March 1992 OS/2 2.0 begins shipping. It offers good DOS/Windows 3.x support but is burdened by the complicated Object-Oriented Workplace Shell and by resource requirements that are heavy for the time. OS/2 still lacks widespread driver and third-party software support, […]
The History of Windows ( Part I)
Microsoft built a software empire on the back of its Windows operating system. Here’s how we got to Windows 98—and where the Microsoft OS is going. October 1981 PC-DOS 1.0 ships with the new IBM PC. Microsoft ships MS-DOS shortly […]
Microsoft Office 365: Sample Pricing
Microsoft came to PCMag.com’s offices to demo Microsoft Office 365 in advance of a beta rollout that will widen beyond Microsoft’s partners on November 19. In addition to showing off what looked to be a robust beta of Microsoft’s answer […]
Zune Marketplace
he new Zune Marketplace is what the old Zune Marketplace should have been when it debuted a year ago: smartly designed, beautiful to look at, easy to use, and capable of delivering more than just music. Yep, Microsoft has finally […]
Get to the SharePoint
Since the best of Office’s collaboration depends on SharePoint, we wanted to make sure that getting Windows SharePoint Services up and running wasn’t too onerous. Fortunately, setup is really simple compared with that of traditional portal products. The server runs […]
Collaborating With Office 2003 – Come Together
With the almost instant portal access SharePoint Services affords, Office 2003 makes managing shared files and team resources easy. Using its well-thought-out wizards, individual teams can benefit from personalized content with minimal it intervention (as long Active Directory has been […]
Office 2003 for the Enterprise
Microsoft has big aspirations for streamlining business processes using Office 2003. The key is XML and Web services. Microsoft’s strategy is promising, but you will need some in-house XML expertise to set up the ideal system. According to a recent […]
Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft has put the final touches on Office 2010, and corporate customers can either buy it via resellers or download a 60-day free trial (via TechNet) as of May 12 (the boxed, retail versions hit shelves in June). As with […]
Microsoft Releases Office 2010
Microsoft on Tuesday took the beta tags off its latest office suite and formally unveiled Office 2010, Visio 2010, and Project 2010. The product is now available at 35,000 retail stores like Best Buy or online at Amazon.com, and can […]
Why I Don’t Use Facebook
Facebook is basically AOL with a different layout and all the same retro problems. People are always baffled by the fact that I don’t use Facebook. I don’t care much about Facebook any more than I cared about MySpace and […]