Although it has taken Microsoft five years to develop the next version of Windows, the software maker seems to crank out a new Windows Live service every five minutes.

Servers in the home remain scarce

Microsoft tried to make fun of the notion of a home server with a faux children's book. However, it faces the real challenge of trying to convince consumers that they want to install a server at home.

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100 tips to speed up your software

Do more faster with these amazingly useful shortcuts.

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Format wars: the tech that should have won

Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Do you cry yourself to sleep because BeOS never hit the big time? Fret no more -- superdork Captain Tech is here to travel back in time and save the format losers that should have triumphed.

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Around and about the Macworld floor

Despite what you may see in the press, Macworld isn't just about the iPhone. Scores of companies gather at the conference each year to show off their wares to the estimated 40,000 attendees.