Aug 16, 2009 | Apple, computers, hardware, Microsoft, software, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
I wish we could count on the software and hardware vendors to play fair and treat us well, but it’s not happening. We have to take responsibility for our computers. When Windows XP/Vista/7 is installed on a freshly formatted hard drive, it is secure, rock-solid,...
Aug 3, 2009 | computers, hardware, laptops, Microsoft, mobile, netbooks, Windows7
When Windows 7 arrives in a few months, it will be accompanied by new hardware that is just now coming into focus. You might find yourself buying more computers than you expect in the next 6-12 months. Desktop computers will be the least changed. Intel has already...
Jul 13, 2009 | Microsoft, Office, Outlook, software, web_services
The bloggers were buzzing about Microsoft Office 2010 today, after Microsoft gave a nice presentation at a Partner Conference. The new Office suites won’t be on the market until early next year and there are some important questions that were not answered today, so...
Jul 13, 2009 | Microsoft, Office
I’ll write about the features in Microsoft Office 2010 later. For the moment, take these two clips as evidence that Microsoft might actually be able to do cool advertisements. The first clip is a 30 second preview, the second is a longer trailer. Fun stuff!...
Jul 12, 2009 | Microsoft, software, Vista, WinXP
One of the things that kept Vista from being adopted quickly was a simple problem: once we are used to doing something a certain way, it’s difficult for many people to change. Vista was deliberately made very similar to Windows XP in most respects but there are a few...
Jul 9, 2009 | Google, Internet, Microsoft, photos, search
Bing is Microsoft’s new service for Internet searches. As I wrote last month, its search results are more or less comparable to Google and it has some nice design touches that can make it easier to use than Google. You may want to give it a look, especially if you’re...
