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- Microsoft and Linspire play nice
- Microsoft and Linspire play niceWin-ux vs Mac?Could Microsoft's recent Linux-cuddling be a direct result of Apple's increasing market share? Although Linux has a small proportion of the home pc using public, it would make sense to have them on board if it might upset open-source and Mac relations. The shock...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, Linspire, Pay Microsoft!, Pay Microsoft! Want, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-14
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- New green certification program helps keep kitchens out of the frying pan in terms of environmental waste
- Haven't had much occasion to write about Microsoft in this blog as extensively as some of the other big hardware-oriented tech players, but this item was pretty intriguing, because it's a great lead-in to some other cool information I briefed on about a month back. Here's the...
- Tags: Food, Kitchen, FoodServiceWarehouse.com, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)
- Times are tough. You're a computer geek and you need to feed your PC with the latest and greatest applications. What's a frugal nerd to do? A group of industry peers was recently asked by a colleague the following question: "If an SMB...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Distribution, Recession, Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Debian, Times, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Debian Support Cycle, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Apple agrees to repair MacBook Pros with bad NVIDIA GPUs
- Months after Dell and other notebook manufacturers came clean, Apple has admitted some culpability for failing Nvidia GPUs. The GeForce 8600M GT has been failing recently in MacBook Pros and Apple has agrred t0 will pay for the repairs.Read more about it at setteb.it english translation. by...
- Tags: NVidia Corp., Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, GPU, GeForce 8600M GT, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Print this: Actually, please don't, but DO think about why printers should get more airtime in green tech discussions
- I was talking to someone within the past couple of months (I honestly can't remember who right now, sorry) who made a pretty profound statement that seems pertinent in the context of this post. I had just admitted, somewhat shamefacedly, to my ongoing addiction to printing out my notes, presentations...
- Tags: Green Technology, Printing, Printers, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Live Services as Microsoft's consumer Web platform
- It's been tricky keeping separate all of the "layers" in the Microsoft cloud strata. One of those layers, Live Services, has been especially amorphous. But now Live Services is a little clearer, thanks to a new Web site detailing an upcoming series of Microsoft events. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Web, Microsoft Corp., Live Platform, Channel Management, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Microsoft expected to release Silverlight 2.0 next week
- Microsoft expected to release Silverlight 2.0 next weekrelease is on 13th day of the month...unlucky day if you ask me.For M$ and the sucker who download it.I'll go with Linux, the safe bet!Go Microsoft!!!Whip Google / Apple / FOSS and their collective sorrow @$$.RE: Microsoft expected to release Silverlight 2.0...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Silverlight 2.0, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Microsoft expected to release Silverlight 2 next week
- It sounds like Monday October 13 is the day that Microsoft will announce that Silverlight 2 is done. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., .Net, Apple Mac OS X, Application Servers, Apple Mac OS, RSS, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software, Enterprise Software, Internet, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- My three cents: Verizon's text fee could cripple SMS services
- My three cents: Verizon's text fee could cripple SMS servicesAbout damn timeSince the carriers don't give us any way to shut off the COD messaging, laying a minefield for SMS senders is the only practical way to shut off the flood of spim that I have to pay for.They're starting...
- Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular phones, text fee, Verizon Communications Inc., SMS Service, SMS
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Microsoft Big Brains: Gary Flake
- Microsoft Big Brains: Gary FlakeThe Live products keep getting betterI am a Microsoft programmer who does web and normal programming. The web programming tools are getting better and better. But, Popfly is an example of the way that the web can be used for both programming and for...
- Tags: Channel management, PRODUCTIVITY, Web, Popfly, tool, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Making the giant health database work for you
- Making the giant health database work for youSnake oilI see this as primarily snake oil pushed by peddlars of the DB applications themselves.Will it reduce physicians' need to order CYA tests? Not hardly.Will it reduce physicians' need to perform unnecessary procedures in order to be reimbursed at all? ...
- Tags: Vertical industries, health database, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Are there really 750 million mentally ill?
- Are there really 750 million mentally ill?Not hard to believe at all...just walk down a street or watch people as the are driving... hell look at some of the posters here!LoverockMike Cox (although he is probably the most sane...)Anton PhiladoryeShade TreeMike FarinaHey wait a minute... I see a trend here....
- Tags: flute, Messiah
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- My three cents: Verizon's text fee could cripple SMS services
- Verizon Wireless dropped a bomb today on companies that send content over SMS text messaging systems. Techmeme Effective Nov. 1, companies that send messages and other notifications to Verizon Wireless customers via SMS text message - that's everyone from Google to Twitter to startups like alerts.com - could be forced...
- Tags: Fee, Verizon Communications Inc., Text Messaging, Messaging, SMS, Verizon Wireless, Twitter, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Microsoft's 'conceptual touch designs'
- I've written from time to time about Apple and their rumoured tablet devices, applications for tablet PC's, multi-touch and Surface, and all those touchy-feely concepts we've been hearing about, but when do we get to actually see them? Microsoft has recently kicked forward their Software+Services, which for...
- Tags: Tablet PC, Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Are there really too many Windows editions?
- Are there really too many Windows editions?Are there really too many Windows editions?Nope!Still, from a consumer point of view, he wants one version, 20 bucks,enable any features you want. The multiple versions are ONLY for Microsoft's benefit in order to extract more money from YOU the eager customer.There is something...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, SKU, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Are there really too many Windows editions?
- Ask any Windows pundit about all the different versions of Windows Vista that Microsoft offers and you'll invariably get the same response. There are too many! Consumers are confused! It all needs to be simplified! To which I say: Be careful what you wish for. The case for reducing the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Edition, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- OpenOffice 3.0 Final ready for download
- OpenOffice 3.0 Final ready for downloadcool tipThanks for pointing it out! I'm downloading it right now.RE: OpenOffice 3.0 Final ready for downloadIt is not yet ready for download. Monday is the day.Thanks for being patience.it isif you go to a mirror and enter the stable folder, you'll find it. Nevertheless,...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice 3.0, OpenOffice 3.0 Final, OpenOffice
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- On the Linux laptop the bundle is all
- On the Linux laptop the bundle is allI donīt like teenagersI donīt like teenagers or stories about teenagers. But I will say yours seems dumber than most.The bundle is all only if the package is badA properly packaged Linux system should make installing programs child's play. Though I own an...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, distro, Linux laptop, Linux, Xandros, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UACSo I don't have to wait for Windows 7?The need to wait or upgrade to Windows 7 is looking more dim for Windows Vista users. Microsoft just yesterday announced their intention to improve the user experience for UAC in Windows 7. But with third...
- Tags: SECURITY, Web browsers, EXPLORER, UAC, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Microsoft Big Brains: Gary Flake
- Today I am launching a new series, "Microsoft Big Brains." Over the course of the coming weeks, I'll be profiling Microsoft's Technical Fellows -- the 22 or so individuals who are helping to fill Chairman Bill Gates' shoes at the company, in terms of setting Redmond's future product/strategy agenda. The...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Team Management, Search, Strategy, Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
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