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- Linux, Microsoft, and the $3 desktop
- As most of you know Mr. Gates went to China last week to announce a $3 license package. Heres the bullet as reported by cnets Ina Fried: Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is using a speech in Beijing to unveil a new low-cost...
- Tags: Vistabulations, Linux, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-27
- x86 Security
- I, ah, blush to admit this - but when last weeks revelations about the Windows .ANI cursor hole appeared, I thought someone was pulling an April fools joke. Apparently not, but the mess led me to wonder just how something like this could happen. ...
- Tags: General, Vistabulations, Security, Enterprise Policy
- Blog posts 2007-04-10
- What users care about (1)
- When we talk about system or application performance, user perception of that performance tends to be the unseen elephant in the room. User perception is, of course, driven by three things: expectations, software, and hardware. Of these the hardware is the easiest to understand and expectations the hardest,...
- Tags: Apple, Development, Enterprise Policy, General, IT Retardants, Vistabulations
- Blog posts 2007-02-26
- Your expense = my revenue
- I was browsing somebodys third hand list of 25 bad things about vista compared to Linux when I ran across this anonymous comment in response to that list: The thing is, as much as I enjoy Linux, I have to keep windows around to run various...
- Tags: General, Vistabulations
- Blog posts 2007-02-23
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- Seinfeld to host the Microsoft Makeover
- Seinfeld to host the Microsoft MakeoverRE: Seinfeld to host the Microsoft MakeoverPersonally, never liked the comedy styling of Jerry Seinfeld. I'm not partial to the whining and other obvious childish renderings.But how apropos for Microsoft!!!!!!Annnnnnnd cue the ABMers.ACTION!!!!A PC perspective was done about a year ago"Do you need a lift...
- Tags: Desktops, Recruitment & Selection, Seinfeld, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Makeover, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Microsoft to stop selling boxed copies of Money Plus
- Microsoft to stop selling boxed copies of Money PlusNew ModelsWith Microsoft working on cloud software and subscription-based models... this may help with transition to the new. Further, this would be a great product to link up with Mesh.It's about recurring revenue and maintenanceThe software market has shifted from selling software...
- Tags: Big Bang, Microsoft Corp., software
- Discussion threads 2008-08-08
- Network Neutrality
- Network NeutralityPlease for the love of all that is literature, proof read that. About.....the article. You start with the correct understanding of net neutrality, then end on a note questioning product placement fairness.You lost me.. and i am a network engineer. Packet was mis-routed somewhere in there.Personally,...
- Tags: Net Neutrality, network neutrality, Google Inc., network
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Ballmer does Windows; Johnson joins Juniper
- Ballmer does Windows; Johnson joins JuniperAlso.....Is he really the "face" you want for Vista? Let's be honest here Balmer is not loaded with charisma or well anything that makes one want to buy from him. Stay away from him maybe but buy? heh heh heh Just saying.....Pagan...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Vista! Hurrah, product people, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Juniper Networks Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook again
- Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook againApple on the MoveApple continues to impress both in unit sales and marketshare gains. It has taken Steve Jobs awhile to make significant inroads into PC marketshare, but you are now witnessing the fruits of his perseverance. If Apple only had a development...
- Tags: Development tools, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Voting For A McCain
- Voting For A McCainAh, milk from the the government sow..Obama's tax policies will hurt American business way more than any benefits his technology policies may provide. It's not government's role to create and invest in technology; its role is to get out of the way so that the Apples,...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Obamessiah, tax, Obama
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Again, why does Microsoft want Yahoo?
- Again, why does Microsoft want Yahoo?Again, why does Microsoft want Yahoo?You should be asking why not? Both companies will gain a lot from this buy out. Yahoo has the services, Microsoft has the brand recognition. They can take the best of both worlds and have a dominant...
- Tags: Team management, SEARCH, Branding, Microsoft want Yahoo, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft WANT, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- Microsoft warns of "active, targeted" ActiveX control attacks
- Microsoft warns of "active, targeted" ActiveX control attacksAn activeX attack. WHAT a suprise...NTActiveX exists?Truly amazing. I'd have assumed that, after nearly 15 years of holding the title of "worst exploit ridden API ever designed," people might actually learn not to use it.This is a threat to big business...
- Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., ActiveX, attack, ActiveX Control
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- Do you need to be a programmer to run a software company?
- Do you need to be a programmer to run a software company?It's back to square oneIn fact, the new Internet-based platforms (Google App Engine, Microsofts upcoming platform to complement SSDS) are creating an entirely new platform. This change is as profound as the change in the early 80's. To succeed...
- Tags: Development tools, programmer, software, software company
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- No reprieve: XP phase-out begins June 30
- No reprieve: XP phase-out begins June 30But why?Surely if Microsoft remove Windows XP then lazy software developers who don't want to make their apps Vista compatible will be be forced to pull their fingers out!Windows Vista doesn't include many new changes to the software standards that Microsoft introduced with Windows...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- About those Windows XP 'upgrades' from Vista ...
- About those Windows XP 'upgrades' from Vista ...Windows Xp a hero now?It's weird how everyone thinks of Windows XP as that damn good. I guess no one remembers the Blaster virus and it's variants that were so deadly and did cost millions to business. Plus a lots of other bugs...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-06-11
- Servers need TLC, too, right?
- Servers need TLC, too, right?Open Source AlternativeFor those interested, you will be able to save ALOT of time by using the Open Source project from www.amahi.orgIt automatically setups a server for use in the home likewise it can be used in an office or school environment, and delivers all the...
- Tags: Servers, server
- Discussion threads 2008-06-03
- Is Microsoft's open systems promise reliable?
- Is Microsoft's open systems promise reliable?Threat assessmentYour point on the ever-shifting sands of Microsoft intentions simply underscores one of the basic rules of threat assessments: "assess enemy capabilities, not enemy intentions."In the present instance, that means that the only things that others should count on from Microsoft are the enforceable...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-29
- Pumping up the comp sci pipeline
- I had the opportunity to speak with Chris Stephenson on Wednesday. Ms. Stephenson is the Executive Director of the Association for Computing Machinery's Computer Science Teachers Association CSTA. Along with Google and a grant from the National Science Foundation, the CSTA is coordinating an ambitious two-day conference to...
- Tags: Computer Science, Computer, CS, Productivity, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- Microsoft readies new 'don't blame Windows' tool
- Microsoft readies new 'don't blame Windows' toolBeen Saying this for years...I know many people are quick to blame Microsoft for their issues and I am not saying they are perfect. Of course this will probably get me a "fanboy" rating but I have been working on and using computers...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, tool, computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Ready
- Discussion threads 2008-05-27
- Microsoft opens philosophical can of worms with Live Search Cashback
- Talk is bubbling up across the blogosphere, Gillmor Gang and Techmeme daily about social graph personal information. This may be among the most important discussions and topics of our time. How the "social mesh" works out now will affect our lives and businesses for a long time. It may even...
- Tags: Social Networking, Web, Data, Agreement, Commerce, Microsoft Corp., Worm, Data Portability, Channel Management, Marketing, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-05-23
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