people will look back on Vista after the Windows 7 release and realize that there were actually a bunch of good things there.... more »

It's been a three year long ride. Windows Vista was released January 2007, and its reception by the press was very negative, which made sure public perception was very negative as well. Sales were slow, people wanted Windows XP, and businesses didn't care about Vista either. Microsoft needed something that would make the world forget about Vista, .. more »

Google releases Maps Mobile for Windows Mobile with new feature: Layers.. more »

This month, MSRT takes on another prevalent rogue family. This one is called Win32/InternetAntivirus and, although it has dabbled with the names General Antivirus and Personal Antivirus*, it is usually easy to recognise by the moniker Internet Antivirus Pro. Win32/InternetAntivirus follows the familiar path of fake online scanner leading to the r.. more »

Body: Hi! I’m Nathan Fish, (Senior Program Manager, amateur photographer, canvas fanatic). Within Office Labs, we’ve been exploring alternate interactions with software that take advantage of the natural human capacity for spatial recognition in order to help users organize their digital belongings in much the same way that they .. more »

Use Bing to instantly translate queries from one language to another with our translation Instant Answer!  Starting today, when you are looking for a translation of a word or phrase, go to Bing.com and kick off an instant translation, powered by Microsoft Translator.  Instant translation is another way that Bing helps you complete tasks faster by pr.. more »

Suggestions for Microsoft Dynamics AX, CRM, CRM Online, GP, NAV, POS, RMS, and SL, and Microsoft Forecaster and FRx... more »

French MVP Olivier Dewit is the author of a new book entitled, “Silverlight versions 2 et 3 – Dveloppez des applications Internet riches”. The book is aimed at .NET Web developers who want to make Rich Internet Applications using Silverlight. Fundamentals are presented in Silverlight 2 and 3 and a chapter is dedicated to the .. more »

Join INETA speaker, MVP Steve Andrews as he recently interviewed Heather Kostes, Emily Freet, and Nicole Moser about their roles at Microsoft, the MVP Program, MVP benefits, becoming an MVP, karaoke, and more. The interview took place at the recent TechEd 2009 North America and is full of interesting insights into the program! You can listen to .. more »

Yup, the new search is on. www.bing.com try it, it’s fast, cool, relevant, keeps the beautiful pictures, and actually you can see the previous ones, Steve Wozniak said “That was the most astounding software demo I've every seen” in the All Things Digital Conference.   And there is a great community corner at w.. more »

                                You've been using Windows 7 for a while now, and we hope you've been enjoying a simpler PC experience. Because you've been a loyal Windows customer, we're offering you the Windows 7 upgrade at a great intr.. more »

Well it is July 13th and a lot of you are in New Orleans for Worldwide Partner Conference.  For those of you like myself that did not make it to New Orleans you need to check out Digital WPC: http://www.digitalwpc.com There are also cool links on the right side for all your favorite Social Networking platforms.     Don’t forget to che.. more »

The leaked Microsoft Office 2010 beta 1 is packed with lots of office goodness and available in both flavor 32-bit as well as 64-bit. THis is available for download on most popular torrent websites... more »

this will be the first version of Office to ship in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions... more »

Microsoft's next big thing is Zune HD when it comes to mobile media, and aims to be a direct competitor to Apple's iPod touch line... more »

Outlook Connector is basically a Outlook Add-in that allows users to access their Windows Live Mail accounts, Gmail & Yahoo in Microsoft Outlook.Here are the download links: http://download.microsoft.com/download/D/F/8/DF8DC3A7-CF01-4F22-B965-DD8CD86411ED/OutlookConnector.exe .. more »

The build number is 14.0.4302.1000 and is the same for both 32 and 64 bit variants. Microsoft might be officially announcing this very same Beta build today at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference along with Office Web applications and Windows 7 RTM... more »

Number of Office editions are minimum. Currently, Office 2007 is available in a mind-boggling eight editions. But in Office 2010, MSFT plans to cut the Ultimate and Enterprise editions as well as the OEM-only Basic edition. Total number of Office editions to five then, two for enterprise customers and three for home and small business users... more »

Office Web Applications, the online companion to Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote applications, allow you to access documents from anywhere. You can even simultaneously share and work on documents with others online. View documents across PCs, mobile phones, and the Web without compromising document fidelity. Create new documents and do basic .. more »

The new build is not a public beta. A public beta of Office 2010 is slated for later this year, as company officials have said previously. The promised July test build, which will be downloadable starting today, is of Office 2010 Professional — one of the five planned Office 2010 SKUs — only... more »