Foursquare: Here’s A Solution to Your PleaseRobMe Problem
March 11, 2010 – 12:50 PM | 0 Comments

By now you have probably heard of PleaseRobMe a service which aggregates all of the foursquare check-in’s into one place using the tweets sent out through the application.  There has been a lot of uproar …

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Microsoft Announces Windows Phone 7 Series
February 15, 2010 – 10:40 PM | 0 Comments
Microsoft Announces Windows Phone 7 Series

Microsoft unveiled their latest new product at the Mobile World Congress – what is it you ask? Windows Phone 7 Series.  Not in love with the name?  Yeah me either, but this is a …

Microsoft Launches TechPolicy Website
January 8, 2010 – 2:10 PM | 0 Comments
Microsoft Launches TechPolicy Website

Microsoft is launching a new website today which it hopes will spur discussion on key technology policy debates about privacy, security, competition, cloud computing, intellectual property rights and other topics. The site includes opinion articles, …

Internet Explorer: A Burden to Web Designers
December 29, 2009 – 4:35 PM | 0 Comments
Internet Explorer: A Burden to Web Designers

The use of Internet Explorer by Internet users has always been a burden on the web design community. With the expansion of Web 2.0 technologies such as feature rich CSS based designs and JavaScript …

Microsoft Launches Its Own D-Day. Windows 7 Released.
October 22, 2009 – 9:29 AM | 0 Comments
Microsoft Launches Its Own D-Day.  Windows 7 Released.

Today, Microsoft is releasing Windows 7.  The successor to infamous Windows Vista.  Now in a valiant attempt to not have a repeat of Windows Vista, Microsoft has been playing it smart.  This time around the …

Official Microsoft Stores Are A Genius Idea
September 23, 2009 – 7:13 PM | 0 Comments
Official Microsoft Stores Are A Genius Idea

I’ve seen a number of people “poke fun” at the idea of Microsoft opening up their own official stores and honestly I think it’s a brilliant move for Microsoft.  Microsoft needs to get out from …

Interview With Eric Havir From Microsoft Surface Team
September 11, 2009 – 7:30 PM | 0 Comments
Interview With Eric Havir From Microsoft Surface Team

As many of you know (see video and blog post) I had a chance to play with a Microsoft Surface while I attended Gnomedex this past August.  I was so impressed by it, I decided …

Microsoft Surface Overview
August 23, 2009 – 10:30 PM | 0 Comments
Microsoft Surface Overview

I was lucky enough to attend Gnomedex this year where I was able to play around with the Microsoft Surface.  For those who are unfamiliar with the Microsoft Surface it is a regular computer that …

Microsoft Outlook Coming To Mac
August 13, 2009 – 3:52 PM | 0 Comments
Microsoft Outlook Coming To Mac

Today, Microsoft announced that their next version of Mac Office (2010) will include a new application.  That new application being Outlook for Mac.  It will be replacing Entourage which is the current alternative to Outlook …

Will Google Have Anti-Trust Issues In The EU?
August 2, 2009 – 8:00 PM | 0 Comments
Will Google Have Anti-Trust Issues In The EU?

Today, I was thinking about the on-going Microsoft anti-trust issues in the European Union. The very same issues which led Microsoft to originally announce they would be selling a separate version of Windows 7 …

Microsoft’s XBox 360 Indie Games Has Huge Potential
July 20, 2009 – 10:00 PM | 0 Comments
Microsoft’s XBox 360 Indie Games Has Huge Potential

Most of you probably haven’t heard of it, but there was a huge moment at the last E3, a moment that everyone seems to have forgotten. It could potentially alter the game industry. The problem …

Microsoft To Announce Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program
June 24, 2009 – 2:20 PM | 0 Comments
Microsoft To Announce Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program

It appears according to this landing page that Microsoft will be announcing their Windows 7 upgrade option program on Friday (June 26th, 2009). Based on the information I have been able to collect it …

Microsoft Will Continue Offering XP Until 2011
June 19, 2009 – 1:58 PM | 0 Comments
Microsoft Will Continue Offering XP Until 2011

According to ComputerWorld, Microsoft is going to continue the availability of Windows XP until April 2011.  The announcement came after a security expert attacked Microsoft’s plan to discontinue its sale once Windows 7 is released.  …

Microsoft Giving Away Anti-Virus Software : Morro
June 13, 2009 – 7:07 PM | 0 Comments
Microsoft Giving Away Anti-Virus Software : Morro

According to sources, Microsoft is already in the trial stages of their own anti-virus software, with the beta on its way.  Microsoft is calling the software “Morro” and will be its second shot at security …

Microsoft Offers Windows 7 Without Internet Explorer
June 11, 2009 – 6:21 PM | 0 Comments
Microsoft Offers Windows 7 Without Internet Explorer

CNET reports that Microsoft will be offering the option to some European customers (sorry everyone else) to purchase Windows 7 without Internet Explorer installed on the operating system.  This is of course a move by …

Microsoft Bing TV Commercial
June 4, 2009 – 9:32 PM | 0 Comments
Microsoft Bing TV Commercial

According to the new Microsoft commercial for Bing, people have been lost in the links for far too long. We’ve become all search and no action. It’s time to get things right. It’s time to …