If you find that your Windows desktop slideshow, which used to work fine, does not work anymore, you may want to check out this article. First make sure that no installed software is preventing..

When I reviewed Windows Phone 7 , I’d been using it for a little over a week. At the time, I concluded: Read the comments on this post

This article describes how to change the port that Remote Desktop listens on. You can use the Remote Desktop feature in Microsoft Windows to connect to your computer from another remote computer

Last up today is the CES Keynote delivered by Steve Ballmer.

A proof-of-concept application, FreeMarketplace, that allows any Windows Phone 7 application to be downloaded and installed free of charge has been developed . Though Marketplace applications are protected by DRM, FreeMarketplace removes the protection, enabling the applications to be used without charge. It was discovered shortly after the phone platform went on the market that the raw installation packages, “XAP” files, could be freely downloaded; the Zune client software downloads XML files with all the package locations to enable application browsing and installation, and both this XML and the XAPs are served without restriction.

Ever since former Microsoft business division head Stephen Elop became Nokia’s CEO, we have seen a steady flow of rumors and speculation surrounding the possibility of the Finnish phone giant producing a handset with Microsoft’s new mobile operating system. Such rumors got a big boost this week when legendary Nokia stalker Eldar Murtazin claimed that the two companies are engaged in ongoing discussions about hardware collaboration.

At a Silverlight event today, Microsoft gave a first look at the next version of the company’s development platform. Silverlight 5 will be a more complete, more capable development platform, and it should be a faster one, too, with hardware acceleration of various features.

Microsoft’s Windows Home Server is a funny little product.

Windows Phone 7: The 10 features Microsoft should add ASAP : Windows Phone 7 is a remarkably solid first release of a modern smartphone operating system.

Already available in parts of Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, Windows Phone 7 is now available to buy in the US and Canada. On AT&T, the HTC Surround and Samsung Focus are available now, with the keyboard-equipped LG Quantum preorder only. On T-Mobile, the HTC HD7 is available now, and the Dell Venue Pro—the same handset that Dell is rolling out to 25,000 of its BlackBerry-using employees—will be available soon.