Microsoft: Won’t do tablet OS until it’s distinctive

The iPad is so distinctive that everything else, so far, looks like a knock-off. If Microsoft wants to stand out from the crowd, they are really going to have to work at it both for hardware and software.

Posted on: April 20, 2011 9:00 am

Generation Browser

Generation Browser is designed for tablets and other devices without keyboards. It uses categories, each containing 48 web sites, to make browsing easier. A beta version is available, in four languages, for Windows XP, Vista, or Win7.

Posted on: April 20, 2011 9:00 am

Prepare Your Website for IE 9

Internet Explorer 9 is now being pushed out to Windows users via Windows Update. This article offers some tips to help you make your website more IE9 aware.

Posted on: April 20, 2011 9:00 am

DOJ Limits Microsoft’s Purchase of Novell Patents

The US Department of Justice, apparently concerned about the effect of Microsoft’s plan to purchase hundreds of patents from Novell, is requiring the company to sell the patents back to Attachmate after it merges with Novell.

Posted on: April 20, 2011 9:00 am

SimCrest Launching Print2Excel

Print2Excel allows you to export documents to a Microsoft Excel format. It adds functionality such as printing profiles specific to each document or report, letting you specify how the information appears in Microsoft Excel.

Posted on: April 19, 2011 9:00 am

How prevalent is malware on Windows PCs?

People like to claim that "most" PCs are infected with malware. But. Though the raw numbers may be high, the percentage of machines infected is actually fairly low.

Posted on: April 19, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft prices, lack of help push one firm to Google

At least one firm, tired of the high prices and lack of support from Microsoft, has successfully switched to Google Docs.

Posted on: April 19, 2011 9:00 am

Justices question Microsoft’s vision of patent law

Microsoft is arguing its side of the i4i patent infringement case before the US Supreme Court, claiming that patent law should be changed. i4i was awarded $290 million in damages by a lower court.

Posted on: April 19, 2011 9:00 am

Whitehats pierce giant hole in Microsoft security shield

Back in December Microsoft claimed to have security in place to protect against an FTP vulnerability in IIS. However, if you know what you’re doing, there is still a problem that can be exploited.

Posted on: April 18, 2011 9:00 am

China’s Silent Cyber Takeover?

Huawei Symantec is a Chinese firm with ties to both the Chinese military and the security firm Symantec Corporation. The combination has led some to wonder whether "security software" is being used as a platform for potential cyber attack.

Posted on: April 18, 2011 9:00 am