MICROSOFT BILLING & ONECARE

Microsoft has a centralized billing system for many of its online services. If you’re using Windows Live OneCare, you can view the status of your subscription at http://billing.microsoft.com/. Log in with your Windows Live ID – the e-mail address and...

MICROSOFT ONENOTE 2007

Microsoft OneNote 2007 is the best program you’ve never heard of.Let me give you a little history, then tell you about OneNote 2007.Microsoft Outlook has a rudimentary “notes” feature for jotting little bits of information on scraps that visually...

R.I.P. MICROSOFT DIGITAL IMAGE

Microsoft has quietly discontinued its Digital Image software. Here’s the announcement – apparently it appeared a few weeks ago.I’m sad but not surprised. For years Digital Image Pro has been the easiest program to use for editing images and creating...

WHICH VISTA VERSION?

Many people should buy the Business edition of Windows Vista, even for home computers. Here’s Microsoft’s chart comparing the features of the various versions of Windows Vista, and here’s another one with a few more details. No one should buy Vista...

WINDOWS LIVE MAIL

Windows Live Mail has been released in nearly final form for Windows XP and Vista. It’s an important step forward but only if you’re able to keep Microsoft’s e-mail programs straight.These programs run on your computer:Microsoft Outlook –...

MICROSOFT MALWARE PROTECTION CENTER

Microsoft continues to make progress with its security software.A preview is available of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center, a long overdue web site to gather information about viruses and adware/spyware, as well as information about the definitions and status...