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It's true. I am aware of the percentage of people who have windows installed on their desktop and laptops. Further, the monopoly will not collapse it will erode, and quicker than you might expect. I moved from a city where the local lake has risen nearly 30 feet in the last 20 years. Everyone said, "It's going to stabilize, it
For some time we’ve been hearing about the virtues of cloud-based computing. Certain functions seem to lend themselves to the cloud. Online word processing, spreadsheets, etc. can seem to make sense in some situations, such as collaborating with others. In everyday use scenarios, does the cloud really make sense in more traditional private computer-use situations? I contend that it does
On July 23, 2010, CNN anchors Kyra Phillips and John Roberts discussed on air the idea that bloggers should be somehow “held accountable” or perhaps regulated in some way. Here's the video of that exchange. It’s no secret that CNN and other so-called mainstream media outlets, both broadcast and print, have had for some time now an ongoing loss of
I am not really sure how I feel about this one. It's a rather strange story. Here's a snippet of what Computer Weekly recently posted: "Microsoft has signed an agreement with Russia to share the source code of multiple products, according to US reports. The agreement expands co-operation with Russia under Microsoft's Government Security Program set up to help governments
In November, not soon enough, I will be eligible for a new cell phone. Don't get me wrong, I have been happy with my Samsung Omnia running Windows Mobile 6.1. It's reliable, it has WiFi, and I've added lots of apps such as WeatherBug, Google Mobile, and TouchTwit. Google Maps works great with the built-in GPS, YouTube plays well...really there's
"Firefox is now the gold standard for what an open, secure, and standards-compliant browser should be.” So says Bob Sutor, vice president of Open Source and Linux at IBM. The new default browser for half a million IBM employees worldwide is now Firefox. All newly deployed computers at IBM offices will be set with Firefox as its default browser, and
Onkyo, one of the world's leaders in A/V receivers, made a big announcement on June 29, 2010. Their new receivers, the TX-NR3008 and TX-NR5008, are now, not only DLNA certified, but also Compatible with Windows 7. This means they support the Windows Play To feature. So, what does all of this mean? In Microsoft's own words this is what it