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Body art won't save you

Todd Bishop's report that a Microsoftie who has a Blue Monster tattoo got pink slipped made me smile: Microsoft solutions adviser Dan Woodman achieved minor celebrity status for getting a tattoo of the company's unofficial "Blue Monster" mascot -- a character created by Hugh MacLeod...

Tags: Logo, I2 Technologies Inc., Tattoo, Todd Bishop, Blogging, Investment, Flash Memory, Internet, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-02-01

EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move

EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source moveEU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source moveOh jeez, is there anything that will please the EU? Despite Microsoft even going as far as offering source code these regulators still can't accept it. Money laundering is what its really turning out to be....

Tags: Regulations, Money Laundering, Todd Bishop, ECIS, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft open-source, Microsoft open-source move, regulator, interoperability

Discussion threads 2008-02-21

An exegesis of the Steve Jobs and Bill Gates keynotes

Todd Bishop has come up with a new way to look at the keynotes from CES and Macworld. For the recent keynotes by Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Todd, a Seattle PI tech reporter and blogger, ran the speeches through a tag cloud generator, ranking commonly used words, and more...

Tags: General, Macworld, Apple, Microsoft, iPhone, CES, Todd Bishop, Steve Jobs

Blog posts 2007-01-15

Additional Resources

Microsoft shouldn't buy Twitter

There's a new rumor going around that Google is considering buying Twitter. Microsoft watcher Todd Bishop says that alarm bells should be going off in Redmond. If there are any bells going off, they should be warning bells. Microsoft should resist the siren call of the latest Web 2.0 darling....

Tags: Bell, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-03

One-year-old (unpatched) Windows 'token kidnapping' under attack

Exactly one year after a security researcher notified Microsoft of a serious security vulnerability affecting all supporting version of Windows (including Vista and Windows Server 2008), the issue remains unpatched and now comes word that there are in-the-wild exploits circulating. The vulnerability, called token kidnapping (.pdf), was...

Tags: Attacker, Server, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-03-16

Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernel

The Linux Foundation insists it is equipped to fight Microsoft if the software giant’s lawsuit against TomTom impacts the open source Linux kernel. In his blog, Executive Director Jim Zemlin advised concerned parties to “calm down� in light of statements by Microsoft’s deputy general counsel that...

Tags: Lawsuit, Patent, TomTom, Linux Kernel, Microsoft Corp., Linux Foundation, *It, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-02-27

News to know: Google vs. Mozilla; SaaS renewals; Microsoft; Cloud computing

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Garett Rogers: Google delivers another blow to Mozilla WSJ: Google wants its own fast track Google ditching network neutrality? Google: Net neutrality and...

Tags: Google Inc., Software-as-a-service, Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., Photograph, Microsoft Windows, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-15

Unsealed court filing: HP's Hurd had Vista concerns

HP CEO Mark Hurd told Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in an e-mail last year that HP's call centers were "being overrun" by customers who were having difficulties upgrading to Windows Vista, a detail that was revealed in the unsealing of a court filing in the Windows Vista Capable lawsuit. ...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Steve Ballmer, Mark Hurd, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Live blogging PDC Keynote Day 2: Windows 7, Live Mesh and more

Yesterday was so much fun, our cabal of bloggers from across a variety of pubs and sites is  back again live blogging  the Professional Developers Conference PDC Day Two keynotes. The first keynote is going to be the coming out party for Windows 7, with demos of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Blogging, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-28

Transcript: PDC08 Keynote â€" Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava, Bob Muglia and David Thompson

Todd Bishop, TechFlash; Ed Bott, ZDNet;  Kip Kniskern, Liveside; Rafael Rivera, Within Windows; Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite; and Tom Warren, Neowin; and Long Zheng, Istartedsomething â€" and yours truly--did a group blog of the first PDC keynote. Here's the live blog transcript (speakers: Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava,...

