Windows 8 to ship in October 2012 Jul 10, 2012 · 1 min On the Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto (Canada), Microsoft announced that Windows 8 will get released in October 2012. The RTM version will be compiled in August.... Facebook: Undo automatic e-mail address change in your profile Jun 28, 2012 · 1 min Myriads of people from all over the world are complaining about Facebook’s newest work. The reason? Without asking the users and without any announcement, the social network has... Microsoft is touching the Surface Jun 19, 2012 · 1 min In an all-secret press event at the Milk Studios in L.A. today (18 June 2012), Microsoft has revealed a new tablet computer. Specifically designed for Windows 8, this tablet runs... Three years later... Apr 1, 2012 · 1 min Three years ago, I wrote about new instant messaging networks for Windows Live. Back then, this was only meant to be an April Fool’s joke. Yet, what we have right now is just what... How-to: Open file or folder properties without context menu Nov 11, 2011 · 1 min Normally you would access the properties of a file or folder by right-clicking it, then selecting Properties from the appearing context menu. Did you know that you can open these... 140 characters that change the world Nov 11, 2011 · 3 min 140 characters—that seems to be quite a limit for publishing a story. Yet, Twitter has changed how people communicate. Twitter Stories is a fine example for just that. The... Google starts encrypting searches Oct 21, 2011 · 1 min The Google web search is soon going to be encrypted by default. This applies Google’s promise from 2009. Starting in January 2010, Google had introduced SSL encryption for its... Google+ pseudonyms soon allowed Oct 21, 2011 · 2 min The social network Google+ will soon allow people to use pseudonyms. Until now, Google has enforced Google+ users to enter their real names. You were not allowed to use a... Skype removes Google integration Oct 19, 2011 · 1 min Along with announcing the successfully closed deal between Skype and Microsoft, an update for the popular software has been published. It includes minor changes that show... Skype and Microsoft: The deal is done Oct 17, 2011 · 1 min #bbpBox_124728164881674240 a{text-decoration:none;color:#f4850e;}#bbpBox_124728164881674240 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;} Hey @Skype: Should we do this thing? October 14,... How-to: Add Control Panel to the Windows 7 jumplist Oct 17, 2011 · 1 min Like any program, the Control Panel has a jumplist. On right-clicking the Control Panel icon in the taskbar, its jumplist shows the last used Control Panel components. Would you... Rest in peace, Steve. Oct 6, 2011 · 1 min Steve Jobs has died. One of the most prominent personalities in computer technology, this charismatic visioneer has contributed so much to the world we know today. On April 1,... Security Essentials detects Chrome as malware Oct 2, 2011 · 1 min Microsoft has published a signature update for the security tools Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Forefront and Windows Defender. It fixes an erroneous patch causing... Windows Live Devices - soon integrated into SkyDrive Sep 5, 2011 · 2 min The Windows Live team is currently developing SkyDrive applications for Windows, Windows Phone, Apple iOS, Mac und Android. This is what a job offer reveals that Microsoft posted... Messenger for Mac: No modern emoticons? Aug 28, 2011 · 1 min Messenger for Mac 8 does not use the modern emoticons introduced in Windows Live Wave 3. This week I finally had the chance to set up my Mac. One of the first applications I... Windows Live Wave 5: The next version in development Jul 9, 2011 · 2 min An all-round update for the Windows Live services is developed at the moment. The recently published new features in Windows Live SkyDrive and Hotmail are only the tip of the... The easier sign-in screen Jul 9, 2011 · 2 min There is no end to the updates for Windows Live published in recent times. The sign-in screen to the Live web services got updated too. It now focuses on single accounts only. See... Update for Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Jul 7, 2011 · 1 min The Windows Live team is publishing a bugfix update for Windows Live Essentials 2011 (Wave 4). The quick fix update, rolling out in two stages, fixes several problems in... This week’s thoughts: On behalf of... my mom Jul 5, 2011 · 2 min The other day my mom received an e-mail sent by a friend. Outlook told her it was sent "on behalf of" someone else. Here's what that means and how to fix it. Twitter will be reconnected to Windows Live Jul 4, 2011 · 1 min The micro-blogging service Twitter will make its comeback to Windows Live within 2011. This is what the developer beta for Windows Phone Codename “Mango” indicates. Damaster,...