Everybody - not just that annoying guy on the Apple commercials - likes to ridicule Microsoft’s oft-criticized operating system, Vista. Perhaps the new Windows 7 will have a different fate.

Initial sales of the new software suggest there may be a…

After a week of dealing with sporadic servers problems, users of Microsoft’s Sidekick cell phone are being told that lost data - including contact numbers - may be gone forever.

According to the Associated Press, it is not known how many customers…

I haven’t tried this myself yet (I have total faith that the programs on our work computers are always up to date), but CNET is offering a free program that promises to help you keep your programs up to date. I…

I’ve been trying to figure out, these past few days, the best approach to take with Microsoft’s Windows 7 upgrade.With multiple computers in the house (running a combination of XP and Vista) it’s not going ot be cheap to upgrade…

Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 7, is headed for an official launch on October 22. Of course, those of you brave enough to put up with potential bugs are free to download it now during the software’s open beta phase.

I had…

If you’ve ever had this burning desire to know what everyone’s talking about, Google may have soon be able to help you scratch that itch.

Ars Technica has a story suggesting Google is about to introduce a new search feature  that will…

This is bizarre, but not terribly surprising. Shortly after news that Air France flight 447 had crashed, folks rushed to claim related Internet domain names, including AirFrance447.com.

Wired.com’s Threat Level carries a post about this and how one registrant tried to sell…

We’ve all seen them. Quizzes that promise to tell you how smart you are, whether you have a dirty mind or which Star Wars character you’d be (Luke Skywalker, in my case).

If you’ve spent much time with these things, you…

Really, this is just what I need. Another search engine. This weekend, Microsoft launched its new Bing - essentially a revamped version of its Live Search.

I am such a creature of habit that I find it hard to break away…

So we have a new search engine to play with this week. And I can admit that I’m not really sure what to make of WolframAlpha. The computational/tech-oriented engine just doesn’t look like one that’s going to appeal to the…