You may want to think this one through and talk to Microsoft support before starting anything. If you do it yourself, there’s a real risk you will lose e-mail for several days because part of the switch has to be performed on Microsoft’s servers.

This article gives ten reasons why WinPhone7 isn’t popular and won’t drag itself out of the hole with Mango. The operating system doesn’t seem to have generated a lot of interest anywhere and Charlie Kindel’s departure probably won’t help.

Cloud computing is susceptible to that other kind of cloud, the ones that bring us electrical storms. A well-placed lightning strike knocked both the Amazon and Microsoft data centers in Dublin offline. The companies are working to restore service.

At the Black Hat Conference, Google researcher Tavis Ormandy explained how anti-virus software works and why it is vulnerable to attack.

Microsoft has been working with mobile operating systems, as embedded systems, for some time. This experience, plus very deep pockets, may help the company succeed in the mobile marketplace.

McAfee has created a tool called Shady Rat Checket to let you check your IP addresses against those found on the Shady Rat server. If your IP address is verified as "infected" it indicates your network has been compromised.

Putting a hard drive in the freezer may not be the first fix that comes to mind, but it might work wonders if your drive is overheating. This article also includes some tips on dealing with wet devices.

August 9 is Patch Tuesday. This month Microsoft is releasing 13 updates to fix 22 vulnerabilities.

The User Account Control (UAC) debuted with Vista to many complaints and people got in the habit of turning it off. Now malware is turning off the UAC in Win7 so it can install what it wants.

The .NET Gadgeteer is designed to make it easier for you to control home-built electronic devices. A starter kit is available from GHI Electronics for about $250.