Microsoft Comedy
Posted on August 21, 2008 - Filed Under Microsoft, Vista | Leave a Comment
Get real. Microsoft has announced they are paying Seinfeld 10 million scahootas to endorse Vista!
Tell you what. I’ll endorse it for a lottt lesss!
Firefox vs. Windows
Posted on August 2, 2008 - Filed Under Firefox, Internet, Microsoft | Leave a Comment
Microsoft has shrugged off the presence of alternative browsers over the years, including Firefox. While all the rest have made minimal impact in the way users browse the Internet (lots of people have tried lots of different browsers but inevitably seem to return to IE for one reason or another), Firefox has been the one […]
Read More..>>Microsoft Midori
Posted on July 30, 2008 - Filed Under Microsoft, Software, Tech News | Leave a Comment
Microsoft is working on a project, codenamed Midori, to create an Internet based OS to replace Windows.
This is said to be Windows’ replacement at some point in the future, as the desktop operating system becomes obsolete in function.
Video on Demand
Posted on July 20, 2008 - Filed Under Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Television | Leave a Comment
In a move designed to beat out the local video store and keep people in front of their televisions and computers, Amazon.com has introduced (to a limited number of users to start) a new online store of TV shows and movies,
Read More..>>Netflix + XBox
Posted on July 17, 2008 - Filed Under Microsoft, Netflix | Leave a Comment
Microsoft’s Xbox will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal with Netflix that highlights the way gaming devices are expanding into all-purpose home-entertainment hubs.
Read More..>>Google Search Growing
Posted on July 15, 2008 - Filed Under Google, Internet, Microsoft, Yahoo | Leave a Comment
The climb continues. Google accounted for over 69% of all U.S. Internet searches in June of 2008, that according to new data from Hitwise. What’s even more unbelievable is that even at that level,
Read More..>>Microsoft Freebie
Posted on July 5, 2008 - Filed Under General, Microsoft | Leave a Comment
Microsoft has come out with a nice utility that is a free download, called SteadyState.
Its primary function is to protect your system. Once you have your computer setup just the way you like, it’s no fun to have a kid, spouse, friend, or even a program come along and mess things up for you.
Microsoft Annual
Posted on July 2, 2008 - Filed Under Google Docs, Microsoft | Leave a Comment
Microsoft will begin selling its Office programs to consumers on a subscription basis starting sometime July, in a bid to reach buyers who would otherwise pass on buying productivity software and instead struggle along with whatever the manufacturer put on their computer, if anything at all.
Read More..>>Gates’ ‘Retirement’
Posted on June 28, 2008 - Filed Under General, Microsoft | Leave a Comment
Not exactly retirement per se, but the big news in the tech world the last few weeks has most certainly been centered on Bill’s departure from the day-to-day operations at Microsoft.
He’s stepping out of that role into one drastically different in many ways, yet strangely familiar.
Yahoo Exodus
Posted on June 23, 2008 - Filed Under Merger News, Microsoft, Yahoo | Leave a Comment
An interesting undercurrent has been taking place at Yahoo, beginning even before Microsoft’s offer to buy was made and eventually rejected.
The numbers of executives leaving since January 2007 has grown to well over a hundred at last count. Executives, mind you.