Microsoft is running a contest for Access Services developers. Prizes include Xbox 360 Elite, 32GB Zune, as well as copies of Windows 7.

The other day I wrote about a ” God Mode ” that had been uncovered in Windows 7. See here , Basically you could create a folder and give it a string of characters and it changes to a shortcut to access all the settings of your Windows 7 machine.

Microsoft has posted a 211-page document titled “Changes in Functionality from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2.” Read More: Microsoft Download Center

It’s that time of year again—CES time. Tonight, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will deliver a keynote presentation at the conference in which he is expected to announce a tablet computer device created in partnership with HP called the “Zeen.” From our brief earlier today: During his CES 2010 keynote, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will show off an Hewlett-Packard tablet with multitouch, e-reader, and multimedia functionalities. At least that’s what the the New York Times is reporting, citing unnamed sources.

SpeakerShare is a computer program for computer systems running Microsoft Windows or Apple OS X that can be used to share the sound output of one computer system over a local area network. There are not probably a lot of situations where this is necessary but some users might be looking for a program like this.

Monitoring the Internet connection can be helpful in several situations including troubleshooting an Internet connection or ensuring that the bandwidth usage does not go beyond a set limit. The free software Bitmeter II is a bandwidth meter that can be used for exactly that purpose. It will monitor the bandwidth usage of all network adapters as long as it is running by default, a setting that can be changed in the program’s options so that only selected network adapters are monitored

During his CES 2010 keynote, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will show off an Hewlett-Packard tablet with multitouch, e-reader, and multimedia functionalities. At least that’s what the The New York Times is reporting, citing unnamed sources.

nCleaner is a 875 KB freeware application which contains an advanced system and application cleaner with over 90 cleaning items available, a Registry Cleaner, a Security Advisor, a Tweak Manager, an… For more visit The Windows Club

Microsoft has added a new Cheat Sheets section over on its Volume Activation TechCenter on TechNet with short whitepapers covering topics too lengthy for blog posts. Read More: Cheat Sheets , The Windows Blog

Start Menu Animation is a small freeware app which will add an animation effect to your Windows 7 or Vista Start Menu.