After a few days of head scratching, Microsoft told Windows XP users today not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site.

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Tags: F1, flaw, help, Microsoft, Web site, Windows

Still just want to buy a new PC with Windows XP? Despite a recent legal challenge, Microsoft won’t make it any easier.

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Tags: Microsoft, Vista, Windows, Windows 7, XP

There’s plenty of evidence that social networking is fast outpacing e-mail as the online communications tool of choice. Further evidence:

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Tags: 2010, Facebook, Linkedin, Microsoft, Myspace, Outlook, social networking

Some recent Microsoft research pointed out an interesting trend: Small and mid-size businesses that see IT as a way to boost productivity make more money than those that don’t.

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Tags: Microsoft, midsize business, research, small

Got a hacked copy of Windows 7? Don’t get too used to it. Microsoft’s about to issue a new update for Windows Activation Technologies that will detect more than 70 “activation exploits” — those crafty little hacks to Windows’ activation.

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Tags: activation, detect, hacks, Microsoft, update, Windows 7

Google’s announced the end of support for some of the creaky old Web browsers out there. Among them: Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 (IE).

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Tags: gmail, Google, Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft

If you haven’t yet ditched Microsoft’s Web browser, Internet Explorer, you may want to consider it now.

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Tags: Chrome, ditch, dump, Firefox, France, Germany, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Web browswers

Forget those contentious TV ads where Apple and Microsoft mock each other’s operating systems. Think instead of unlikely marriages like Mary Matalin and James Carville, or Bill and Hillary Clinton. Think Microsoft and Apple.

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Tags: Apple, Google, iphone, iTouch, Microsoft, search engine

With the history of trouble that comes with most Microsoft OS updates, you’d be wise to take advantage of the try-before-you-buy option with your users. And the good news:

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Tags: free, Microsoft, trial, updgrade, Windows 7

In what looks like an effort to compete with Google Apps, the marketing geniuses at Microsoft are slashing prices for their online offerings. The question: Are they worth the price now?

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Tags: applications, e-mail, Google, Microsoft, office productivity suites, online