Sep 4, 2008 | file_sharing, Internet, Microsoft, remote, Vista, web_services, WinXP
Microsoft’s Live Mesh service, now in beta testing, has the most promise of any of the online services. With an easy setup, you can make your files available on multiple computers, you can share files with other people, and you can access your computers...
Aug 25, 2008 | search, Vista
Windows Search 4 is an important upgrade for Windows Vista and Windows XP, enabling lightning-fast searches through your files and email for any word or phrase, anywhere. Here’s more information about Windows Search. It’s possible to do natural language...
Aug 23, 2008 | Microsoft, Office, software, Vista
If you’re sending a student off to college with a new laptop, Microsoft has a pretty good deal. A student with an email address at an educational institution (typically the email addresses end in .EDU) can buy a copy of Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 for $59.95...
Jul 29, 2008 | business, Microsoft, Vista
Microsoft has put up a web site for “The Mojave Experiment,” with film footage of people responding favorably to what they believed was a brand-new secret operating system, then catching their reactions when told they were looking at Vista. It’s...
Jul 28, 2008 | network, Outlook, SBS, search, software, Vista, WinXP
Windows Search 4 was released last month as an upgrade to Windows Search 3.01 (Windows XP) and the built-in search capability in Windows Vista. It is an important upgrade for every Windows user; it will be pushed through the Windows Update system soon. Here’s...