ITKnowledgeExchange.com is kicking off a drive to help members share their favorite scripting shortcuts, work hacks, and more. All you have to do to win a Nintendo 3DS is share a script. Three Nintendo 3DSs will be awarded. Contest ends October 7, 2011.

Once again Microsoft seems to have changed their minds on Zune. Or maybe they discovered there are more units in the warehouse than they thought. However, Zune HD is back.

The Metro interface doesn’t use a Start menu. According to research done by Microsoft, the Start menu fell out of favor in Win7 and was replaced by pinned apps.

Microsoft defines ‘graymail’ as newsletters, product offers, and updates from social sites. They’re adding a filter to Hotmail to help clean up your inbox.

SoftArtisans has launched their OfficeWriter SharePoint Solutions Gallery. The solutions in the gallery are designed to help you use the reporting functions and can be downloaded for free.

The Metro interface was designed for a phone, but will be the default on a desktop. Some people don’t have a problem with this. Others hate it and want to use something more familiar. Microsoft hasn’t indicated how much they’re willing to change.

It was dead, then it wasn’t. Now, the word is official. Zune HD players will no longer be produced. The current devices will continue to work with Zune services.

Colligo Networks announced their Colligo for SharePoint line is now a suite of eight email and document management applications, with support for PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones, whether connected or offline.

If you own a competitor’s disk imaging product, Laplink Software is offering you a chance to upgrade to their DiskImage for free.

It’s been going on for about a week now, no one at Oxford University can access Hotmail, MSN, Live, or other Microsoft services. So far, Microsoft has failed to explain why.