New article: How to make sure you don’t send stupid emails while under the influence

This new feature of Gmail is so cool — and yet so disturbing — that we just had to spotlight it.

Read this OutlookPower article.

Posted on: February 7, 2011 9:00 am

Office Web Apps go global … sorta

Microsoft has released Office Web Apps, their cloud-based version of the desktop suite, to more than 150 countries. While some improvements have been made, the desktop version may still be preferable.

Posted on: February 7, 2011 9:00 am

Hard drive sounds

Hard drives – those fast-spinning disks that hold all your files – make some interesting sounds just before they self-destruct and eat all your data. This page provides a list of hard drives, by vendor, and clips of those frightening sounds.

Posted on: February 7, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft takes second shot at fixing Outlook 2007 bugs

Back in December Microsoft released a fix for a problem with Outlook 2007. But the update caused problems and was pulled. Then it was re-issued in January. There were still problems, so they’re going to try again tomorrow.

Posted on: February 7, 2011 9:00 am

Tech conference bloopers: 7 stories of snafus and slipups

Trade shows are great fun. Most of the time. This article relates seven embarrassing episodes of tech-show-gone-wrong.

Posted on: February 7, 2011 9:00 am

ViewsfromtheCube.com Offers New Look at Working World

This website gives you a chance to rate your workplace, your boss, or yourself anonymously. You can use the site to help look for a job or just to see what others think of your company.

Posted on: February 4, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft to patch 22 bugs, 3 zero-days next week

This month Patch Tuesday falls on the 8th. With it come a dozen patches addressing 22 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, Visio, and Internet Information Server.

Posted on: February 4, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft Adds Phony E-Mail to Your Hotmail Account

If you have a Hotmail account, Microsoft will now let you create up to 15 aliases. The aliases can be used to differentiate between business and personal mail, or advertising notices and mail.

Posted on: February 4, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft fixes cookie security bug in Windows Azure

The software development kit for Windows Azure has a bug that can expose cookie information. Microsoft has published an update for SDK 1.3 to fix the problem.

Posted on: February 4, 2011 9:00 am

Next generation banking malware emerges after Zeus

This new piece of malware looks to be a combination of Zeus and SpyEye and will be trying to access your bank account soon. The program has been designed to defeat banking-specific security software.

Posted on: February 3, 2011 9:00 am