Via an interesting article that reminds us all that “most searched” lists are PR driven, not data driven, “Business 2.0 BETA blog network” is this comment: “They’re using search engines as navigation, typing website names or even URLs into the search box that automatically pops up in their browser.” It’s a funny thing to me… Continue reading People can’t remember URLs
Category: Microsoft
Hello, I must be going …
I had completely forgotten about Hula. But, I see Slashdot reporting, “Novell Dumps the Hula Project.” There couldn’t be any quid pro quo going on here as part of the Novell-Microsoft deal, could there? I remember being pretty excited about the Hula server being released as Open Source, but it fell off my radar. The… Continue reading Hello, I must be going …
2.0 is the new 1.0
Reflecting on Slashdot | iPod Has Nothing To Fear From Slow-Starting Zune, I have to wonder about the vicious cycle Microsoft may be caught in. Here’s my thinking: It has become mythic that 1.0 products from Microsoft are shoddy and bad. So, from a company standpoint, if the perception is that 1.0 is bad, why… Continue reading 2.0 is the new 1.0
What is up with Zune graphics, anyway?
So, apparently, I ‘m not the only one to notice there’s something strange about the graphics that are being used with the Zune, because Boing Boing notices some installer zen, and some other reader’s comment is linked wondering about the very same porno image I posted about earlier. I know that crappy ads stick in… Continue reading What is up with Zune graphics, anyway?
How to get ahead in advertising …
Okay, so, I keep seeing these ads for the Zune. Other than that there’s a kind of pathetic quality to the ads themselves which just shows how uncool Microsoft is at heart, I swear to you that every time I see this ad I catch myself wondering why [insert mainstream site] is running ads for… Continue reading How to get ahead in advertising …
Congratulations! It’s a Design Flaw.
Via F-Secure : News from the Lab “When Windows Metafiles were designed in late 1980s, a feature was included that allowed the image files to contain actual code. This code would be executed via a callback in special situations. This was not a bug; this was something which was needed at the time. This function… Continue reading Congratulations! It’s a Design Flaw.
Score one more for Microsoft’s powers of innovation
Via “Northwest Progressive Institute: WARNING: Windows users, you are at risk to new security vulnerability – act now” Unlike with previously revealed vulnerabilities, computers can be infected simply by visiting one of the Web sites or viewing an infected image in an e-mail through the preview pane in older versions of Microsoft Outlook, even if… Continue reading Score one more for Microsoft’s powers of innovation
Don’t let the border-crossing hit your behind, on the way out.
Via Microsoft on thin ice with S. Korea threat | News.blog | CNET News.com After a four-year investigation of Microsoft by the South Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), the software giant has threatened to take its ball and go home. The commission is looking into whether Microsoft’s inclusion of its instant messaging software and media… Continue reading Don’t let the border-crossing hit your behind, on the way out.
On the upside, there’s no installation disks …
Via digg, “Microsoft Office 13 will be a Web Application!“: “No more installed apps on your machine. Everything is going to the web for Microsoft (from an official Microsoft source).” This isn’t the first time they’ve suggested this kind of move to hosted applications, although one might be forgiven for believing that previously it was… Continue reading On the upside, there’s no installation disks …