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Windows Update could do with a UI tweak

Windows Update could do with a UI tweakRegarding "Anyone in Redmond listening?"No, or they would have done something about this. (Yes I put these numbers in a response to Mary Jo's blog, but geez....everything is better than Vista for me.)On my old XP machine, IE7 loads to my MSN...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), BFE, ZD-Net, Mary Jo, MSN, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

Get a sneak peek of Microsoft's Office Live Workspace service

Get a sneak peek of Microsoft's Office Live Workspace serviceyou stole those imageshttp://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/10/17/early-look-microsoft-office-live-workspaceYou stole those images from the above website. Way to go.Web base is a problemIf you are using Vista and have to turn off the BFE, and thus your firewall, it you are going to connect in a...

Tags: Microsoft Office Live Workspace, BFE, Microsoft Office Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, WEb Base

Discussion threads 2007-10-17

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Testers get Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate build

Testers get Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate buildMixed resultsI'm running RC of the SP for both Vista and XP on systems here (not any critical systems thought ...) and what I'm seeing is that XP SP3 looks like mostly bug fixes and the impact of performance isn't really...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows, ZD-Net, Mary Jo

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

Audio glitching - Common under Vista, not so bad under other OSes

Audio glitching - Common under Vista, not so bad under other OSesYou may be right about the MacBut everyone knows that Linux is useless for multimedia. We've known for at least ten years that MS has vastly better audio performance than Linux, as proven by comparisons between MSWin98 on...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, codec, operating system

Discussion threads 2007-11-01

Microsoft+sees+Vista+growth+phase+under+way

Microsoft+sees+Vista+growth+phase+under+waySP1 NEEDS to fix VistaIf the BFE problem a number of us have isn't fixed, it would be a much better deal going back to XP.Hmmmm to believe or not to believeI wonder just why I should believe a Microsoft press release when they tend to lie about everything else.???...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-10-31

Microsoft Live Labs rolls out list-sharing tool

Microsoft Live Labs rolls out list-sharing toolI've mentioned this before, butWhat good is all this internet stuff they're offering if the Vista BFE has to be turned off to access the internet? I've searched and searched this subject and all I've found is other frustrated would be Vista users...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, INTERNET, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), list-sharing tool, MicroSoft LIVE, Microsoft Live Labs, Microsoft Corp., tool

Discussion threads 2007-10-19

Ballmer: Microsoft will dunk on Google...eventually

Ballmer: Microsoft will dunk on Google...eventuallyAnd, he says this as they fall to a distant 4th behind an unknown Chinesecompany. Seems that if they can't bundle it with the OS, they can't compete for some reason??? Imagine that!! Of course they ARE trying to bundle, but it has not been...

Tags: Channel management, Team management, Corporate law, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., pinata, Web

Discussion threads 2007-10-18

First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft

First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to MicrosoftI LOVE Prior ArtEspecially where Patent Trolls are concerned. I feel a reexamination request coming soon.Not to Mention GEMWhich came out in the late 1970's developed by Xerox for their word processing system. It was used as...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Kevin Bacon-esque connection, Kevin Bacon-esque, Linux HAS, Kevin, Linux, patent suit, First patent suit

Discussion threads 2007-10-12

At Microsoft, seeking the next billion computer users

At Microsoft, seeking the next billion computer usersYep, And US Customers Will Continue To Get What They Pay ForCRAPWARE.WHich means Bill Gates is not a philanthropist.But is he helping communists?US customers are a smaller percentage than you think.You are worth less to Microsoft than you think. It is too...

Tags: Desktops, PRODUCTIVITY, computer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-10

Microsoft fixes Excel calculation bug

Microsoft fixes Excel calculation bugObscure issue fixed!!Now it they would fix the Vista Base Filtering Engine issue for the umpty thousands that seem to be affected--that would be news. Patch Tuesday came and went and BFE is still broken.Oh NOOOOO!All those guys on Wall Street are now gonna see...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Excel, Excel Calculation

Discussion threads 2007-10-10

Addicted to WiFi

Addicted to WiFiI'd bet that ...... Devil’s Lake, North Dakota has a StarBucks and a T-Mobile Hot Spot to go with it. Before you go off and upgrade your VerizonWireless service though, I'd BE SURE that they have CDMA-1X service (or even better, EvDO) in Devil's Lake, ND. ...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2007-08-08

Politicians press for antispyware law yet again

Politicians press for antispyware law yet againSpy ware bites!I agree , the spyware is out of control and i have every reason to belive that it is linked with spamming as well, if we kill the spyware i think we will get rid of a lot of spam as well."unnecessarily...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spy-ware, Computer #1, spyware, computer, anti-spyware

Discussion threads 2007-03-15

Dell's CEO unfazed by Apple gear

Dell's CEO unfazed by Apple gearSour grapes, anyone?"Apple's in the $2.4 billion region" I hope he's more accurate predicting Dell's revenue. Actually Apple did $3.49 billion this past quarter and anticipates $2.9 billion for this quarter.Dell = IrrelaventThey garnered a 16% marketshare last quarter. That means 84% of people...

Tags: Strategy, OSX, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-01-19

Outsourcing to Oklahoma?

Outsourcing to Oklahoma?90 miles awayI live in Tulsa - 90+ miles away - from Oklahoma CIty and know the benefits of avoiding the coasts. A half million dollar house in Palo Alto if any are left would be about $90K here - with a bigger yard. People transferred...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, outsourcing, job, Tulsa, cost-of-living, Carl Rapson

Discussion threads 2005-01-14