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- Microsoft's licensing mess
- If you've been selling a product for more than 10 years and you've shipped hundreds of millions of units, you'd think your customers would know what they're buying. For Microsoft, that's not the case.The culprit is the hopelessly confusing, practically Byzantine Windows licensing structure, which consists of a maze of...
- Blog posts 2007-06-07
- How to get sued by Microsoft
- Shopping at SurplusComputers.com is like poking around an especially geeky Goodwill store, Most of the goods are surplus for a reason, but occasionally youll find a particularly useful bit of hardware or software whose market has crested, making it a great bargain. Ive been receiving the companys Deals of the...
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- Windows XP will be around a lot longer than you think
- Over at CNET News, the bold headline reads: No more Windows XP as of 2008. And the opening line continues the theme: “Starting next year you won't be able to buy a new PC loaded with Windows XP…” A PC World story echoed that report, noting Microsoft’s plans to “discontinue...
- Blog posts 2007-04-19
- A brief history of anti-piracy at Microsoft
- I’m revisiting Microsoft’s Genuine Advantage program this week, in light of the introduction of a new WGA Notifications tool for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. (Microsoft’s official description is here; the download page is here.) As background, I thought it might be interesting to post a brief history of...
- Blog posts 2007-02-24
- What's the real story with Vista upgrades?
- A story by Ken Fisher on Ars Technica this morning is raising alarm flags. Fisher points to Microsoft Knowledge Base article 930985, which documents a change in the setup process for upgrade versions of Windows Vista. The articles title reads: "You cannot use an upgrade key...
- Blog posts 2007-01-29
- Vista Mythbusters #8: That license isn't so bad, after all
- Myth: The new end user license agreement EULA for Windows Vista is loaded with draconian restrictions, and youre not even allowed to troubleshoot bugs! Reality: For the most part, the Vista license agreement is clearer than its predecessors, and many of the so-called restrictions in it are based on misunderstandings....
- Blog posts 2006-11-13
- Get facts, not spin, about Vista's new license
- Update 2-Nov: In response to complaints from enthusiasts, Microsoft has revised the terms of its license agreement. For more details, see "Microsoft changes Vista license terms." Memo to Paul Thurrott: If you're going to write an article entitled "Windows Vista Licensing Changes: Everything you've read is wrong", it helps to get your facts...
- Blog posts 2006-10-16
- A sneaky change in Windows licensing terms
- Update 2-Nov: In response to complaints from enthusiasts, Microsoft revised the terms of its license agreement. For more details, see "Microsoft changes Vista license terms." Update 16-Oct: For additional information about the new Windows Vista retail license, see "Get facts, not spin, about Vista's new license."I've seen several sites point to Microsoft's new Software...
- Blog posts 2006-10-11
Additional Resources
- Chicago Electrical Contractors Exam Prep Course 6.0.6.2 (Windows)
- The Chicago Electrical Contractors Exam Prep Course. Software only runs on a Windows-based PC platform. This dynamic course can help you bring your electrical training to the next level. Our engaging course will keep you involved and interested. The author has been a licensed supervising electrician, and an electrical contractor...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- Microsoft CFO Liddell to leave by year-end
- dump MSFT shares next yearafter the last bump in stock price you'll get from Win7. It's all downhill from there.Why are the shareholders so greedy?Currently MSFT has around 18-19 PE which is very reasonable. It's pretty high seeing that we are in the great global recession. I know that...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Is Google the Center of the Universe?
- Google and the universe"Say what you will about Murdoch?s empire, ethics and politics, but you can?t argue about the fact they employ over 60,000 people in an era when shedding jobs is the ?Wall Street juice? of a jobless ?recovery?."This may be true, but it is a lousy argument. We...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- The cloud computing battleground takes shape. Will it be winner-take-all?
- You can't be a good consultant if you can't even mention MSIf you really think MS is irrelevant in cloud computing then you have some serious bias issues to work out.The fact that throughout your entire blog you can't even get yourself to mention MS or Azure even once is...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?
- The better question is WHEN will it be better for Microsoft to keep it compatible across platforms, and WHEN or under what conditions might it not be better for MS to NOT keep it compatible across platforms.In other works, it is NOT a question of IF, but, at WHAT TIMES...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Bible Touch NBLH for iPhone 1.0.6 (Mobile)
- Bible Touch NBLH for iPhone is a simple yet robust native application that includes the entire Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy Spanish translation. Bible Touch NBLH for iPhone features an intuitive iPhone-like interface and lightning-fast word searches. This version of Bible only contains one translation in order to minimize licensing...
- Software downloads 2009-11-24
- FmPro Migrator 5.31 (Mac)
- FmPro Migrator quickly and accurately migrates FileMaker Pro database structure and data to MySQL, Oracle, Access, SQL Server, Sybase, DB2, OpenBase, PostgreSQL, FrontBase, SQLite and Valentina. Converts Microsoft Access Tables/Fields, Forms/Reports, Relationships, Queries and Visual Basic code to FileMaker. Converts FileMaker Pro databases to Microsoft Access (Forms/SubForms/Reports and Visual Basic)...
- Software downloads 2009-11-22
- Serv-U 9.1.0.2 (Windows)
- Serv-U is a powerful, easy-to-use, award-winning File Server from RhinoSoft.com. Serv-U supports the FTP, HTTP, and SFTP protocols to ensure maximum compatibility with the widest range of transfer client software. With support for industry-standard SSL encryption, Serv-U protects your data while it's in transit. A powerful Web-based interface allows administrators...
- Software downloads 2009-11-21
- Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with Windows, Mac and Linux
- Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with WindowsI gave it some thought too and realized that Chrome OS only has the bad and the ugly. There is nothing good about it. All data stored in the cloud, and on Google's...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Cisco launches iPhone security app
- I wonder if the reporter asked them whether they had plans for Blackberries or Android?Considering the number of senior people who use Blackberry's, I would have thought Cisco would have thought of that first?No kidding.....Wouldn't a more enterprise type of device be the first place for Cisco to focus on....
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- NComputing announces new Microsoft partnership
- I've featured NComputing a few times in this blog, largely focusing on their solutions that turn a single workstation into as many as 10 workstations using thin client technologies. In particular, I wrote about NComputing's successful bid beating out Intel and OLPC to provide thin-client computers to as many...
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Microsoft shares a few tidbits on IE9 and (lots) more on Silverlight 4
- Safari? What Safari ? :-)http://www.tgdaily.com/software-features/39495-safari-4-beta-first-browser-to-hit-100-score-in-acid3-testI know, Steve doesn't like Apple but you're supposed to be a journalist? ;-)Google chrome?IE like Microsoft is stumbling around in a new ecosystem in which spending thousands of dollars is not an option.Plus, it locks you into a insecure OS platform with...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
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