Sep 23, 2007 | business, games, Microsoft
Halo 3 will be released for the XBox 360 on Tuesday. I know, you don’t play games, but this is one of those cultural events that are worth knowing about to keep from feeling old and out of touch.It’s likely that the sales during the first 24 hours will be...
Sep 18, 2007 | Apple, audio, DRM, Microsoft, phone
It’s hard to make the stereotypes fit.Microsoft is reviled as the big monopoly. I don’t want to suggest that Microsoft is a huggable teddy bear, but it’s worth noting that much of its success comes from the work of thousands and thousands of hardware...
Sep 14, 2007 | Microsoft, Office, software
Here’s an odd promotion from Microsoft: for the next few months, college students can buy the most complete version of Office 2007 for $59. The Office Ultimate 2007 suite includes Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Access, Publisher, OneNote, Groove, and...
Sep 5, 2007 | Apple, audio, hardware, Microsoft, video
Apple demonstrated again today that it can run circles around everyone else with its handheld devices. There will be lots of news coverage of the updates to the iPod line – here’s one article, here’s photos, and here’s an exhaustive rundown of...
Aug 12, 2007 | Microsoft, security, web_services
There are more web services in our future, and your entrance to each of them will be controlled by a name and a password. If you don’t already have some method of tracking your passwords, it’s time to get organized.Microsoft intended its Passport service...
Aug 9, 2007 | file_sharing, Microsoft, web_services
Microsoft has opened Windows Live Skydrive for beta testing. (During development it was known as Windows Live Folders.) It’s a place to store up to 500Mb of files online for storage or sharing. Many companies offer similar services but perhaps this will stand...
