I never felt the need to add a secondary clock to my desktop. That does not necessarily mean that all computer users feel that way. I know a few first hand that like to have a larger clock on their desktop visible all the time.

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Microsoft and Rovio just released Angry Birds for Windows Phone on Tuesday night, so in the spirit of Angry Birds, Microsoft has also released an official theme pack for the Windows 7 desktop. There is perhaps no mobile game on the planet more popular than Angry Birds by Rovio.

When you review a lot of backup software like I do, you notice similarities and differences.

Registered Windows Phone developers now have access to a beta build of Windows Phone Mango, the major upgrade to the smartphone operating system that’s due in fall. The beta build doesn’t include everything that Mango will eventually include, but does have major features like multitasking, background tasks, programmatic access to the camera, network sockets, and more

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Yesterday, Microsoft released the beta of the first major Windows Phone operating system update, codenamed Mango, to developers and this included myself.

Microsoft has released a new Internet Explorer 10 preview, the second pre-release of Internet Explorer 10 designed to give developers access to the new technologies that Internet Explorer 10 will deliver. The new version includes support for a bunch of new specifications, enabling better support for drag and drop, form validation, positioning of page elements, and more. As with prior preview releases, Microsoft has also provided a number of demo sites to show off new capabilities, and new test cases to demonstrate exact conformance with the HTML5 specifications.

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Office 365, where “Microsoft Office meets the Cloud” according to Steve Ballmer, was launched on June 29,2011. That means that companies that are interested in getting the latest Microsoft version of Office don’t have to buy it but can essentially lease the product from Azure, Microsoft’s Cloud system. This is good news for companies that are strapped for cash in this economy, and don’t have the time either to purchase, install, and configure the most current Microsoft software

Those who work with a lot of open windows on their computer know that they can be a bit of a drag to keep organized. Moving them around can inadvertently cover up others you meant to leave on top, and it would often be much easier if you could just see them all with one quick glance. While Windows provides some pretty handy features for this, many versions are unable to make windows transparent while moving across the screen, and none allow you to make windows transparent while stationary.

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Currently, Microsoft Windows has the longest development cycle of any major operating system.

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Xbox LIVE is online multiplayer gaming for most gamers. There are other options out their like the Playstation Network and the Xbox LIVE clone – Gamecenter on iOS, but for many gamers out there Xbox LIVE is the defacto standard for online gaming. So, why is it taking so long for multiplayer gaming to arrive on Windows Phone