Windows and Office

Archive: 04-2012

• Poll: Is a Barnes & Noble Windows 8 e-reader in your near future?

  Microsoft and Barnes & Noble are making a joint effort to be part of your next e-reader decision. Are you ready for that?

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | April 30, 2012, 11:12 AM PDT

• Review: Universal Extractor

  If you need a single tool to extract every imaginable archive out there, Universal Extractor has it covered.

  Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | April 27, 2012, 10:32 AM PDT

• Use Windows 7 mastered optical disc format for backwards compatibility

  Greg Shultz shows you how to find and use the Master optical disc format in Windows 7 to make discs readable by legacy systems.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | April 26, 2012, 11:37 AM PDT

• Fired Microsoft employee is mad but at the wrong things

  Lashing out at your former employer is not really helping the situation, whether that employer is Microsoft or not.

  Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | April 25, 2012, 11:53 AM PDT

• Take advantage of limited time SkyDrive loyalty offer from Microsoft

  Get a free SkyDrive upgrade to 25GB just by clicking the right link, but don’t wait too long.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | April 24, 2012, 8:31 AM PDT

• Poll Results: Microsoft is one of the world's most ethical companies

  TechRepublic member poll reaffirms that Microsoft is, indeed, one of the world’s most ethical companies.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | April 23, 2012, 8:27 AM PDT

• Review: Firefox's unofficial 64-bit variant Waterfox

  The Waterfox project attempts to take advantage of 64-bit processing power for web browsing. Matt Nawrocki uncovers a problem with that premise.

  Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | April 20, 2012, 8:43 AM PDT

• More troubleshooting with Microsoft USB View and other USB utilities

  Greg Shultz takes a closer look at USB troubleshooting and answers questions raised by readers.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | April 19, 2012, 10:55 AM PDT

• Microsoft Windows 8 will have only four versions

  For most of us, there are going to be three versions of Windows 8 to choose from, with each offering distinct feature sets. That’s progress toward simplicity at least.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | April 18, 2012, 8:17 AM PDT

• Microsoft development is opening up - at least in some ways

  Microsoft says it wants to be more open with its products, and it has been in some ways but not always according to Deb Shinder.

  Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | April 17, 2012, 11:29 AM PDT