If you have an "older" computer, or you didn’t buy the "right" version of Windows 7, the new XP Mode won’t work for you.

Many beta packages expire, and stop working, after 60 to 90 days. Microsoft is offering the Release Candidate of Windows 7, starting May 5, with an expiration date of June 1, 2010, a whole year away.

For those tired of hosting processor and memory intensive anti-malware programs locally, Panda is moving to centralize this filtering and updating routine into the Internet cloud. Windows users can download and install a small pop-up dashboard.

Conficker is turning infected machines into spam servers by installing a second virus.

On May 6 in Mississauga, Ontario at the Microsoft Canada Head Office – MSEmploy Canada is sponsoring a career fair to connect job candidates with expanding IT companies.

Microsoft prefers to keep your machine updated, whether you’re interested or not. In that vein, it seems Internet Explorer 8 has been made a "critical update" for WinXP machines. This short item provides several links to related articles, including instructions to prevent/delay the update.

Well, we’re definitely not ACT experts here at OutlookPower, but we can get you started on some good, general, problem solving techniques.

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omNovia Technologies, Inc. announced its web conference platform is compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 enabling presenters and attendees to use omNovia Web Conference without the need for any upgrades.

Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office 2007 is being touted as a performance enhancer, with speed increases of up to 35%. Other changes include improved charting in Excel.

Randall C. Kennedy, of Infoworld.com, thinks creating a VM for WinXP isn’t one of Microsoft’s brighter ideas. He feels their App-V would have been a better solution.