This product has undergone a number of name changes over the years, as is par for the course at Microsoft. Early versions of this were known as “MSN Desktop Search” and, somewhat later, “Windows ...

With the introduction of the new Canary channel, the changes to the Windows Insider Program were no doubt confusing to some casual users who had not yet encountered the necessity of creating or ...

One of the hazards that Microsoft groups face when they launch their products is competition for attention from other Microsoft groups with bigger marketing budgets. Think about the poor Windows ...

The demo gods shone on Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer this morning as he showed off Windows 7 to the Today Show’s Matt Lauer. The demo went with nary a hitch, even though he didn’t really “demo” any ...

Resist the change!

Back in the 1990s, Windows power users often availed themselves of a set of small, free software tools from Microsoft collectively known as “PowerToys.” (Read about their history at Wikipedia.) ...