10 (FREE!) Microsoft tools to make life easier

	Time to eat crow: Windows 8 is better than Windows 7 | Google Apps drops download support for old Office formats
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	10 (FREE!) Microsoft tools to make life easier In addition to its commercial operating systems and applications, Microsoft offers up a host of free tools that make it easier, cheaper, safer and faster to accomplish essential tasks from removing malware to converting virtual machines to deploying software. Here is a smattering of some of them, including a few designed for the company's latest operating system, Windows 8. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell | Microsoft Why Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 Makes Business Sense This guide examines the business and IT advantages of migrating to Windows 7 and the costs of further delaying the move. We also take a look and migration strategies, best practices and lessons learned, as well as the resources to help men the move smoother and most cost-effective. Read Now! In this Issue Time to eat crow: Windows 8 is better than Windows 7 Google Apps drops download support for old Office formats Gartner: Windows 8 is a must-win gamble by Microsoft Did Microsoft really waste data center power to avoid a fine? Inside Microsoft botnet takedowns Intel chief's candor about Windows 8 could sabotage tablet event Microsoft extends Windows Server 2008 support by 18 months Beating the Internet Explorer zero-day threat Intel CEO says Windows 8 bugs will sting consumers Microsoft scores victory in German patent fight with Motorola Intel hopes for tablet breakthrough with Clover Trail, Windows 8 WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Lumen 21 Transforms their IT Help Desk with Remedyforce View how a cloud-based service desk replaced an inefficient, manual, on-premise system and delivered substantial gains in customer satisfaction, support team productivity, and mean time to resolution. Learn More. Time to eat crow: Windows 8 is better than Windows 7 It wouldn't be fair to formulate an opinion for or against Windows 8 without experiencing the OS on a daily basis. So I switched to Windows 8 a few weeks ago on my main system and I'm actually enjoying it. Read More Google Apps drops download support for old Office formats Google Apps will not support the downloading of documents in older Microsoft Office formats starting on Monday, the company said on Wednesday. Read More Gartner: Windows 8 is a must-win gamble by Microsoft Gartner is elevating Windows 8 to a must-win gamble by Microsoft if it wants to matter in the evolving world of personal devices, according to a Gartner special report. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell and Intel Management Madness: How to Manage Mobile Devices There are six major mobile operating systems in use now and each one offers its own set of security and management challenges. The resources in this Mobility KnowledgeVault will help you keep these devices secure on the corporate network with expert tips on management tools, endpoint security software, increasing application support and more. Learn More Did Microsoft really waste data center power to avoid a fine? The New York Times ran a rather dubious story on Sunday concerning the power consumption of data centers that has left many tech journalists shaking their heads in disbelief, mostly because it was so damn inaccurate. Read More Inside Microsoft botnet takedowns When Microsoft took extraordinary steps earlier this month to disrupt the Nitol botnet it was the fifth time its Digital Crimes Unit had taken action against such threats, each time expanding its technical and legal toolkit for making it harder and more expensive to run cybercrime enterprises. Read More Intel chief's candor about Windows 8 could sabotage tablet event Intel's press event tomorrow in praise of upcoming Windows 8 machines could be awkward in the wake of news that the company's CEO deems the new Microsoft operating system unready and in need of improvements. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee Securing Next -Generation Data Center Security Agile next generation data centers are an integral part of today's sophisticated cloud strategies. Specifying a multi-layer security solution at the outset translates to numerous advantages. Develop your plan. Learn more in the McAfee Securing Cloud-Based Services KnowledgeVault. Learn more. Microsoft extends Windows Server 2008 support by 18 months Microsoft has extended mainstream support for Windows Server 2008 by 18 months, and again reminded customers that the still-strong Windows XP will retire in April 2014. Read More Beating the Internet Explorer zero-day threat Microsoft is quickly working to patch a new zero-day threat that has been discovered in recent versions of its Internet Explorer browser. Of course, Microsoft isn't the only vendor dealing with this type of issue; a recent zero-day vulnerability exploit of Oracle's Java engine was recently found in the wild. Read More Intel CEO says Windows 8 bugs will sting consumers Windows 8 will be released to the public before it's fully baked--that's apparently the latest message from Intel CEO Paul Otellini. Read More Microsoft scores victory in German patent fight with Motorola Google-owned Motorola Mobility is infringing a Microsoft patent related to text input, a lower regional court in Munich decided on Thursday. The verdict will result in a sales ban on some phones and Motorola will also be liable for damages if an expected appeal is unsuccessful, the court said. Read More Intel hopes for tablet breakthrough with Clover Trail, Windows 8 After months of heralding its Clover Trail processor for Windows 8 tablets, Intel on Thursday unveiled the chip that it believes is its ticket to success in the ARM-dominated market. Read More
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