There’s a new web site just for Windows Vista users: Microsoft Answers (beta). On this site, designed as sort of a cross between a Q&A answers service and an online tech support forum, you can get your computer questions answered or you can share your own knowledge with the community. To use…

360voice is an online community for Xbox 360 fans and gamers. It lets you create a blog that highlights your gaming history, activity, and achievements. But it’s no ordinary blog! Instead of having you type out the information you want displayed, 360voice takes the data from your Xbox Live…

Did you hear the big news? At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Microsoft announced that Facebook and Twitter are being integrated into the Bing search engine. Through partnerships with the social networks, Microsoft now has access to Twitter’s “firehose” of real-time data and will soon be…

If you’re a regular Twitter user, you’ve probably seen a lot of “twibbons.” These Twitter avatar overlays let you put a small icon, often in the shape of a ribbon, overtop your profile image. These can be used to support a particular cause – for example, something political in nature – but have…

The BMW blog (not the official company blog) has just posted a about BMW’s introduction of Microsoft Surface as a product configuration tool. An application running on the multi-touch table top computer installed at dealerships will let customers configure their car by touching the screen to…

Want to easily add Tweetmeme’s re-tweet button to your blog post? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you have to go check out Tweetmeme.com, a site that tracks the hottest links on Twitter. One of Tweetmeme’s features is a button which website and blog publishers can add to their posts to…

I few weeks ago this happened to one of you, I know the frustration that this may have caused when you initially saw it. Either the server files where corrupted or the vhd was lost on a power lost, what happened now you are on a panic state. You need to recover one of your primary site in your…

At this year's DEMO Conference, I ended up at a lunch table with a couple of people from Microsoft's Emerging Business Team, a division of the company which helps startups develop a relationship with Microsoft. Now I had always known that Microsoft worked with startups, but I didn't know what…

Only a few months ago, Microsoft released the Technical Preview of Windows Search 4.0, a new standalone search tool for Windows XP, Vista, and Server 2003. Now, the final version of Windows Search has arrived. It this version, there have been several improvements, including support for indexing…

Today, the Microsoft Store is participating in the unofficial retail holiday known as “Black Friday” via their online store. In a special promotion, revealed here on the Store’s website, a number of computer and electronic deals are being featured. Whether you’re looking for a laptop, an Xbox, or…