Since its release Microsoft has already sold 4 million copies of Windows 8. Windows 8, which was released on Friday last week, is Microsoft’s newest addition to the Windows family.Windows 8 is designed to offer a more touch screen friendly design while retaining usability for those who will still be using today’s standard mouse and…
Many people have been using the Apple iPad for years and love it. Microsoft has never really had their hand in the tablet market until this October. That’s right its almost here, Microsoft’s Surface tablet which is designed to be a crossover device to Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system will be available beginning on…
Microsoft has been on the forefront for stopping malware even though you may not realize it. The company is constantly addressing newly developed exploits that target weaknesses within its operating system. Another avenue Microsoft has taken to preventing malicious software is there popular “Microsoft Security Essentials” antivirus software.Aside from the actual software, Microsoft also pursues…
Microsoft has finally made their own social network. It advertises itself to students, but can be used by anyone. They call it So.cl and it is really easy to sign up for. All you need is a Facebook account or a Windows Live account. You can create you So.cl page with either of those credentials,…
Exciting news huh? Well, unfortunately for those of you tuning in from a Windows XP machine, no, Microsoft did not extend XP’s support any further. XP is set to die in August of 2014; this means that Microsoft will no longer give updates to the already out dated operating system. What they did extend was…
With Windows 8 releasing a developers version several weeks ago people are already beginning to form conclusions to the success and usefulness of this new operating system. Many users complain that the new GUI is not user friendly stating that it looks like a big mess of icons with little to no organization at all.Many…
Are you eager to try out the newest installment of Windows? Well now you can try out a preview of Windows 8. Microsoft has released a “Developers Preview” of their new OS to help developers create new apps, and updating current applications. With over 500,000 downloads since yesterday’s release, it looks like a lot of…
Since Windows XP’s Release it has been and still is currently the most used operating system. Surveys are beginning to show that XP’s hold on that market share is slipping. Windows XP was at its highest usage ever roughly one year ago peaking out at about 62% of the operating system market share. Since then…
If you don’t know what Skype is that’s quite surprising considering is has become very popular worldwide and even has commercials that advertise their services. For those of you that do not know, Skype, is an application that allows phone calls, instant messaging, and even live video chat via their software with users around the…
Software giant Microsoft has released the Beta version of the all new Internet Explorer 9. IE9 has really set some impressive benchmarks with the new browser working with the language of the future HTML5. Speed and performance seems to be one of their primary focuses, as now the browser utilizes the power of your computer’s…
Hackers have managed to crack an Intel-developed encryption code that is currently used by a number of industry heavyweights to secure HD video content and devices. In order for someone to use this information to unlock anything that would have to implement it into silicon-make a computer chip.
Most of us have experienced grazing the touchpad on our laptop as we are typing up a long story, then looking up at your screen and realize that the cursor has jumped around several times. Yes it is very frustrating and there is a easy fix for it. Touchfreeze is a free open-source utility that…