Office 2010 'Release Candidate' Surfaces
By Stuart J. Johnston | Applications Article Published February 03, 2010
But will this be the only RC test for Office 2010? Plus: Some industry observers suspect that the productivity suite may ship earlier than expected.
Tags: Windows, Microsoft, Office 2010, Release Candidate, release candidate (RC)

Using Windows 7 in iPad? Citrix Says Yes
By David Needle | Mobile/Wireless Article Published February 01, 2010
Citrix is the first to claim it will enable the iPad to run Windows 7. IT managers will be able to control who can access the Windows 7 desktop or even specific applications.
Tags: iPhone, Windows, Windows 7, iphone apps, iPad

Windows 7 Cutting Into XP
By Stuart J. Johnston | Applications Article Published January 22, 2010
How soon before Windows 7 kills off XP's dominant market share?
Tags: Windows, Microsoft, XP, Windows 7, desktop PC

Microsoft OKs Partners to Rent Out Software
By Stuart J. Johnston | Applications Article Published January 12, 2010
But there are a few "gotchas" for potential licensees.
Tags: Windows, software, Office, Microsoft, software licensing

SSDs on Windows 7 are About to Get Much Faster
By Andy Patrizio | Data Storage Article Published December 31, 2009
Firmware update will add considerable speed to SSD performance. What will it do?
Tags: Windows, Storage, SSD

Microsoft Takes Kia Motors for a Ride
By Stuart J. Johnston | Applications Article Published December 31, 2009
Redmond and the Korean car maker plan to announce UVO at CES.
Tags: Windows, Microsoft, embedded, KIA

Microsoft Offers exFat Licensing to Third Parties
By Stuart J. Johnston | Applications Article Published December 11, 2009
In an effort to expand its presence in the large memory capacity flash device market, Microsoft's has begun licensing its Extended File Allocation Table (exFat) technology to third parties.
Tags: Microsoft, Windows, software, Memory, exFAT

Fixes to Windows 7 Upgrade Problems
By Stuart J. Johnston | Applications Article Published December 10, 2009
Tech support firm iYogi offers a list of instructions on how to handle Windows 7 upgrade problems.
Tags: Vista, Windows, Microsoft, Windows 7, registry

Is Your Data Center Just Plain Ugly?
By Kenneth Hess | Data Storage Article Published December 09, 2009
Oh, maybe the cables are all neat and the fans are blowing, but your beloved data center may still be far from pretty.
Tags: Windows, server, data center, data center management, operating system

Securing Windows Autorun/AutoPlay: Good Method vs. Bad Method
By Michael Horowitz | Security Article Published November 18, 2009
Many Windows users don't know that there are two different approaches to disabling autorun/autoplay -- a dangerous lack of knowledge.
Tags: Microsoft, Windows, malware, registry

Microsoft to Launch Azure Cloud in Early 2010
By Reuters | Networks Article Published November 18, 2009
The software giant's all-encompassing cloud computing initiative will be a free service for its first month.
Tags: Google, Microsoft, services, Windows, cloud computing

Windows HPC Server 2008 Goes Beta
By Stuart J. Johnston | Applications Article Published November 17, 2009
Microsoft has moved Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 -- the server tuned for HPC settings -- into beta testing.
Tags: Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office, supercomputer

Hacker Claims First Windows 7 'Zero Day'
By Stuart J. Johnston | Security Article Published November 13, 2009
A hacker who discovered a problem in the Windows 7 RC has published proof-of-concept code to cause crashes in the current release.
Tags: Microsoft, Windows, e-Mail, Windows 7, bug

It's Free: Microsoft's Ad-Supported Office 2010
By Stuart J. Johnston | Applications Article Published November 13, 2009
Volunteers will start testing a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft's flagship Office 2010 software.
Tags: Microsoft, Windows, software, partner, Microsoft Office

PC Sales Goosed by Window 7
By Andy Patrizio | Applications Article Published November 06, 2009
PC sales are up by a respectable 49% in the wake of Windows 7's release.
Tags: Vista, Windows, software, Windows 7, predictions

Free, Comprehensive Windows Patch Notification: Secunia
By Michael Horowitz | Features Article Published November 02, 2009
Microsoft issues patches for its own software, but Windows apps from other vendors remain a problem. Secunia offers a free online software inspector for patch notification.
Tags: Microsoft, Mozilla, Windows, patch, bug

Microsoft Nixes Win 7 'Full Upgrade' Hack
By Stuart J. Johnston | Applications Article Published October 30, 2009
Though it's possible to install the Windows 7 Upgrade package on a PC that doesn't already have a qualifying version of Windows installed, it's not allowed.
Tags: Microsoft, Vista, Windows, e-Mail, partner

Developers Get Windows 7 Dressing for Vista Apps
Applications Article Published October 28, 2009
Developers can now write apps for Windows 7 that preserve the Windows 7 look and feel when on Windows Vista.
Tags: Microsoft, services, Vista, Windows, utilities

Chip Vendors Leave '08 Wreck Behind
By Andy Patrizio | Data Storage Article Published October 28, 2009
Chip makers are expected to see an increase in year-over-year sales in Q4.
Tags: AMD, Intel, Windows, consumer

Share Files Over the Web with Weezo
Networks Article Published October 23, 2009
Weezo helps you host your files, media, and services over the Internet or on your local network.
Tags: Microsoft, Facebook, services, Windows, virtual