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Windows Live Support Moves To Forums

By pthurrott

Microsoft is moving its Windows Live support to online forums, which sounds like a step down, until you realize that it was previously... »

 

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Windows Live Support Moves To Forums

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
By pthurrott

Microsoft is moving its Windows Live support to online forums, which sounds like a step down, until you realize that it was previously email-based. Today, Microsoft announced changes to the way Windows Live customers will receive support. »

Windows 7 SP1 Still On Track for Q4 2010

Tuesday, March 9, 2010
By pthurrott
Windows 7 SP1 Still On Track for Q4 2010

IDG News/Computerworld/Gregg Keizer gets it wrong again when this bizarre distributed entity reports this week that Microsoft "may move up Windows 7 service pack release" from its fictional original plan to "wait nearly two years after Windows 7's launch to issue a first service pack." Now, he says, Microsoft has "since changed its... »

It’s Official: Valve is Bringing Steam to the Mac

Monday, March 8, 2010
By pthurrott
It’s Official: Valve is Bringing Steam to the Mac

What was long rumored is now true. Here's the word : Valve announced today it will bring Steam, Valve's gaming service, and Source, Valve's gaming engine, to the Mac. Steam and Valve's library of games including Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal, and the Half-Life series will be available in... »

Reality Check Time for Cross-Platform Gaming Demo

Sunday, March 7, 2010
By pthurrott
Reality Check Time for Cross-Platform Gaming Demo

The tech blogosphere is abuzz this weekend about a Microsoft demo at TechEd Middle East 2010 where Eric Rudder plays the same game on Windows, on a Windows Phone, and then on the Xbox 360. »

Google Begins Implementing Auto-Captioning on YouTube

Saturday, March 6, 2010
By pthurrott
Google Begins Implementing Auto-Captioning on YouTube

And just like that, it renders my arguments about the company being evil completely moot. Because, as it turns out, I have a deaf son with cochlear implants. »

Office 2010 Technology Guarantee Begins

Friday, March 5, 2010
By pthurrott
Office 2010 Technology Guarantee Begins

Some expected news from Microsoft: Starting today, Microsoft is offering the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee program, which allows consumers who purchase and activate Office 2007 between now and September 30, 2010 to download Office 2010 at no additional charge when it is available. Today we are also confirming that Office 2010, SharePoint 2010,... »

Microsoft Discontinues Essential Business Server

Friday, March 5, 2010
By pthurrott

And you know what? The thing was just crazy complex, so this makes sense to me »

Microsoft Starts Talking About the Windows Phone Developer Story

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By pthurrott
Microsoft Starts Talking About the Windows Phone Developer Story

From Microsoft: Since Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 7 Series at MWC in February, I know you’ve heard a lot of “stay tuned to MIX for more details.” Well here’s a peek at some of those details Microsoft is addressing today. To help set the tone leading into MIX, Microsoft is sharing some important... »

Confessions of a Windows 7 Pirate

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
By pthurrott
Confessions of a Windows 7 Pirate

Ed Bott cites the Pete Townsend defense in this journalistic walk on the Dark Side of the Net. I've been digging into message boards and forums run by unabashed Windows enthusiasts who are intent on breaking Microsoft’s activation technology. I've had these forums bookmarked for years and stop in every once in a... »

Microsoft: No Windows Phone Upgrades from Current Phones

Monday, March 1, 2010
By pthurrott
Microsoft: No Windows Phone Upgrades from Current Phones

No current generation Windows Mobile 6.5.x phones will be upgradeable to Windows Phone 7, according to Microsoft. This sort of dashes the hopes of some who expected the HTC HD2, at least, to be upgradeable. Sorry, but it ain't happening »