competition with some really great prizes through their TechNet newsletter between now and the middle of December. The competition is intended to bolster Windows […]
Bing Adds HTML5 Video Support To Homepage
The Bing homepage and the Google homepage have several things in common. They both embed a search form prominently on the page. The page itself has been designed to be almost distraction […]
Bing Now Suggests Top Actions For Some Searches
Bing just like Google may display sitelinks or authority links underneath the first search result for a certain query. Google recently gave those sitelinks more room which I criticized for being to […]
Windows 8: What I Think Microsoft Is Missing
You have probably read a good dozen or even more Windows 8 related articles in the past week. With the release of the developer preview came a huge increase in articles and […]
Should you Install the Windows 8 Developer Preview?
I've been using the Windows 8 Developer Preview now for a few days on three different machines, a desktop, a laptop and a tablet, to get a good overall view of how […]
Bing Gets Adaptive (Personalized) Search
A recent search engine trend is to personalize the user experience. You can best see this on Google Search, where you not only see personalized search results based on previous searches and […]
What I Do Not Like About Windows 8
In 5 Things I Love About Windows 8 I listed five features of Microsoft's upcoming operating system that I really like. If you read that article you may have noticed that those […]
Windows 8 unveiled with a focus on Metro
Windows chief Steven Sinofsky unveiled Windows 8, well some of it anyway, to the world today and put most of the focus on touch and the new Metro interface that we've seen […]
How will Microsoft Market Windows 8 tomorrow?
Tomorrow (Tuesday 13th September 2011) sees the official unveiling of Windows 8 from Microsoft at their BUILD conference in Anaheim, California. The keynote address, which goes out at 9am PT | 5pm […]
Microsoft Mouse Without Borders, Control Multiple PCs With One Mouse
Have you ever worked with two or even more computers at the same workplace? Maybe by using a desktop computer and a laptop at the same time. If you did, you had […]
Overcoming Office 2010 Starter Purchase Problems
Most new PCs these days will come preinstalled with Microsoft's relatively new Office 2010 Starter. This is the replacement for the frankly awful Microsoft Works and gives people a much better upgrade […]
Xbox Live user tries to sue Microsoft for $500 billion
I just love stories like this and it is the silly season after all so here's a story to make you chuckle for the end of the weekend. A man known as […]
Microsoft Release OneNote for iPhone (Free for a Limited Time)
Microsoft have now released their popular note-taking app, OneNote for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch. The program, which is part of their Office suite is popular with people wanting to make notes […]
Microsoft answer new Live log-in criticisms
Last month Microsoft changed the default log-in experience on their Live services, which include Hotmail. The change meant doing away with the tile you could click (that was also more finger-friendly) and […]
Microsoft introduces us to the Gmail man
It's very common for the major technology companies to release video adverts for their products that deride or poke fun at the competition, probably the best example of these are Apple's excellent parodies […]
Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer Gets Office 365 Support
Microsoft's Remote Connectivity Analyzer is a tool for system administrators to verify that the Internet connectivity of specific Microsoft services is setup and configured properly. The online tool has been initially released […]
Install Add-Ins to Office 2007 and Adapt Custom Functions
The Microsoft Office Suite is indispensable software for so many users. The ability to innovate custom functions in Office 2007 by installation of free add-ins is a practical advantage to anyone using […]
Microsoft 'Connected Devices' Rumours Update
At last week's Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft detailed it's ongoing strategy to bring a connectedness to all the different types of devices in its product ranges. This makes sense to a certain […]
Windows XP support ends in 999 days
The day is finally within sight when Windows XP and the dreaded Internet Explorer 6 will finally be out of support. This means that there will be no further patches or updates […]
Microsoft Outlook Connector Update Breaks Hotmail Calendar Synchronisation
If you use Microsoft's Outlook Connector software to synchronise Microsoft Outlook on your PC with your Hotmail or GMail account, then you might want to read this. It's become apparent that the […]
Microsoft Receives Heavy Criticism For Changing Windows Live's Login Procedure
When you look at various sign in and log in forms on sites and services like Google Mail, Facebook, Yahoo Mail or Hotmail you will notice that they all look different despite […]
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 Released
Microsoft today has released the Office 2010 Service Pack 1 which combines improvements, new features and previously released updates in a single update pack. The update is available for free if downloaded […]
More Mango Features Emerge
As we get closer to the official release of the first major update for Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, more details of features are emerging, and some of them are looking extremely useful […]
What will Office 365 Mean for Microsoft, Google and Us?
Next Tuesday Microsoft officially launches its Office 365 product. This product, which was expected for several years before any official announcement came, is the company's new subscription service for business. In short […]
