Those users running the 32-bit version of Windows XP with SP2 or Vista RTM may want to consider an upgrade to Windows 7 or a newer service pack as Microsoft’s support for Vista RTM ends on April 13, 2010, and the support for XP SP2 (x86) ends on July 13, 2010. The 64-bit version of XP SP2 doesn’t lose support until April 8, 2014 as there is no SP3 and SP2 remains the latest version.

Messenger for Mac lives! Well, sort of. The next version of the software, which has been on hiatus for some time, has been released as a beta by Microsoft’s Mac BU. The final version is expected to ship alongside Office 2011 for Mac later this year , but for now, users who have Live IDs can log in and test out some of the features

Today you may find that your Windows Media Center is downloading some updates, I just saw mine downloading some updates only a moment ago and now I know why it was. Personally I haven’t experienced any of these problems but apparently users have been having trouble with the TV Tuner and also some users are reporting a “Low Bit Rate” error.

It can be very beneficial to store at least some applications on an external USB stick or device.

The Microsoft Online Services Sign In application can be used to sign in once and then access services any number of times during the session. This product intended for use with Microsoft Online Services only.

In our earlier post we mentioned what Mozilla expected from Microsoft; but latest development shows that they are actually no longer interested in working for making Windows Phone NDK compatible with… For more visit The Windows Club.

The developer of WinSCP, the popular SFTP and SC client for Windows, has been updated by its developer. WinSCP can be used to securely copy files between a local computer system and a remote server. Many webmasters use it for instance to connect to and manage their websites and servers.

The popular antivirus software Avira Antivir has been updated and it now offered on the developer’s homepage for download. Avira Antivir 10 Personal is provided in several editions including a free edition with limited functionality. Antivir 10 Free, often also called Antivir 10 Personal, includes the antivirus, anti-malware, anti-spyware and anti-rootkit modules but lacks features like anti-spam, backup or a firewall which are only available in Antivir 10 Premium or the Avira Security Suite.

Taking a screenshot in the Windows operating system can be as easy as pressing the print screen on the computer keyboard. It becomes slightly more complicated when only a part of the screen needs to be recorded.

In my ever-going quest to find the best programs for my machine (and yours), I figured I’d touch on the uninstaller. Anyone who has used Windows for any length of time will tell you that to uninstall a program via the Control Panel is not always the best way to rid your system of the said program.