Tags: Keynote, Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Service, App, Liveside, Neowin.net, Tom Riley, Signal God, Paul, MJ, Azure, Z, Red Dog, Download Link, Saruhan, Bluehoo, MOS, SSDS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-27

Where on earth are these Microsoft patches?

Lost in the shuffle of this month's Patch Tuesday barrage is the fact that a critical vulnerability in the ever-present Windows Media Player WMP was not fixed "because of a last minute quality issue." Microsoft originally listed the WMP update in the advance notice for August but,...

Tags: Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-14

Bill Gates' web experience: Byzantine, idiotic logic

Bill Gates' web experience: Byzantine, idiotic logicFinally, The man gets a taste of his own chocolateThis has been one heck of a delightful tale, finally The Bill himself goes through the same hell the Windows users have to face every time that dreaded Update Icon enters the fray.Now let's see...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Channel management, Operating systems, Strategy, Now Let, Bible Story, Babel, Bill Gates, idiotic logic, web experience, Web

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

Microsoft: The iPhone envy is starting to show (already)

Microsoft said it will sell nearly 20 million Windows Mobile licenses in a letter designed to rally its smartphone partners. It's no coincidence that the pep talk comes just a few days before these the likely launch of Apple's 3G iPhone. Todd Bishop has the Windows Mobile...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Smart Phone, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-06

News to know: Vista search; Android; Gmail

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 5: Faster, smarter search Phil Wainewright: Scaling the cloud, deflating the price of software Ed Burnette: 50 questions asked and answered on Android News.com: Google to let users test new...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, E-mail Providers, H-1B, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-05

News to know: Hactivists; XO-2 laptop; HP; Virtualization

Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: Pro-Serbian hacktivists attacking Albanian web sites Over 1.5 million pages affected by the recent SQL injection attacks DoS Attacks Using SQL Wildcards Revealed Ryan Naraine: Secunia finds 'highly critical' Foxit Reader Flaw Are you wary of...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtualization, Network, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Sales Strategy, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales Force Management, Sales, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software

Blog posts 2008-05-21

Poll: Post-Yahoo, what should Microsoft do?

Now that the Microsoft-Yahoo deal is tabled, what is Microsoft's next move? Many are assuming Microsoft is waiting for Yahoo's stock to tank in order to sweep in and make another pass at Yahoo. Others are counting on Microsoft buying another Web 2.0 powerhouse in Yahoo's stead...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web 2.0, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-05-05

Zune VideoX: Microsoft's iTunes killer?

Zune Marketplace is no iTunes killer. But maybe Zune VideoX will at least attempt to be. After recently hearing about Microsoft's grand entertainment-marketplace/service codenamed eLive, now I'm getting word of yet another Microsoft entertainment marketplace, known currently as "Zune Video X" for Video Experience. ...

Tags: Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Apple iTunes, Entertainment, Zune Marketplace, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-15

Microsoft weekend roundup: The'no's' have it

As the week draws to a close, there are a few Microsoft-related "no's" worth noting -- beyond the no more extensions for Windows XP's preload cutoff date of June 30. Other no's I noticed: Microsoft decided no release of Power Pack 1 for Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Media Center PCs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-04

Another unannounced piece of Microsoft's Windows Mobile puzzle: eLive

Microsoft seems to be continuing to keep most of its Windows Mobile cards close to the vest, even though it is CTIA Wireless week. At the show on April 1, company officials are talking up some of the new features slated for the updates of Windows Live...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Corp., eLive, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-01

Two more Microsoft execs fly the coop

A couple more execs from Microsoft's list of who's who at the company have moved to allegedly greener pastures. Joanne Bradford, corporate vice president and chief media officer of MSN, is leaving Microsoft to join Internet-based ad agency Spot Runner Inc, as initially reported by Todd Bishop...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Joanne Bradford, Majidimehr, Hd Dvd, Advertising & Promotion, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-13