Microsoft Patching Up Windows Phone 7’s Update Process

Updating the operating system for a wide variety of hardware doesn’t always run smoothly. The recent updates for WinPhone7 included one to update the update process.

Posted on: April 4, 2011 9:00 am

What Microsoft’s IE9 Moves Mean For You

Microsoft has repeated – Internet Explorer will not be altered to run on WinXP. The company not only wants people to upgrade their operating system, they want the browser to integrate with non-PC devices.

Posted on: April 4, 2011 9:00 am

8 radical ways to cut data center power costs

First you need electricity to run the servers. Then you need more electricity to run the air conditioning units to keep the servers cool. Or. You could try some of these tips to cut the power needed to keep your data center happy.

Posted on: April 4, 2011 9:00 am

April Fools’ Web pranks

Some sites really get into the spirit of the day. This article provides a list of some of the more interesting pranks being offered today.

Posted on: April 1, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft, Nokia, and RIM’s wasted R&D billions

Technology companies have spent billions on research and development of products that never make it to market. Instead, they’ve made money by buying products developed by other companies.

Posted on: April 1, 2011 9:00 am

Internet Explorer 9 Reaches 3.6 Percent of Windows 7 Users

The upgrade is rolling out at a steady rate but, since it doesn’t run on WinXP, it’s going to miss a fair number of machines.

Posted on: April 1, 2011 9:00 am

Will Office 365 get you fired?

With everything moving to the cloud, are local admins and help desk people in danger of losing their jobs? Office 365 includes large portions of Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync with a guaranteed 99.9 percent uptime.

Posted on: April 1, 2011 9:00 am

Exchange My Mail – Hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

Exchange My Mail announced its hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express solution for small and medium-sized businesses, letting customers sync their email, calendar and contacts between BlackBerry smartphones and desktops, without having to pay for expensive enterprise data plans from their wireless carrier.

Posted on: March 31, 2011 9:00 am

Pre-release Windows 8 code hits PC makers

"Coding milestone 3" is code that still hasn’t really reached beta 1 but, PC makers are getting copies now so they can test it against future hardware.

Posted on: March 31, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft files EU competition complaint vs Google

It may be that Microsoft is beginning to feel the competition. The company has filed a complaint saying that Google thwarts internet search competition, leaving Bing in the dust.

Posted on: March 31, 2011 9:00 am