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- Better errors in 2005
- Preston Gralla has an interesting list of five things Microsoft won't do in 2005, but should. Worth a read, but one of the "should" items for Microsoft is also true of a great deal of open source software as well. Specifically, Gralla's advice to Microsoft to "introduce plain-English error...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, error code, segmentation, Preston Gralla, Microsoft Corp.
- Blog posts 2005-01-04
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- Bill Gates bids farewell
- Bill Gates bids farewellHe brought a lot to the computer world!Yeah, vicious predation, greed, and arrogance.iMiss BilliWill miss Bill. He brought a lot to the computer world!Bill Gates bids farewellA fine speech from a magnificent man! He had visions, he had missions, he had it all! The IT...
- Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Windows NT, Bill Gates, Abramoff, Preston Gates, vision, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- Are Macs more expensive than PCs? Does it matter?
- Over on Computerworld, Preston Gralla posted a piece called "Five reasons why Vista beats Mac OS X." I'm going to be straight up and say that I don't agree with much that Gralla wrote in this piece, but one of the five reasons he gives comes down to that age old argument -...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-09
- Vista SP1 - Download it for the kill-switch removal, keep it for the increased performance, reliability and compatibility
- The release of Vista SP1 is imminent. It might be next week, or it might be the week after, but it's now close. And Microsoft's SP1 marketing machine is also revving up to tempt you to download and install this latest update. But will people be enthusiastic...
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-01
- Microsoft's $235 million PIL is not so bitter
- Microsoft's $235 million PIL is not so bitterMicrosoft is a for profit entity...whose only agenda is to maximize the value of its stock.Philanthropy with any expected return is not philanthropy.Summing upMicrosoft's "charitable" contributions are the same sorts of things that other companies add to their marketing budget: promoting their products...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Free trade, Microsoft Corp., PIL, not-so
- Discussion threads 2008-01-22
- U.K.'s fastest supercomputer unveiled
- U.K.'s fastest supercomputer unveiledThe BRTISH - not too sure.I really must appologize to the GREAT BRITISH PUBLIC - but I love any story that 'rants' about anything GREAT coming from Britain. I love the 'spin'.I can say this with some degree of accuracy being British born and educated but having...
- Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., supercomputer
- Discussion threads 2008-01-19
- Rackspace's really bad 36 hours: The Internet is fragile
- Rackspace's really bad 36 hours: The Internet is fragile99.999% Uptime = 100% chance of failureIt's pretty simple:If it can be hit...it will beIf it can be cut...it will beIf it can be burned...it will beIf it can be flooded...it will beIf it can be damaged, destroyed, or affected...it will be.Are...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Rackspace, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Internet is Fragile, bad 36-hour, Internet
- Discussion threads 2007-11-13
- Open source in its boom phase
- Open source in its boom phaseBoom? Is that what happens when it goes up in smoke?If there is a boom in open source I can't tell. The numbers in the market haven't changed much at all. Unfortunately with some open source moving to the GPL-3 we'll never...
- Tags: UNIX, open source, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-09-13
- Mortgage meltdown: Tech stocks' gain?
- Mortgage meltdown: Tech stocks' gain?Out of Country Monied Elite stand to loose BillionsAs one who does not invest but has sold expert systems to fund managers, let me spin this a bit differently. It is not a mortgage meltdown but rather a return to traditional US values that explains the...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Brilliance, Preston Gates, tax, Abramoff, Bill Neukom
- Discussion threads 2007-08-24
- Stanford leads pack of 36 robocars picked for DARPA Urban Challenge
- DARPA has chosen 36 finalists for its Urban Challenge, a close-in city version of its "grand challenge" for robotic car designers, The San Francisco Chronicle reports. The defense agency isn't quite ready to unleash robocars on a real city; this contest will take place at a former Air Force...
- Tags: DARPA, Stanford, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-08-10
- Linux-Microsoft Lovefest at LinuxWorld Expo
- Linux-Microsoft Lovefest at LinuxWorld ExpoIf you can't beat them, join them....Then knock them in the head with a giant thumping stick.LINUX TAKES TOOO LONG BETWEEN STABLE BUILDS.eom....MS shill?"...and urged attendees to learn from Microsoft’s success rather than focus on its failures."John Carroll has been saying this for quite a while,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, BSOD, Microsoft Corp., Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-08-09
- House panel approves legal shield for bloggers
- House panel approves legal shield for bloggersA good lawBut it doesn't go far enough. It should have also protected online bloggers who do not make any money off their websites through ads and other things.I was happy to see that they put in the 'reasonable exhaustion of other means' thing...
- Tags: Blogging, Vertical industries, government, blogger, illegal act, shield, First Amendment
- Discussion threads 2007-08-01
- Google's battle for wireless spectrum
- Google's battle for wireless spectrumChis Sacca For PresidentNTGoogle's battle for wireless spectrumNo thanks, I don't need Google collecting my wireless data to sell for a profit while I get nothing in return. I also don't need Google tracking where I'm going. If they do win this spectrum all...
- Tags: Google Inc., spectrum, wireless
- Discussion threads 2007-07-30
- Whole Foods CEO sorry for anonymous Web posts
- Whole Foods CEO sorry for anonymous Web postsBig Fish vs little autorny Minow'sMinow is just so wrong. A CEO who is also a US citizen has the right and sometimes duty to publish anonymously when that posting does not involve harassment. That is how the founders of the USA did...
- Tags: Public relations, Business ethics, Web, Whole Foods, Enron Corp., Minow, Big Fish, Minnow
- Discussion threads 2007-07-18
- Microsoft's 'Cloud OS' takes shape
- Microsoft's 'Cloud OS' takes shapeHmmmmm ..."What's ours is yours," Hall told the crowd.But FOR HOW long, before someone comes up with a really good thing and they decided it's in THEIR best interest to do the same ...Thnaks, but no, FOSS works for me ...Microsoft's 'Cloud OS' takes shapeAnother great...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., United Way, operating system
- Discussion threads 2007-07-12
- 93.3 WMMR - Philadelphia (widget)
- 93.3 WMMR - Philadelphia hear Preston & Steve on the WMMR morning show without having the stream run in an IE window. This Widget is based on the original code provided by John Hinds, and takes much of the structure of the wonderful radio Widget adapted by Norberto Alvarez Sueiraz....
- Tags: Philadelphia, Adam Resnick, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Web Browsers, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2007-07-10
- E-jihadists take advantage of net technology good and bad
- The arrest of the so-called "jihadist James Bond" is putting the spotlight on how terrorists are using the Internet. Like other criminals, terrorists are taking advantage of zombie techniques, but they're also simply putting the amazing capabilities of Google and Web 2.0 startups to nefarious use, TechNewsWorld reports.Many experts quoted...
- Tags: Homeland security, Defense
- Blog posts 2007-07-06
- Preston North End News Feed (widget)
- Displays latest news feed for Preston North End FC. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Newsfeed
- Software downloads 2007-06-29
- Microsoft appoints Linux interoperability chief
- Microsoft appoints Linux interoperability chiefYes, controversialThe idea of interoperability will indeed be verrry controversial, and downright blasphemous. How dare Microsoft recognize that they have to live with the existence of Linux in this world and thus make an effort to interoperate.Loverock, who seems to be absent these days, would...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-11
- Gates to Harvard grads: pay it forward
- Gates to Harvard grads: pay it forwardGates to Harvard grads: pay it forwardWell deserved, congrats go out to Bill Gates. This shows what hard work, dedication, and a vision of the future can get you. We should all strive to be like him.I'll agree to that. And...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Bill Gates, Harvard, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-07
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