Next Generation Firewalls: It’s all about tuples

By Michael KassnerNovember 28, 2011, 11:23 AM PST Takeaway: Next-generation firewalls have been around for several years, but garnered little interest. That’s changing as first-generation firewalls aren’t keeping up. IT professionals responsible for… Read More →

Free Windows utilities you should download right now

Everyone who works on a Windows computer has his or her favorite system utilities. But, there are a handful of must-have tools that no Windows user or IT support pro should be without.… Read More →

Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 billion; creates new business division

The rumors were right. Microsoft announced on May 10 that it bought Skype, an Internet communications vendor, for $8.5 billion. Instead of trying to mash Skype into an existing Microsoft business division, the… Read More →

Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack Released

With the retail availability of Office 2010 just a couple of days ago Microsoft has released the official and final filter pack which has been updated to include the new file formats in… Read More →

Office 2013 details surface on the web

Hot on the heels of the official worldwide release of Office 2010 yesterday, details have surfaced on the next version of the award winning suite – Office 15, or its likely name, Office… Read More →

Microsoft’s Office Web Apps go Live

Anyone keeping up with Microsoft Office news in the past year knows about Office Web Apps. With Office 2010, Microsoft has promised the world a free version of its world dominating office productivity… Read More →

Microsoft Download Manager for Windows

The Microsoft Download Manager enables you to download files from the Internet in a more reliable and faster way than using a browser alone. Using the Download Manager makes it easier to download… Read More →

Free eBook : Career Ideas from Microsoft

Microsoft is offering a free ebook: Own Your Future: Update Your Skills with Resources and Career Ideas from Microsoft, by Katherine Murray. The ebook contains eight chapters and an appendix describing how you… Read More →

Ballmer: Microsoft Will Beat Google Eventually

Microsoft CEO is realistic but optimistic about the competition. During an interview yesterday morning, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talked about his thoughts on Twitter, Yahoo! and Google. Ballmer shared a lot of interesting… Read More →

Microsoft Wants Internet Tax to Keep PCs Clean

Healthcare reform for PCs. While speaking at the RSA security conference in San Francisco, Microsoft Corporate Vice President for Trustworthy Computing Scott Charney told attendees that the technology industry needs to change in… Read More →

Microsoft Help: How to Install, Reinstall, Upgrade or Uninstall Windows

Install, reinstall, upgrade or uninstall Windows – a new Microsoft Windows webpage providing information for when you need to Install, Reinstall, Upgrade, or Uninstall Microsoft’s Windows. (Thanks Chris) INSTALL WINDOWS:  If you’re installing… Read More →