In 2002 Microsoft defined its Trustworthy Computing Initiative. Now, with a few adjustments, they’re applying the same approach to security in the cloud.

If your applications run under Vista, they’ll probably run on Win7 just fine. But. If your applications were tuned for WinXP, be prepared to pay for help from Microsoft.

Exchange Server 2007 SP2 has been released and Messageware’s Outlook Web Access (OWA) is ready to work with it. Now Microsoft and Messageware customers using Linked Mailboxes will be able to deploy and use all of Messageware’s features.

It looks like Microsoft started with a bad photo and managed to make it worse with some clumsy editing.

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) has started pushing Internet Explorer 8 to corporate users of Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008. Even if updates are set to "Auto-Approve" the update will not automatically install itself.

The Free Software Foundation (FSF), which views free software as a moral right, says Windows 7 commits seven sins against users, including invasion of privacy and threats to user security.

Newer netbooks may still be tiny in size, though they’ve increased considerably in power. But, if you buy one, Microsoft demands the manufacturer install the un-impressive Windows 7 Starter Edition.

If your laptop currently runs WinXP, and gets maybe 6 hours of battery life, and you upgrade to Windows 7, your battery life could drop by 2.5 hours.

Millions of PCs around the world are infected with malware without the user’s knowledge. This article gives some tips on keeping your PC clean, including the use of BotHunter, free software from the Cyber-Threat Analytics project.

While Windows 7 is much better than Vista, it isn’t perfect. This article covers three items in the OS that Microsoft could have done so much better.