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Getting a glimpse of the spherical microsoft surface

Getting a glimpse of the spherical Microsoft SurfaceVirtual Earth globeI would love to view Virtual Earth on an actual sphere. It's be great to pan around zoom in. Maybe Microsoft's trying to make the next digital globe? Or it could be a neat communications gadget. You could plug some webcam...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Surface

Discussion threads 2008-04-20

(Photos: Look who's playing with Microsoft's Surface)

(Photos: Look who's playing with Microsoft's Surface)Microsoft Surface - so what's cool about it?Signing autographs with your finger, ok. I'm underwhelmed. What's actually cool and interesting about this gadget?For the Microsoft Surface kickoff...For the Microsoft Surface Kickoff... Will Microsoft give it the same extravigant flare as they did with the...

Tags: photograph, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-05

CES: Hands-on (literally) with microsoft surface

CES: Hands-on literally with Microsoft SurfaceHow?I wanna now how gaming is going to work on that thing, or is M$ doing away with gaming?

Tags: Games, Microsoft Surface, Hands-On, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-01-21

Will touch drive microsoft surface sales or will Surface drive touch?

Will touch drive Microsoft Surface sales or will Surface drive touch?re: Will touch drive Microsoft surface sales[i]Call me a Luddite, but if the Surface had a keyboard, I’d definitely prefer it over touch or speech.[/i]I think I'm a bit like that... I like the keyboard, though digital or physical probably...

Tags: Sales strategy, Keyboards, Sales force management, Apple Inc., sales, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Surface sale, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-01-08

CES: New applications to surface for microsoft surface

CES: New applications to surface for Microsoft SurfaceNo wonder they can't focusInstead of focusing on providing value to their enterprise, desktop and productivity customers, they're slinging this way and that trying to find new growth markets. Zune, this thing, XBox, Home Server...it reminds me of a manure spreader. ...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Food & Beverage, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-01-04

microsoft surface tabletops delayed until spring 2008

Microsoft Surface tabletops delayed until spring 2008Not Delayed! - Enhanced!The surface represents the next BIG step in the evolution of computers! Our competition is betting on them getting smaller and smaller, I believe they will get bigger and bigger, I am right!Which would you rather have to find directions to...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-09

Bumps on the road to Microsoft's Surface

Bumps on the road to Microsoft's Surfaceooh, neat-o>>"It can be in every desk," Gates said. "It can be in every table, it can be in every whiteboard, every mirror. Give us a five- to 10-year timeframe and we will wonder why our tables used to just sit there and not...

Tags: Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Monitors & displays, Operating systems, Microsoft Surface, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-08

A (Microsoft) Code Name a Day: Milan

I'm resuming my Microsoft Code Name a Day series that I started in December 2006. The goal: To provide the back story, each day in August, on one of Microsoft's myriad code names. Some of these code names might be familiar to Microsoft watchers; others hopefully will be brand-new.Microsoft code...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-08-23

Apple's multi-touch trackpad patent

Apple's multi-touch trackpad patentis Apple going to allow OSS to use this patent for free?It's time for Apple to show it's commitment to OSS and give Linux a competitive advantage against windoze!What did they do:get an employee's kid to draw the diagrams?Prior ArtIt's cool technology but it isn't really new....

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Notebooks, Apple Inc., patent, touch screen, keyboard, Microsoft Surface

Discussion threads 2007-08-10

microsoft surface could be a great Rich Internet Application platform

Microsoft Surface could be a great Rich Internet Application platformLove the MSFT Marketing DeptWow. The MSFT marketing department figured out how to splice together:http://youtube.com/watch?v=UcKqyn-gUbYhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=KSJzVH-2tSUandhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=M0ODskdEPnQAll three videos are now in one place! Kudos, Microsoft!re: Flash on the Surface?I don't see why not Ryan, after all, the product page on...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Surface, MSFT marketing, rich Internet application

Discussion threads 2007-05-30

Do you want a Surface Computer?

Microsoft went public at 12:01 a.m. on May 30 with the name of its "Milan"/PlayTable technology. The combined hardware/software device is now known as the Surface Computer and is due to debut in November.In one of many press releases on Milan and surface computing on Microsoft's PressPass site this morning,...

Tags: Code names, Corporate strategy, Windows Mobile, Xbox, Zune

Blog posts 2007-05-30

microsoft surface could be a great Rich Internet Application platform

I am very, very impressed with Microsoft Surface. I haven't touched it and I don't know all the specifics, but after watching the videos on the site and reading some other reports, I'm excited about what this means. Now, is it going to be affordable? Heck no. Is it going...

Tags: Experience, Microsoft, Rich Internet Applications

Blog posts 2007-05-30

Additional Resources

XP meets XO: Will Linux get an equal shot?

The One Laptop Per Child program will put XP on its XO laptop and children in the developing world will have a choice between Windows and Linux. On the surface, a little choice isn't going to kill anybody. In fact, choice is good. And if some poor...

Tags: Operating System, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, XP Screen, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-16

News to know: XP meets XO; Yahoo; Facebook; Verdiem; DIY phishing

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO. Christopher Dawson: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack Larry Dignan: Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Privacy, TechMeme, Icahn, Phishing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software

Blog posts 2008-05-16

Introduction to BIT

This is the 1st excerpt from the second book in the Defen series: Business Information Technology: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Culture Introduction This book is designed for people who interact with, but do not want to become, professional information systems...

Tags: Information System, Bear, Computer, Business Owner, Systems Decision, Dick, Jane, Systems Culture, Productivity, Data Centers, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-05-16

Mashups turn into an industry as offerings mature

There were a great many product announcements at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last month, but it was the number of announcements around Web-based mashups in particular that received a large share of attendee and media attention. By my count there were at least nine significant announcements in...

Tags: Web, Industry, Mashup, JackBe, Lotus Mashups, MashupHub, Mindtouch, Itasca, Serena, Mashup Exchange, SnapLogic, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Verdiem spruces up its Survey PC power management software

Verdiem, one of the better known developers of power management software that counts Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft among its close partners, has delivered an impressive upgrade to its Surveyor technology. According to the Seattle-based company, the focus was on providing IT managers with even more configuration flexibility than previously available....

Tags: Software, Power Management, PC, Power Consumption, Survey, Verdiem, Desktops, Hardware, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-05-15

It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO

Microsoft's participation in the One Laptop Per Child OLPC initiative has been fraught with mystery and disinformation from the get-go. But on May 15, Microsoft officials finally gave the OLPC project Redmond's official blessing. Up to this point, OLPC Chief Nicholas Negroponte preannounced Microsoft's every move on...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack

Microsoft won't be delivering database backup as one of the new features promised for the first "PowerPack" update for Windows Home Server when it ships later this year. The independent "We Got Served" Home Server blog acknowledged the feature cut in a May 9 entry. According to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Backups, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Yahoo to Icahn: You misunderstand

Yahoo's board has responded to activist investor Carl Icahn: "Your letter reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal." That letter--delivered by Icahn earlier Thursday Techmeme--has one theme: Yahoo's board botched the Microsoft deal and hasn't served shareholder interest. In its...

Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Proposal, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-15