Windows & Microsoft

Microsoft has concluded that last week's story about batteries failing due to a Windows 7 bug is bunkum. Sadly, it doesn't seem to have satisfied the users, who are complaining louder than ever. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers try to figure out why. Not to mention GNILLEY: gaming by yelling...
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There are those who claim that Microsoft has been too slow to bring innovative products to market --- and now an ex-VP joins the chorus, delivering a devastating critique. It makes for eye-opening reading.

Microsoft has confirmed a thoroughly revolting vulnerability in all versions of Internet Explorer. It means that bad guys can read your files remotely. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers panic and pray for patches. Not to mention embracing life...
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When you upgrade Windows, you have to jump through endless hoops. With Linux, you just download and go.

Much has been made of the ongoing battle between Google and the Chinese government, but Google faces a far bigger governmental challenge with more serious revenue and business implications: The ongoing fights over privacy and search engine monopoly throughout Europe. Google's ultimate success may be decided in cities such as Brussels, Rome, and Berlin, not Beijing.

Windows 7 users are up in arms over a long-standing battery charge problem. Their batteries are dying prematurely, and they're blaming Windows 7, which is popping up the message, "Consider replacing your battery. There is a problem with your battery, so your computer might shut down suddenly." In IT Blogwatch, bloggers consider replacing their operating systems. Not to mention iPad reality distortion...
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Maybe I'm not thinking out of the box enough on this one, but one of the things I am most looking forward to on the iPad is the ability to use remote desktop to control my larger computers.

The most recent figures show that Internet Explorer continues its long, steady decline in market share, with no end in sight. But it need not be that way. Here are five ways Microsoft can save Internet Explorer and gain back market share.

Microsoft and Google agree on very little, but they agree on at least one thing: It's time for Internet Explorer 6 to go. Google has announced that it will drop support of IE 6 for Google Docs on March 1. More surprisingly, it will also drop support for Chrome 3.

Apple may have grabbed the headlines over the last few days with its iPad announcement, but the real news in the tech world is that thanks to Windows 7 sales, Microsoft had a blowout quarter, increasing revenue by 14% compared to a year ago. The company is clearly hoping that the dark days of Vista are behind it.

In launching the iPad yesterday, Steve Jobs criticized netbooks, calling them little more than "cheap laptops" and adding, "The problem is that netbooks aren't better than anything." But when it comes to overall sales, they'll clearly be better than at least one thing --- the iPad. Netbook sales will continue to soar, dwarfing sales of the iPad.

An ex-Microsoft employee appears to have leaked the release date for Windows 8 -- as well as Windows Server 2012 and Office 15. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers shun the iPad hype and imagine the free beta download within a year. Not to mention an Impressive backwards basketball shot...
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Well, the Apple iPad has finally been launched, and it looks grand. But, really what can it do that a Linux-powered tablet can't do for less?

Microsoft can be forgiven if it's looking at Apple's iPad announcement today with more than a little envy. Microsoft has been pushing tablet technology for at least a decade, and spent hundreds of millions of dollars in development costs to no avail. And now Apple has stolen its thunder with a flashier, more exciting, and less expensive product.

I use a three step process for trying out a new technology:

1. Find a way to try it out with minimal time and budget impact.
2. Discuss my experience in a large community.
3. Try it again.