Recently I shared a Thunderbird tip on how to mark a message as read when you reply. See, I'm test-driving Thunderbird as a potential replacement for Microsoft Outlook. It's getting the job done, but I occasionally find myself grumbling about settings that should be easy to find--but aren't. more..

Microsoft dips its toes in the coy pond over a supposed iOS version of Office, a roundup of uninteresting iPad 3 rumors flounders, and Apple may be swimming upstream in its Chinese trademark case. Give a man the remainders for Tuesday, February 21, 2012 and he'll read for a day--teach a man the remainders for...yeah, I don't know where I'm going with that one. more..

If the colorful iPad add-ons shown at Toy Fair 2012 were any indication, your well-worn work companion will never get a moment's rest again. Game makers have surrendered: If they can't beat the iPad, they can join it with nifty add-ons and just have some fun. more..

Microsoft now denies it will release Microsoft Office for the Apple iPad, despite a recent screenshot and report from The Daily. more..

Apple told Mac developers Tuesday that it would be once again extending the sandboxing deadline for all App Store apps, this time to June 1. Additionally, Apple has confirmed that apps may remain on the App Store without sandboxing after this deadline, but developers may only submit bug fix updates for them. more..

Apple has published an overview of its carbon footprint for 2011, breaking down how factors such as manufacturing, transportation, product use, recycling, and its facilities influence its effect on the environment. more..

First came the Dish Network. Then came Verizon and Redbox. Now, Comcast is announcing its own video subscription service in an effort to siphon business away from Netflix. more..

I could start off by saying that Bejeweled 2 is a match-three game--but really, Bejeweled 2 is the match-three game. more..

Though Dropbox is more popular with over 45 million users, with 17 million users, Microsoft’s SkyDrive is a strong competitor. SkyDrive’s most desired feature has been 25GB of free space, much larger than that of most rivals. On Monday, Microsoft revealed its desire to be the "world’s hard drive", integrating SkyDrive with Windows 8 to make it easier to access your data from any device. more..

It can be hard to herd a bunch of hardware hacking geeks into doing their part with the chores, but Louisville hackerspace LVL1 has come up with a novel solution to the problem. MOTHER, a set of scripts attached to an impressive array of sensors spread throughout the hackerspace, makes sure to nag community members into doing their part to keep the hackerspace clean. more..