A new tool from VDIworks, called Protocol Inspector, allows administrators to scan large networks for systems that allow remote connections and what protocols they run.

If you need to record Windows sessions, Stepok Image Lab. has introduced Screen Anytime 4.0 which features a built-in HTTP server that allows recording Windows sessions 24/7 or monitoring computer activity in real time.

A faulty anti-virus update from BitDefender caused 64-bit Windows machines to stop working. The update falsely identified any "working" files as infected with a Trojan. BitDefender has issued a fix.

In its bid to draw users away from Google, Microsoft will more closely link Bing to popular web services making them easier to find.

The Pushdo spam botnet has infiltrated the audio captchas on Microsoft’s Live.com. The infected audio captcha allows the botnet to send spam using "whitelisted" e-mail addresses.

In Outlook, folders help you store information and then find it easily. Most of us have done a pretty good job with the storing part, but finding it quickly can still be a challenge.

Read this OutlookPower article.

Windows 7 has a virtualization mode but… it requires Hardware Assisted Virtualization (HAV)) support, which Intel disabled on many of its lower-priced chips. Now Microsoft has an update that allows you to run virtualization without HAV.

And the winner is… not Internet Explorer. Since Microsoft was required to offer alternate browsers through a randomized ballot, Opera has seen a large increase in downloads.

Computer hardware may be ahead of the capabilities of operating systems to use the new features. Most current operating systems don’t fully utilize the power of multicore processors.

There are the big cloud players, like Amazon and Google, then there’s Microsoft’s Azure. It was late to the party, so where does it fit in the crowd? This site may require registration to read the full article.