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• Small but important Live Mesh update

  Earlier this month, Microsoft made some changes to Live Mesh , including very low level support for P2P (peer to peer) folder sharing. The problem was (at the time) that you couldn’t configure this explicitly in the UI. So if you wanted to exclude the... Posted Jul 31 2008, 07:09 AM by pthurrott with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: XP, Internet, Windows Live, Mobile, Cloud computing, Vista

• FY09 Strategic Update

  Only Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer could send such an important message out and give it a subject line that boring. But you'll want to read this one. I've highlighted some bits I feel are particularly interesting. From: Steve Ballmer Sent: Wednesday... Posted Jul 25 2008, 10:00 AM by pthurrott with | with 67 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, Mac, Windows 7, XP, Windows Mobile, Windows Live, Cloud computing, Vista, Commentary, Virtualization

• Microsoft Office Outlook Connector 12.1 Beta

  This could be huge. Those waiting for calendaring syncing between Hotmail/Windows Live and Microsoft Outlook can rejoice: It looks like it's finally happening (albeit in beta form): Brief Description With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, you can... Posted Jul 24 2008, 05:13 PM by pthurrott with | with 17 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft Office, XP, Internet, Windows Live, Cloud computing, Vista

• Too late, too little: Games for Windows LIVE will be free

  When I reviewed Games for Windows LIVE last year, I wasn't impressed. And while Microsoft appears to be making the right moves here , let's be honest. This ship has sailed. Free multiplayer gaming has been available forever on the PC. So welcome... Posted Jul 23 2008, 05:15 PM by pthurrott with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox 360, XP, Windows Live, Video games, Vista

• Microsoft Equipt Fact Sheet

  I wrote about Microsoft Equipt (formerly codenamed Albany) in today's WinInfo . Here's the product fact sheet: Product Overview Microsoft Equipt is a subscription service that, in one easy installation, delivers security and performance with Windows... Posted Jul 02 2008, 10:37 AM by pthurrott with | with 32 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft Office, XP, Windows Live, x64, Security, Vista

• The Great Windows Collapse of 2011

  I've gotten a lot email this week about the over-hyped Gartner report that said, essentially, that Windows is collapsing under its own weight. My reaction to this is two-fold. Before we get to that, here's a typical story about this report from... Posted Apr 12 2008, 01:40 PM by pthurrott with | with 48 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, Mac, Windows 7, XP, Windows Server 2008, Windows Mobile, Windows Live, Linux, x64, Vista, Commentary