Cromely's World

On Monday night I went to the Microsoft IE 9 Launch Party.  They rented out the Austin City Limits Moody Theater in Austin, TX.  There were ...

The Bing.Com home page lists popular searches/topics.  They are at the bottom of the picture, on the right side. These are apparently auto ...

I experimented with Windows 7 for a few months on older, secondary hardware. For the past couple weeks I've been running it on my prima...

I've been testing Window 7 (now on RC1, Build 7100) for a few months now. So far I really like it, but there is one problem that is bug...

Apparently, Apple is not happy with the current Microsoft ad campaign. From the Seattle Times: Microsoft said it received a call from Apple ...

A couple weeks ago, Microsoft made they sad announcement that they are discontinuing my favorite video game -- Microsoft Money. The current...

One of the most under appreciated tools in Windows is the System Restore tool. Microsoft introduced this tool in the much hated Windows ME ...

I've been playing with Windows 7 Beta for a few months and have been fairly pleased with it. Over the weekend, I installed the latest ...

Microsoft OneNote is one of my favorite applications. At work, Outlook and OneNote are the two programs you will most often find running on...

Last year, I made my annual deposit into my Roth IRA and then did the best thing I possibly could have with that cash -- nothing. 2008 was ...

This month (issue 16.12), Wired's cover story is a profile on Ray Ozzie. Ozzie is the creator of Lotus Notes and Groove. Currently, h...

Two years passed since I last bought MSFT Money. That meant I could no longer use it for online banking. It makes little sense to me why th...

In many organizations, people use PowerPoint for two different purposes: As a presentation tool for a speaker As a word processor where the ...

Microsoft developed a new ad campaign for Vista. The Mojave Experiment brings in people for a focus group where they get to try the next v...

A few simple changes to packaging can highlight the differences between two companies. What if Microsoft designed the iPod box?

One reason I like to get first class upgrades when I fly is that I work up there. I usually can't type on my notebook when I'm in c...