It’s way to early to tell what will be in the final version of Windows 8, but the current test build apparently includes some references to a "Windows Store".

The new API mapping tool that lets developers port their iOS apps to WP7 may soon be expanded to include a similar feature for Android apps.

With Halcyon Software Inc.’s graphical user interface (GUI) tool, Enterprise Console v8.7, you can manage your systems, including IBM i, AIX, Windows and Linux, from a single console. With their free app, you can even get alerts on your iPhone.

Belkasoft has released Belkasoft Evidence Center 2.0 to help security and forensic specialists collect digital evidence from PCs, including Internet chat logs, Web browsing history and email communications.

Microsoft’s new API (application programming interface) mapping tool is being described as a translation dictionary. Something to help developers port their applications from iOS to WP7.

If you have a lot of entries in your Exchange Schedule calendar, Microsoft’s PowerPivot can show you where you spend all your time. The app can be downloaded for free.

At one point Microsoft was on more than 90 percent of the world’s computers. Then it dropped. Windows 7 deployments have brought Microsoft’s share of the market back up to 78.6 percent according to Gartner.

If you have a home or small business network you might want to consider some of these tools to help you manage your environment. This slide show includes information on network scanners, bandwidth monitors, and more.

Not only are people not rushing out to buy WinPhone 7 devices, it seems that developers are losing interest in creating apps for the platform. Without a strong app market, users will be less interested in the devices.

Microsoft has done a lot of advertising about going "to the cloud" recently. In testing early versions of Windows 8, people have found "Roaming Options" which appears to send your desktop setting to the cloud to be pulled down on a different machine.