Major e-mail providers, including Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! are teaming up with PayPal, Facebook, LinkedIn, and more, to implement a new system for authenticating e-mail senders to try to prevent the sending of fradulent spam and phishing messages. The protocol that powers e-mail, SMTP, dates back to a more trusting era; a time when the only people who sent you e-mails were people you wanted to send you e-mails. SMTP servers are willing to accept pretty much any e-mail destined for a mailbox they know about (which is, admittedly, an improvement on how things used to be, when they’d accept e-mails even for mailboxes they didn’t know about ), a fact which spammers and phishers exploit daily.

www.lockergnome.com – The Windows 8 Developer Preview is just that: a preview of what the OS is expected to look and feel like once development is complete. While we may be months, or even a year away from seeing the release version of Windows 8, you can take advantage of this program for a quick glimpse of what’s ahead. For users who have switched away (and stayed away) from Windows in favor of OS X, here’s how you can decide if Windows 8 might be worth a switch back.

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Microsoft are hard at work getting their next version of Microsoft Office ready. The next generation of Office has been codenamed “Office 15″ and has just reached “Technical Preview” status but we can expect to see a public beta over the summer. In a blog post over on the Office blog , PJ Hough talks a bit more about Office 15.

Microsoft has announced that the Technical Preview Program for the software suite codenamed “Office 15″ has started.

Full disc encryption or encrypted container files are useful to prevent unauthorized access to a larger number of files. This may feel like overkill though if you only want to make sure that a single file is protected from access.

MSN UK has quietly launched a new web-based music player designed by Hinderling Volkart AG. The website lets you browse photos from Flickr and listen to music at the same time. You have to select a…

There are many programs that let you search the Web and download songs. However, only few are effective in their function. Moreover, they are pricey and sometimes do not offer enough options to..

There may be times when you may want to disable the auto refresh in Internet Explorer 9 for various reasons. You might be reading some important data when the Internet Explorer’s auto refresh setting… For more visit The Windows Club.

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips How important is the Azure Cloud for business?

File and program icons distinguish different file types and applications visually from each other. Users come into contact with icons every time they use the computer, but only a few would consider changing or modifying program icons on their system.