Jul 12, 2010 | Apple, business, Internet, Microsoft, web_services
There is an interesting consequence to the development of a global population obsessed by technology: it’s become very difficult to introduce a new service and have sufficient capacity for it to start successfully. It’s nothing new. Back in 2004 online gaming service...
Jul 1, 2010 | DRM, Google, Microsoft, security, web_services
Wayne Small, an Australian SBS consultant, took a look at Google’s license agreement recently and wrote up a nice reminder that big companies do not make any pretense of playing nicely with your information. Google Terms of Service cover all of Google’s services,...
Jun 15, 2010 | business, Microsoft, Office, Outlook, shopping, software
Previously: Office 2010 – Technology Guarantee Microsoft Office 2010 – Suite Comparisons Should You Buy Microsoft Office 2010? Microsoft Office 2010 went on sale Tuesday at local stores and through online retailers. My articles, linked above, describe some of the...
Jun 15, 2010 | file_sharing, Google, Microsoft, Office, web_services, Windows Live
Microsoft has introduced Office Web Apps, free online versions of Office programs that can be used entirely inside a web browser. Visit http://office.live.com to take a look at technology that will change our world. That sounds breathless and exciting, right? It’s...
Jun 8, 2010 | Adobe, Microsoft, software, updates, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
Leave your computer on overnight and prepare for it to restart. It’s Patch Tuesday and Microsoft will install a large crop of updates on all versions of Windows tonight. Tomorrow we should see the icon in the lower right corner alerting us to an important patch for...
Jun 8, 2010 | file_sharing, Google, Microsoft, Office, web_services, Windows Live
I want you to take a look at a demo of Google Docs. It’s a fast way to be introduced to the concept of editing and storing documents online. When I look in my crystal ball, my prediction has changed from last year. It now looks likely that small businesses and small...
