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“A new competitor ‘born’ on the Internet is Netscape,” Microsoft CEO Bill Gates awkwardly wrote in his Internet Tidal wave memo to employees on May 26, 1995. The memo went on to rally the troops, as Microsoft defeated Netscape, embraced and extended Internet technologies, and dominated the market for web browsers. And yet today, 20…

Jeff Hicks provides a look into SAPIEN Technologies’ PowerShell Help Writer 2015, which helps IT pros write better PowerShell documentation.

Aidan Finn shows us how to install the full user interface on Windows Server 2016, which is not the default option during installation.

Facebook has begun testing publishing news articles directly into the Facebook news feed, starting with iPhone. The goal? To monetize mobile.

Want to know what Microsoft Ignite 2015 was like, but couldn’t make the trip? Editorial Director Jeff James has you covered with his Microsoft Ignite 2015 event wrap-up.

Because Microsoft just held Build 2015 and Ignite 2015 back to back and I’m still not done traveling, this week’s other news includes conflicting rumors about Microsoft’s interest in buying Salesforce, how Windows as a service will impact Patch Tuesday, the higher cost of Office 365, Uber bids for Nokia’s HERE business, NSA data collection…

Microsoft has announced the date and location for Microsoft Ignite 2016, and it looks like it will be coming back to Chicago.

Aidan Finn reports on how Microsoft is trying to rebuild their relationship with IT pros, starting with the keynote at Microsoft Ignite 2015.

The Office 2016 preview is now available in preparation for general availability in fall 2015 and includes a slew of new capabilities for better IT management.

Aidan Finn discusses his top five most wanted improvements to Microsoft Azure, which include changes to strategy, management, and pricing.

The PowerShell Summit is coming to a close, and Jeff Hicks provides some insight into where PowerShell is headed and how it affects the IT pro’s career in the future.

Google on Wednesday announced Project Fi, a new low-cost cell phone service that it is launching in the United States. Fi will ride on the backs of Sprint and T-Mobile and will seamlessly switch to Wi-Fi when available, even for phone calls and text messages. But as you may expect, it comes with some serious…