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Mojave Operating System - Trick or Treat?

Over at C/Net they have an interesting article about a new plan that Microsoft is trying to revive the image of Vista. Seems that Microsoft went to San Francisco and located anti-Vista folks and gathered them up for an experiment of sorts. According to the article the participants were introduced to a new operating system […]

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What Happened To Microsoft’s Windows Home Server?

It started out with a bang. During the beta testing I was excited by the prospect that home users could take advantage of a home server that would automatically backup ALL the computers on a network. The software was simple to use and held great promise. But than the problems started to surface. People started […]

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Microsoft Releases Beta For Windows Live Calendar

Microsoft is making available for download, a Windows Live Calendar that can be synchronized with Outlook. Called Outlook Connector, the beta software is described by Microsoft as:
Microsoft has just released a new version of the Outlook Connector, giving users access to the Windows Live services through Outlook. In what will be a popular move (judging […]

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Microsoft - Trouble In Paradise?

It makes one wonder. Should Bill Gates come back to steer the good ship Microsoft? Maybe Microsoft needs a Jerry Yang of Yahoo fame to help out. No matter what your opinion of Microsoft might be, the once mighty corporation is feeling the sting of the Microsoft - Yahoo deal gone sour. In fact we […]

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Google To Acquire Digg

Some time you have to wonder. Do the folks at Google get up in the morning, thinking to themselves “what can we do to aggravate Microsoft today.” Every since Google announced their alignment with Yahoo for an advertising joint effort, Microsoft seems to be floundering in getting a deal to buy Yahoo. Now Google buying […]

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Apple To Cut Prices & Introduce A MacBook Touch?

Down in Silicon Valley there are rumors swirling of what Apple has in store to attract a larger market share. Over at the Silicon Valley Insider they are guessing that Apple could start to slash prices.The price cuts could further increase Apple’s market share and make Apple are real contender against the PC. The article […]

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We Can Solve The Yahoo - Microsoft Debacle Now!

Every day brings us a new segment of the Yahoo - Microsoft saga, that has turned into a TV soap opera. We have read about the offers, the rejected offers, some outsider trying to enter into the series and mix it up and take over the Yahoo board and so forth. But what all of […]

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Sandisk Says Vista Not Optimized For SSD

Sandisk has made a stunning announcement that Microsoft’s flagship operating system is not currently optimized for SSD [Solid State Drives], which are currently being used in Apple’s Air computer and also on some models from Toshiba. In an article from C/Net the CEO of Sandisk has stated:
Speaking during SanDisk’s second-quarter earnings conference call, Chairman and […]

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Microsoft Says Vista Is Fixed - Spends $300 M To Convince Us

Microsoft has another strategy to convince the public that Vista is now fixed and they want you to ‘look how far we’ve come’ campaign. Microsoft is going to try and convince the masses that Vista is great and better than the reputation that continues to haunt the operating system. Which may take some doing. On […]

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Apple Computer Market Share Continues To Grow

Though the gains are small, each quarter Apple continues to gain market share on its PC rivals according to the latest research by Gartner. Apple has a 8.5% share of the market for the 2nd Quarter of 2008. The largest vendors, HP at 25.3% and Dell at 31.9% continue their lions share of the sales […]