Poor computers. They have to put up with our screaming at them when they eat our files or quit working as a deadline nears. But, hey, sometimes it isn’t the hardware, it’s the software we’re yelling at.

Novell Inc. filed suit against Microsoft in 2004. The jury is now deliberating a verdict. The case relates to Microsoft’s exclusion of WordPerfect support in Win95.

Sometime early next year your PC will have the browser upgraded, automatically, by Microsoft. You will probably not be notified but, apparently, you can back out of the update or roll back to an earlier version.

Tier 3 is using EMC VMware’s open source code as a cloud alternative for Microsoft .Net applications. Tier 3 has open-sourced Iron Foundry, making it available from GitHub under the Apache 2 license.

This page includes a 4-minute video by the Tech Boss (Karl Susman) on the first rule of Trouble-shooting PCs.

Starting next month, Microsoft will automatically upgrade your system to the latest version of Internet Explorer compatible with your system. The updates will be pushed out to WinXP, Vista, and Win7.

This article cites three reasons why people may not have upgraded their system to a newer version of Internet Explorer. Microsoft’s push to get people upgraded may cause problems for some.

Many investors have been unhappy with Steve Ballmer’s efforts as CEO of Microsoft. But Bill Gates has said he won’t return to Microsoft.

Many companies have to comply with certain regulatory requirements for maintaining electronic documents. Microsoft is bowing to such pressures in the U.S. and Europe by increasing safeguards on data kept on Microsoft’s servers in Office 365.

The cloud has moved to personal devices. There are Dropbox, Apple’s iCloud, and Microsoft’s SkyDrive. Now Microsoft is even offering SkyDrive for iOS for those who use both Apple and Microsoft devices.