Must Read. I liked this part At that point Windows was no longer considered the company’s star project, as it had become a bit of an embarrassment. Even internally there were doubts among some in the company that Windows would ever ship. Also, because Ballmer had already burned though four product managers to try to [...]

The Alt+Tab key is one of the most frequently used Windows shortcuts. Particularly high usage ensues in Windows due to it’s lack of Spaces (ala Mac OS X) and Workspaces like Linux (Ubuntu) where you can categorize your windows into different desktop workspaces. And if you are like me and you have many windows open [...]

Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, is expected to announce the availability of Windows 7 Beta 1 to pre-approved testers in his Consumer Electronics Show keynote address on January 7. Technorati Tags: Windows,Windows 7,Steve Ballmer,CES 2009,Consumer Electronics Show

As reported on the technology site, techarp.com, Microsoft has issued a draft of the Windows 7 Technical Guarantee Program to their OEM partners on December 10. Also per the report, the Redmond-based software major has given its OEM partners exactly one month to provide their feedback before Microsoft finalizes the program details. Techarp has managed [...]

According to a report in ars technica, Microsoft has plans to offer POP3 access to all users of Windows Live Hotmail. As of September 2008, Windows Live Hotmail Plus — subscribers pay $19.95 a year — users have had the option of using POP3 (pop3.live.com on port 995) from any device with an e-mail application. [...]

Cygnus, a small Indiana company, has sued the Big Three of Tech — Microsoft, Apple, and Google — claiming that it holds the patent on a common file preview feature used by browsers and operating systems to show users small snapshots of the files before they are opened. Cygnus’s owner and president, Gregory Swartz, developed [...]

Scott Wylie, a NZ Director of Developer & Platform Strategy, is one of the many testing the pre-beta releases of Windows 7. In his blog, Scott Wylie gives his opinion of the pre-beta release, which post was subsequently removed for obvious reasons. But a Google Cache of the post can be accessed and here’s what [...]

Microsoft has decided to extend XP’s availability until the end of May 2009, according to CRN, in a move designed to support system builders. At this point in time, system builders can still get Windows XP licenses for new machines and will continue to be able to do so until January 31, 2009.

There are rumors that the much taunted Windows Vista is gonna get second service pack on April 2009 for the manufacturing guys… yeah that's not us. At least not now. Should be with us in a month or so once it reaches the manufacturers. This information comes from TechARP, the guys who released the Vista [...]

Windows 7 features reviewed. Faster boot times, better UI et al.. that’s what Microsoft says