Matt Hartley

What would it take to get more Linux users playing video games? A better selection of native games for the Linux platform? It has been tried over and again with very limited results. But perhaps it’s worth trying again, this time with real, obtainable tools and help? Enter Garage Games.
Real Games: A Real Profitable Platform. [...]

Microsoft made a mistake with its investment in Facebook. Just because Google has made a business out of Internet advertising doesn’t mean that a traditional software company is going to do well here, too.
Facebook is likely to be seen as Microsoft’s ace in the Web 2.0 Wars. Google gave birth to the “online OS” by [...]

I don’t care whether or not you are thinking of using Vista, OS X or Linux. As a personal rule, I rarely upgrade until any release has been out for at least six months. Why is this? Flash back to the two issues (not patched, I believe) with OS X Leopard, the vast issues with [...]

Users by the truckload fill various user forums with problem topics in Linux despite widely available support documents available online. Today, I will talk about a few key areas that would solve a number of problems if they were to be addressed in the open.
Stop Pretending, It’s Time to Accept What Works With Wireless. One [...]

It was only a short time ago I wrote a piece detailing my initial thoughts on the little Everex boxes running a Google branded OS (Linux) that magically had no actual Google fingerprints anywhere on it at all. Today, I learned that their main distributor, Wal-Mart, has completely sold out of them [Editor's Note: At [...]

I do not honestly care which OS each of you chooses to run. For some of you, it will be Windows, others OS X. And for a growing number of the remaining minority, your OS of choice will be one of the Linux flavors available today.
But how would you feel if Microsoft Windows was powering [...]

In a previous article, I had mixed feelings about the new Microsoft Surface project, as it was really difficult to understand where the market for such a thing would be. Then I watched some new footage on DL.TV and I will admit, even as a Linux guy, that I was blown away.
Consider for a moment what [...]

New patent pending technology provides revolutionary ability to verify site identity with a touch of the mouse.

Wikipedia is definitely not a reliable source for accurate information. Yes, it offers some level of novelty, but even the founder warns not to bank on it where it counts.

Bill’s moving onward and away from Microsoft. While he will likely still maintain a level of title, his active duties are most definitely changing focus as he call it quits.

What is the problem here? Do we have a clear, definable excuse as to why we continue going no place with this?

It’s unfortunate, but Microsoft’s WGA program is one their ‘acceptable losses’ programs that they allow to continue even though it is totally obvious that it does not work as it should.

To many of you out there, this must sound silly. No one can own this concept of perceived usability, right? Or can they?

So is one country trying to screw other the other with regard to wireless standards? Suppose it depends who you are asking. Personally, I just found the story itself really interesting.

Boy, does not appear to be a good day to be a Mac user, does it? The computers themselves are fine, it is the Internet that is becoming less and less hospitable. Plan on watching that streaming video? Better think again!

Well, I really can’t blame anyone for wanting to step down from that sort of job. Think about it, with all of the security issues Microsoft has had, leaving that job post would have to be one of the most exciting things that their current head of security would be looking forward to!

Well, now it is time for the software stocks to take a beating it looks like. Microsoft, Adobe among others are definitely under the microscope and certainly under the gun as well.

Ouch! Oh, this has just got to hurt. Nothing says ‘busted’ like being told to pay a huge fine for spamming people with junk ads. Hmm, perhaps there is something to this U.S. CAN-SPAM Act after all?

My first reaction is to scream; WHY?” But in reality, there might just be a hidden health benefit here someplace…

It’s Blue, coming in March, and likely to bomb bigger than Water World! Yes, it’s Blue-ray! And yet, no one really seems to be all that pumped about it?