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Internet Explorer marketshare
Judging by the website stats that I have to hand, more of my readers are using Internet explorer than back in January 2007, when it was a mere 2% plus change. It’s about 20% of you these days, so...
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Product options
So, lots of folks find Microsoft’s tactic of releasing multiple variations (or editions, if you prefer) of their Windows Operating System to be a wee bit on the hateful side. Windows Vista particularly...
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Patent bites Microsoft Word
The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a permanent injunction and total damages and interest of more than $290 million against software giant Microsoft Corp. in a Texas patent infringement...
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Our goal is to win
When asked if Microsoft has achieved all it wanted to with the Xbox 360, Kim gave a swift “no” to OXM’s interviewer, “because the generation isn’t over, and we’re not winning yet,” he said. ”Our goal...
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Cool tools – Game Booster
Even the best Windows-based computer rigs can get bogged down, when you want to get the most performance out of them, whether you want that performance for Second Life or for general gaming. In your...
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Considering Microsoft Windows 7
Recently, I’ve been toying with the idea of shucking Windows XP and flirting with the idea of purchasing Windows 7. I picked up Windows XP with a new system close to the last days it was still...
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Don’t forget to wave
It’s taken me a while to figure out the niche for Google Wave, but I can pretty much see it now. Or at least what it is at present. Read more ... Ads by Project Wonderful! Your ad here, right now: $0...
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New comic: Physical attributes
Jump to the new comic, or click the banner to begin at the first one: Thanks for everyone who came in-world for Read more ... Ads by Project Wonderful! Your ad here, right now: $0 Full post: New comic:...
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A moment of clarity
It’s going back a few years, but the company I was working for back then sent me to a Windows NT 4.0 launch event. A bunch of us went, though it didn’t really have a lot to do with us, but there were...
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Template refit
Well, it’s been a bit of a difficult slog, but I’ve made a slew of changes to the blog template to allow for the site to be better-rendered by a variety of browsers. Read more ... Ads by Project...
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Games For Windows Live is a blight
So, a little while ago I had my first experience with a Games For Windows Live game, that being Red Faction: Guerrilla which I’d gotten as a part of a bundle. About three hours into that process, I...
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Addressing IPv6
Currently the majority of the world’s Internet runs on IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4). If you wanted to roll out broadband to a majority of homes in the USA, Australia, or indeed any country today...
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Play it now – Energy Tycoon
Where did this come from? While it’s not really very complete, Energy Tycoon has come quite a long way in production and polish without seeming to catch much attention. Read more ... Ads by Project...
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Linden Lab entertaining offers
People are talking about a rumour that Microsoft has made an offer on Linden Lab. Funny as that might seem on the face of it, a small number of Linden Lab staff are today spreading the story that...
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Why leak?
The question that’s been nagging at me over the last few hours is “Why would Lab staff leak information about a buyout offer?” Well the Lab itself is notoriously closed-mouth, but individual staffers...
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Rumour control
Earlier this week, word got about that a couple of Linden Lab employees were saying that the Lab had received a buyout offer from Microsoft. This second- and third-hand information quickly got...
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Microsoft Kinect in the wild
Microsoft really rather badly needed the Kinect to be a platform exclusive, I believe. The Wiimote and even the Sony Move work super well … at least when coupled with appropriate applications, and the...
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