Mar 19, 2008 | Apple, computers, IE, software
A client asked me about an update window that had popped up so I sat down in front of “Apple Updates” and stared at the three programs listed – “updates” to iTunes, QuickTime, and Safari. I’m as burned out as anybody on the unending...
Mar 18, 2008 | Microsoft, software, Vista
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is available today through Windows Update. Here’s the announcement of the general release of SP1, and here’s a technical note about a handful of reasons that might account for SP1 not being displayed to you on the Windows...
Mar 13, 2008 | computers, Google, IE, Microsoft, software, Vista
My office computer is a powerful Dell tower, with an Nvidia video card and too much software. I choose software carefully, but I use a lot of programs and there is an alarming number of icons down by the clock. I am constantly installing new software,...
Mar 11, 2008 | file_sharing, Microsoft, remote, software, web_services
FolderShare, Microsoft’s invaluable free utility for syncing and sharing folders among multiple computers, has gotten a long overdue upgrade. Foldershare starts with a free account – just a login name and a password. It is not yet tied in to the...
Mar 6, 2008 | computers, Microsoft, software, Vista
Microsoft has been researching speech recognition for more than fifteen years. It has released enterprise products like Speech Server for telephony systems, and built rudimentary voice commands into Windows Mobile so that a woman whispers “Say a command!”...
Mar 3, 2008 | computers, hardware, Microsoft, software, Vista
More evidence confirms that poor decisions by Microsoft played an important role in creating the public perception that Vista is a failed operating system. Vista may never recover from the last year of relentless criticism and the lack of support from the computing...
