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- Microsoft responds to DOT ban on Vista, Office 2007
- Microsoft responds to DOT ban on Vista, Office 2007So trueMy company has adopted a policy of no Vista and only giving XP to those who absolutely can't function without the XP operating system (we have a single accounting app that isn't ported yet). Other than that people get Ubuntu...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Quality, PRODUCTIVITY, government, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., standards, Microsoft Windows XP, Forced Upgrades
- Discussion threads 2007-03-06
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- Office 2010 Beta 2: More than just a bunch of pretty icons
- Of course its better, they stole ideas fromOf course 2010 is better, they stole (oops, innovated) most of the new ideas from Office MVPs that built add ins to previous versions. (There is a very silent revolt going on in the MVP ranks over it and many long term...
- Tags: Numbering, Microsoft Office, Office MVP, ribbon, Microsoft Word
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Clean install with Windows 7 upgrade media? Get the facts!
- Unbelievable"Last week I complained about Microsoft?s shoddy documentation of how its upgrade procedures are supposed to work. I?m delighted to report that I got a tremendous and immediate response from within Microsoft, offering assistance in my testing and also promising to clean up and expand their documentation."So what exactly did...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, product key, acccount, clean install, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- SaaS: Shelfware as a service?
- Software as a service is portrayed to be the future of information technology, but it isn't quite the cure-all it's cracked up to be. Shelfware and lock-in may not save you a lot of money. That's the message from Gartner analyst Rob DeSisto. Here's...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Shelfware, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?
- RE: How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?snow leopard is 10.6 the figures don't even mention that!!!???!Years if you look at adoption ratesBased on percent of existing users. RE: How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?One week.RE: How...
- Tags: Operating systems, Windows 7 market share, Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Staying on legacy systems ends up costing IT more
- Sorry, but ....This sounds like the car commercials targeting struggling consumbers to "take advantage of great deals" to prop up the sagging sales at the expense of overburdened buyers.Yes, there are cost savings but at a greater price than the actual savings.I may save $100 a month on gas but...
- Tags: Hardware upgrade, information technology, legacy system
- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- Has the iPod idea train hit the buffers?
- The "hype" Apple gave it?Apple sent out 2 notifications to the press. First there was an announcement of the event date and then later there was a "post card" invite that clearly marked it as a music event. Get something straight, Adrian, Apple didn't hype this event -...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, camera, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, Adrian, buffer, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-09-10
- Microsoft training materials teach Best Buy employees how Windows beats Linux
- Just how many Linux machines are there at Best Buy?The last time I went in, I saw no Linux machines being sold at Best Buy.RE: Microsoft training materials teach Best Buy employees how Windows beats Linuxexactly ni Linux machines so why is MS trying so hard to push the GET...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, System76, training, Linux, Best Buy Co. Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
- Snow Leopard install fails? Find a flashlight!
- How would I react if this affected Windows?Come on all you Mac guys who can be found posting endless jabs on every Windows related story. Ask yourself how you would post if you needed a flashlight to install Windows and post that here!RE: Snow Leopard install fails? Find a flashlight!I...
- Tags: Operating systems, Snow Leopard, flashlight, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- Orca Browser 1.2 build 5 (Windows)
- Orca Browser is an extremely fast and user friendly Web browser, designed to add more functions on to the latest version of Firefox. Not only does Orca Browser contains all the features, such as security, low memory usage, spell-checker, or built-in download manager from a typical Gecko based browser, it...
- Tags: Password, built-In, Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, Avant, Orca Browser, Online Profile Storage, Web Browsers, RSS, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-08-17
- Can Zune HD topple the iPod touch?
- Similar to, but different FROM ntntCompetition is good for everyone.I am an apple fan and I am in no way interested in having a Zune; however, the fact that MS has a competing product is a good thing. It will put Apple in a position where it will have...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Zune, Zune HD, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch
- Discussion threads 2009-08-13
- Windows 7 Starter edition introduces genuine "Microsoft tax"
- Their copyright, their license, their rulesIf you want it you have to play by their rules. Always has been that way with Windows, and it always will be that way. If you don't like it, you can always play with someone else who is more willing to share."How much you...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating systems, tax, Microsoft Windows, Tiered pricing, Microsoft Windows 7 Starter, Microsoft Windows 7, netbook, Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- What do you want from your next computer?
- What do you want from your next computer?I am happy with my laptop but battery too smallI have a Acer 5315-2715 which is really nice. I however hate to run this on the battery because I only have 2 hours or less depending on what I am doing.It would be...
- Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, PRODUCTIVITY, Processors, GPU, laptop computer, CPU, RAM, battery, computer, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-07-17
- Analyst: Forget the Feds, Apple is 'doing just fine at wrecking the wireless business'
- The Feds have been examining exclusive wireless carrier deals with handset makers---think AT&T and Apple---but the effort is a bit of a farce. Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett says it's laughable that the wireless industry is anticompetitive and the Feds don't have to worry about wrecking the wireless industry---Apple already has....
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Network, Handset, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Wireless, Customer Loyalty, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-13
- Carbon Wars in the U.S. Senate
- Carbon Wars in the U.S. SenateWhy is this on ZDNet?I mean, don't you guys have your own websites to post this BS?RE: Carbon Wars in the U.S. SenateThe Cap and SCAM system is the biggest load of horse manure I have ever witnessed. I can't even believe people were...
- Tags: Construction, Personal finance, window, U.S. Senate, tax credit, tax
- Discussion threads 2009-06-27
- Microsoft to Europe: No Windows 7 upgrades for you!
- Microsoft to Europe: No Windows 7 upgrades for you!Here in the US it IS a problem.The US Government convicted MS of the same misdeeds as the EU - only Bush came into power and the punishments were back-heeled - remember the 95% share of the browser market Netscape had?Because they...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7 Upgrade, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Counting down to Microsoft's Windows 7 retail-price unveiling
- Counting down to Microsoft's Windows 7 retail-price unveilingNot likely to change my mind about MS...I'm quite certain their pricing for their various crippled Win 7 OS versions will still be a huge rip off compared to the "one OS for one reasonable price" pricing structure of Apple's OS X. So,...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., operating system, OEM, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- Accounting for success? Darwin meets the green eyeshade world…
- Have you really looked at your options for finance & accounting lately? BPO business process outsourcing for Finance and Accounting has been going on for a time. The industry owes some part of its success to the shared services efforts of larger firms. When businesses created shared...
- Tags: Software, Accounting, Firm, Darwin, F&A, F&A Executive, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- Russian antitrust unit targets Microsoft over XP availability
- Russian antitrust unit targets Microsoft over XP availabilityThe real reason Russia wants XP to remainMy guess is that the Russians are attempting to keep the older, less secure operating systems around as they have spent a great deal of time and money learning to hack those systems. Heaven forbid if...
- Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, XP availability, operating system, antitrust unit, antitrust
- Discussion threads 2009-06-04
- Outrageous Comcast updates to cutomer agreement - all your systems belong to us
- Outrageous Comcast updates to cutomer agreement - all your systems belong to usJust reply, NO!One of our local newspaper writers responded to similar tactics from credit card companies by imposing HIS own set of rules on THEIR transactions to his account.You might try sending a similarly worded notice accepting their...
- Tags: Modems, Comcast Corp., cable, modem, agreement
- Discussion threads 2009-04-01
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