Jul 4, 2006 | computers, file_sharing, web_services
Here’s an article that might describe the future of computing. Or not, but that’s the fun of trying to guess what lies ahead.The article imagines a rich suite of programs that can run in a browser and access files stored on a central server, regardless of...
Jul 1, 2006 | file_sharing, software, web_services
Windows Live Messenger is now the official face of Microsoft instant messaging. It takes over from MSN Messenger, but it doesn’t alleviate the confusion between it and the messenger program built into Windows XP. (I routinely remove the built-in program –...
Mar 14, 2006 | file_sharing, Microsoft, software, web_services
Later this year, Microsoft will roll out Windows Vista, the successor to Windows XP, as well as Office 2007, a dizzying array of familiar and unfamiliar business applications.The busiest division at Microsoft, though, is producing online services under the umbrella...
Nov 30, 2005 | business, DRM, file_sharing, humor
In the news today: “LOS ANGELES-The Recording Industry Association of America announced Tuesday that it will be taking legal action against anyone discovered telling friends, acquaintances, or associates about new songs, artists, or albums. “We are merely...
Oct 7, 2005 | file_sharing, mail, web_services
E-mail was not designed to exchange large files. Many people attempt to send big files by e-mail – 10 or 20 or 30Mb of photos or PDFs or the like – and feel disappointed when the recipient never gets the message. Or perhaps you’ve been on the...
Mar 30, 2005 | audio, file_sharing
Many of the best-known file-sharing programs are unappealing now. Kazaa installs so much adware/spyware that it can only be described as a threat. Some of the other peer-to-peer programs are free of adware, but the programs are frustrating to use, especially if you...
