Jeff James

Microsoft defied skeptics again, reporting an impressive $24.52 billion in revenue for fiscal Q2 2014, driven partly by growth in Xbox, Surface, and Azure.

Lenovo gobbled up IBM’s desktop and laptop business units years ago, and now returns for seconds in the form of Big Blue’s x86 server business.

Navigating the Modern UI interface in Windows 8/8.1 can be a head-scratcher for even the most savvy user. Read our primer on how to close a Win 8 app.

Microsoft extends anti-malware protection for Windows XP. So what does this mean for the April 8th, 2014 deadline for Windows XP support?

Want a free or open-source utility to manage images and play video? Check out our list of awesome image and video utilities!

Can’t decide what presents to get the sysadmin on your holiday shopping list this year? Read on for our best holiday gift suggestions.

Looking for a good free or open source disk management utility? Check out these popular ones as part of our free tools directory.

Need help automating mundane IT tasks, but don’t have the budget for commercial software? Take a look at this list of free automation tools!

Looking for a good free utility to help with an irksome IT task? Check out our ever-growing directory of free tools and services for IT professionals.

Are Microsoft’s recent leaps in Hyper-V technology putting VMware’s days as a virtualization giant in jeopardy? Discover why we think VMware’s here to stay.

Read our interview with Microsoft Principal Program Manager Elden Christensen about new and improved Windows Server 2012 R2 storage features.

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella discusses their cloud strategy, the fall enterprise application push, and the new remote desktop apps for iOS and Android.