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It was a good idea, I’ll say that. But Windows Home Server (WHS) never really caught on with consumers for a variety of perfectly legitimate reasons, and when the most recent (and just second) version of the product appeared last year sans Drive Extender, I suspected, like many others, that the end was near. Today, it’s official: Windows Home Server has been cancelled by Microsoft....More

Windows Server 2012 is interesting for a number of reasons, but it presents something of a dilemma for those of us wishing to write about the differences between the previous Beta milestone and the current Release Candidate milestone. And that’s because Windows Server 2012, unlike its Windows 8 stable mate, was feature complete back at Beta....More

Google on Tuesday announced a major set of updates to its Chrome OS, with a new version of the operating system, a new set of Samsung portable and desktop devices, and some new apps. The updates come about a year after the launch of Chrome OS, which has yet to generate any excitement with users or seize even a minimal slice of the market....More

After almost 6 months in Beta, Microsoft Security Essentials 4.0 is ready for download. This is the latest version of Microsoft’s free anti-virus/anti-malware utility and what I use to protect my own PCs....More

While Windows Home Server fans such as myself are stressing over the possibility that Microsoft will cancel this solution, it occurs to me that the future needn't be so uncertain: Windows 8 provides virtually all of the features that make WHS special, while overcoming the issues that made a server in the home a nonstarter for most....More

Continuing the theme from my previous article in this series, Office 365 also integrates tightly with other Microsoft products, including Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. In this article, I'll examine this integration, which occurs via the Office 365 Integration Module....More

A widely rumored file system makeover called ReFS, for Resilient File System, is indeed coming to Windows 8. But it won't appear in the client OS that will be purchased by hundreds of millions of people each year. Instead, it will be relegated to the Windows Server 8 OS for servers only....More

Each week on the Windows Weekly podcast, I select one or more software picks for Windows or Windows Phone but also occasionally for Mac OS X, iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch), or Android. Here's a complete rundown of my software picks from 2011....More

Microsoft's Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard is a fine companion for an iPad or other tablet, but it also works well with Windows-based tablets such as the Windows 8 Slate PC I'm currently testing....More

Do you run a web server on any supported version of Windows? Then you're going to want to check out this out-of-band security update, which applies to four vulnerabilities in Microsoft's .NET technologies....More

Amazon is an interesting company, and its found unique ways to compete with Apple and its full-featured iOS/iTunes ecosystem. One of these ways is via its Prime shipping service, which gives subscribers free two-day shipping on virtually everything in the Amazon online store for $80 a year. A while back, it added its Netflix-like Instant Videos offering as a perk of the Prime service. And now its adding Kindle eBook lending too....More

And with this, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials finally gets interesting. Microsoft announced today that a beta version of the Office 365 Integration Module (OIM) for Windows SBS 2011 Essentials is finally available, proving integration between its new SMB-focused server offering and its market-leading cloud productivity service....More