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Hit life’s pause button & visit Club Bing!

Treat yourself to a little break… Club Bing offers members a fun way to experience Bing’s rich, useful search results, while also rewarding members with games, prizes, and donations to charities.

Microsoft Hohm will help you save energy & money.

Microsoft Hohm is a free online beta application that helps you save energy and money. With Microsoft Hohm you can better understand your home energy usage, get recommendations to conserve energy and start saving.

The Laptop Scout from Microsoft

Looking for a new laptop for your Windows 7 ? The Laptop Scout from Microsoft is there to help you!

History of Windows ads from Windows 1.0 to Windows 7

Like all major products spanning multiple decades, Windows has spawned multiple versions and many advertising efforts. Some good, some bad. But then, there’s always the ones they’d rather you forget about … here’s the best and worst of Windows ads […]

Microsoft launches Kid’s Corner website

Are you a cool kid who wants to impress your friends and family with your mad skillz? Check out the Kid’s Corner for lots of fun, easy to understand lessons on programming! Or maybe you are a parent or teacher […]

Let Me Bing That For You website

Most of you may have heard of Let me Google That For you website. Answers to some questions are very easily available using any search engine, yet folks go ahead and ask some questions on forums. Such websites address a little […]

Will a Mac be able to run on any Windows machine?

CNet has carried out a performance comparison study on running a Windows 7 and Mac on a Mac machine. The study reports that on a Mac machine, a Mac runs better than Windows.

Windows Live Messenger 2009 Command Line Parameters

Windows Live Messenger 2009 has a number of Command Line Parameters available that you can use to start actions within Messenger without opening it up.

Messenger does not remember username and password

If you find that, for some reason, your Windows Love Live Messenger forgets to remember your Windows Live IDs after a Windows restart, you may want to try Make Messenger Remember.

How to uninstall broken Windows Live 2009 application installations

If for some reason you are unable to uninstall any of your Windows Live 2009 applications by the usual ways, you may try the following suggestions. Uninstall broken Windows Live Essentials To uninstall Windows Live Messenger,open Run box, then type/paste […]

What does your Windows desktop have to say about you?

Want to know what your Windows Desktop has to say about your personality? Check out this interesting analysis at MSN. The article examines 10 possible desktop scenarios and tries to profile the user. 

Check out Windows Live Web Messenger

Windows Live™ Web Messenger lets you chat online with your friends and family using just a web browser! Windows Live users in Singapore now have their own standalone version of Windows Live Web Messenger. But you can try logging in […]

Who or what is Bing Search named after ?

Ever wondered, who or what is Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine named after? Here is the story behind the Bing name!

Intensive Mouse users, be aware of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!

You’re working at your desk, working on the computer with your mouse, trying to ignore the tingling or numbness you’ve had for months in your hand and wrist. Suddenly, a sharp, piercing pain shoots through the wrist and up your […]

Download Dogfight in IT Industry: Google vs. Microsoft – Working Paper

The battle between Microsoft and Google will shape how our society makes use of technology, computing, and information.

The Windows 7 Pride Contest

Are you proud user of Windows 7 or maybe a big fan of Windows® 7? Then you have a good shot at being nominated ‘Europe’s Proudest Windows® 7 Member’!

Take the Windows 7 Personality Quiz from Microsoft.

Take this Windows 7 Personality Quiz from Microsoft Hong Kong and discover your cyber world personality! Simply answer the 13 questions and Microsoft will try to discover your cyber world personality.

Add Google Talk & Twitter support to Windows Live Messenger

The first international version of BuddyFuse has been released. BuddyFuse, is a free extension for Windows Live Messenger, which seamlessly integrates chat and social networks into the world’s most widely used instant messaging client. BuddyFuse currently enhances Windows Live Messenger […]

History of Windows & Internet Explorer

Over the past two decades, Microsoft Windows products have evolved from a single, one-size-fits-all desktop operating system into a diverse family of operating systems and mobile technologies. Today, Windows products help people worldwide achieve their potential at work, home, and […]

I’m A PC and I use Fix It and I’m 4 and 3/4.

Here is a video of a small girl trying to fix her computer – her IE is missing from her desktop. She Bings for a solution and comes across Fix It!