August 5th, 2010 
admin The Wall Street Journal has run a pretty interesting feature on the development of IE8. In it, it is revealed that with IE8, Microsoft wanted to make the browser more secure, automatically opting users out of many internet tracking programs. This feature made it into the final IE8 under the name of InPrivate, but it’s [...]
July 19th, 2010 admin Sorry for implying that the Kin is a newsworthy item, because it’s not. However, this is pretty noteworthy: Verizon is discontinuing the Kin only a few weeks after Microsoft announced they’re discontinuing the platform. For those keeping track at home, the Kin’s lifespan was a mere 6 weeks, making it one of the biggest failures [...]
June 17th, 2010 admin We’ve all had to type a paper or report using Microsoft’s word processing program at one time or another. Well, Yardena Arar over at pcworld.com offers nine tips and tricks for spicing these documents up. No longer will you have to turn in the same boring report to your teacher, gone are the statistical analysis [...]
June 15th, 2010 admin The newest version of Microsoft’s Office software hits the shelves today. You can get the basic version for $150, the $280 version adds Outlook or the $500 package that has Publisher and Access, a database program. If any of these are too expensive, you can download the four core programs for free from the internet, [...]
May 24th, 2010 admin Before I start, I just want to say that I love the technological age we have going right now. All the great devices and services for connecting to people and information is wonderful. That being said, I do have think that people need to remember that it’s ok to be away from the internet for [...]
April 13th, 2010 admin Microsoft unveiled its new cell phones Monday, the Kin 1 and the Kin 2. Microsoft is hoping these will catch on with the social networking and texting crowd and recover some of the market from the iPhone and Android. Usually, though, unless there is a major shift in either functionality or price, buyers like to [...]
February 15th, 2010 admin Microsoft is making another attempt to capture more of the smart phone market with a new software release. While they won’t be selling the actual hardware, they will be offering software for phones that resemble Windows 7. Read the whole article here.
January 26th, 2010 admin Well, if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Nintendo’s Wii should feel real good right about now. The Microsoft is planning to release something called “Project Natal” which looks eerily similar to the Wii’s motion sensor bar. How effective it is won’t be known until its release later this year. Don’t believe me? Take a [...]
November 13th, 2009 admin So now that Windows 7 has infiltrated the world I’m surprisingly hearing little about it either good or bad. I suppose that’s a good thing because if it was horrible (like Vista) it would be plastered over every blog on the planet. I’m still not sold on it and I’ll hold off for a while [...]
October 17th, 2009 admin It’s time, the long awaited Microsoft 7 is launching and millions of frustrated users around the world will be throwing their hands up wondering when Microsoft will actually put out a product worth buying. With Mac taking a larger market share and Google on the verge of releasing their own OS I wonder if this [...]
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