Usually when it comes to the unsubstantiated, but perhaps reliable rumor mill, Apple products lead the charge. Not today however, there is a pile of juicy Microsoft tips just for you. According to Wzor.net, a source that has been partially […]
Microsoft’s Yammer-like OfficeTalk may become a real product
When the first rumors of OfficeTalk broke to the surface in March of 2010, we never expected the product to make it out of the idea stage. Sure, Microsoft let a few favored customers play with the Yammer-esque software, but […]
The TNW Microsoft Week: HTML5, homebrew, and Ballmer’s Facebook math
It is Friday all over again, and that means that we here at TNWmicrosoft are going to walk you through the biggest stories from the last seven days. For our weekly question, we would love to know if you would […]
Microsoft Advisory Tackles Unpatched IE Vulnerability
Microsoft has issued an advisory for an unpatched vulnerability affecting all versions of Internet Explorer on all platforms. The vulnerability could allow a malicious Web page to trigger a denial of service or remote code execution in the context of […]
Verizon Selling Microsoft Kin ONEm, TWOm as Feature Phones
Microsoft’s Kin phones are back from the dead – sort of. Verizon announced Thursday that it is now offering the Kin ONEm and the Kin TWOm, but the devices are now features phones, not smartphones. “They provide an option for […]
How to Create a Word 2007 Table of Contents II
When your Word documents approach novel—or even novella—length, it may be time to give readers a table of contents. By default, Word assumes you want to use the “Heading” styles for your TOC entries: Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3, […]
How to Create a Word 2007 Table of Contents
When your Word documents approach novel—or even novella—length, it may be time to give readers a table of contents. Sometimes the ideas for my Solutions pieces come from readers; other times they’re the result of problems I’ve encountered and managed […]
The History of Windows (Part II)
March 1992 OS/2 2.0 begins shipping. It offers good DOS/Windows 3.x support but is burdened by the complicated Object-Oriented Workplace Shell and by resource requirements that are heavy for the time. OS/2 still lacks widespread driver and third-party software support, […]
The History of Windows ( Part I)
Microsoft built a software empire on the back of its Windows operating system. Here’s how we got to Windows 98—and where the Microsoft OS is going. October 1981 PC-DOS 1.0 ships with the new IBM PC. Microsoft ships MS-DOS shortly […]
Microsoft Office 365: Sample Pricing
Microsoft came to PCMag.com’s offices to demo Microsoft Office 365 in advance of a beta rollout that will widen beyond Microsoft’s partners on November 19. In addition to showing off what looked to be a robust beta of Microsoft’s answer […]