How-to: Set your favorite mouse cursor
Microsoft has not changed the default mouse cursor in Windows since Windows Vista was published. The default pointer however is sometimes not quite visible. For my...
The 2010 Summary, Part I
Once again, a year is over — for me, 2010 was very interesting. Much has happened, including unforeseen events. Come with me on a timeline journey and let’s think back to the most...
Wishing you all the best with your family
Nice holidays to you all! Some peaceful, silent, relaxing days with the warmth of your family is what we wish all our readers. While we take a little rest over the holidays, there...
7 Golden Rules for Instant Messaging
When I read about hyperlinks being blocked in Messenger 2009 the other day, I just thought: Well, this would not have been necessary if more chat users would watch out and use...
File sync goes Final: Dropbox 1.0 released
Fast synchronization of files to the Web, to Windows, Mac, Android and even the iPhone: Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically....
Making e-mail interactive with Hotmail’s Active Views
Together with some partners, Microsoft has introduced the new Hotmail Active Views platform. With this new feature, you can interact with e-mails in a whole new way to do certain...
You should start moving your Windows Live Space
Like already noted in September, the free blogging service Windows Live Spaces is closing on March 16, 2011. Please remember that after January 4, 2011, you will no longer be able...
Unveiling mynetx.net’s new logo
This has been a year full of new logos. We have seen updated logos for Hotmail, Messenger, all the Essentials applications, for Apple iTunes 10 (with quite a lot of feedback!),...
Security Essentials 2.0 releasing tomorrow
It appears that Microsoft is going to release the final version of its free security solution Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 on December 17, 2010. Back in July, the team had...
The revamped Youtube homepage
Google has published a public beta of the new homepage for its video platform Youtube. Being worked on for some time already, this beta is now available for anybody to try out....
Windows Live Writer: Calling for ideas
Windows Live Writer is one of the first applications of the Essentials suite to enter the planning phase for its next release, called “Wave 5.” Now is the time to get involved...
Get and create Windows Live Plug-ins
On December 14, 2010, the Windows Live team has introduced a new subdomain of Live.com, featuring plug-ins for Windows Live Essentials. For example, you can find extensions for...
Mesh problems: Sign-in not possible
If you wanted to try out the synchronization service Windows Live Mesh recently and launched it for the first time, you might have seen the following error message only: The good...
Chrome: View your unread Gmails at a glance
Google Chrome is the fastest browser and getting more and more popular as alternative to Internet Explorer and Firefox. Gmail users however miss the integration of their email...
Start Task Manager faster with your mouse
There are many ways to open the Task Manager. Most Windows users press the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Del and then click on Start Task Manager. You can speed this up by pressing the...
This Week’s Thoughts: The Hard Life of Wikileaks
It is still getting more interesting: They cannot apply juridical means to Wikileaks, at least not fast and effectively — that’s how the Web is like. Thus, other means have to be...
32 or 64 Bit: What Makes the Difference?
In recent times, the 64 bit architecture gets more and more important. Recently there have even been rumors that Microsoft is going to ship the next Windows version, 8, in 64 bit...
Live Essentials 2011: Small Update Published
Thanks to a tip by our friends over at Wikikou.fr, we got to know that yesterday a so-called QFE update (that is, an update with bug fixes only) was published for nearly all...
How-to: Change your Windows 7 logon screen
No matter which desktop background you set in Windows 7: while starting, you will always see the blue default background. You want to style this background as well? Here are the...
Tim thinks Facebook limits new ideas
The web pioneer Tim Berners-Lee considers websites like Facebook to be dangerous for the Web. They allow data to get in — but do not offer adequate ways to get them out again. In...