Microsoft has posted a Release Candidate version for Silverlight 4 aimed at internet plug-in technology. This page includes a link to download the software.

The attack that compromised Google’s servers was sophisticated. So sophisticated that consumer anti-virus products still can’t block it successfully.

For Windows and MAC users, and a fee, MyCuredComputer.com offers to clear your computer of Koobface and a number of other viruses.

European users are being offered a choice of 12 browsers under Windows 7. These include the big ones, like Opera, Internet Explorer, and Firefox, and some that you may never have heard of, like Flock and GreenBrowser. This article offers a review of these seven, lesser-known, browsers.

While Microsoft has announced a May 12 ship date for SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010, that may not mean much to enterprises stuck with budgeted refresh cycles. Even desirable new features may not speed implementation. This site may require registration.

If the English language text in the Add/Remove Programs tools on your PC is suddenly displaying in Chinese, it’s because of a bug in the patches released last week. Microsoft is offering a workaround until the patch can be patched.

Two readers weighed in with their own experiences — and both suggested changing things back to black.

Read this OutlookPower article.

Some ISPs are resisting the Federal government’s inquiries into broadband speed and coverage so the FCC has set up an on-line test site to gather information. This article includes a link to the test site.

If you’re going to be in Austin, TX this weekend at the SXSW Festival, Microsoft is giving away up to 4,000 Tags. The person who gets the most people to snap a photo of the barcode on their Tag will will $5,000.

Hacking used to be for amateurs. Now, the ZeuS botnet code is at version 1.3.4.x and the "base package" sells for about $3,000. If you want to take complete control of compromised PCs, you need to buy an additional module.