A friend asked me what i thought of Microsoft buying a piece of Dell. Here is what I wrote to
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It's time for the Open Source Smartphone
I’m trying to wait for a Windows Phone 8 device, but my carrier, Sprint, isn’t making it easy. I know,
Continue readingThe user-moderated internet
I wanted to sell my old Xbox 360 on Craigslist after I bought a Slim console. I tried to sign
Continue readingSprint tries to enter… the meme market?
Rolling out slowly over the last two weeks has been “Tor, the Data Coach.” Sprint created personas for the data
Continue readingWindows Phone 7.8 – still months away according to Microsoft
I was going to join the fray, today, and post an article about Windows Phone 7.8. I was going to
Continue readingHow an IT guy is like a Park Ranger
Sometimes my nerdy friends and I come up with funny analogies. Recently I decided that your IT person should be
Continue readingOne MAJOR thing left out of MSN for Windows 8: technology news
I already had an entirely different article written, on an entirely different topic last night, but the moment I saw
Continue readingShould I buy Microsoft Surface now, or wait?
When rumors leaked of the prices for the Microsoft Surface around October 18th, I wasn’t thrilled. It was a little
Continue readingMicrosoft Surface with Windows RT: A Huge List of Impressions
When I unboxed the Surface RT, it was a thing of beauty. I clicked my Touch Cover on and away
Continue readingIs Microsoft already experiencing too much Platform Fragmentation?
There it is. Hydro Thunder Hurricane. In the Windows 8 app-store. For $9.99. When I first mentioned that Hydro Thunder
Continue readingMicrosoft Surface RT review buzz
As the first reviews of the Microsoft Surface RT tablet start to shuffle in, I’m disappointed by the reviews and
Continue readingWhy I think people will move "back" from cloud computing
They times… are they really a-changin’? I’m the first person on to any technology band wagon. Yes, I already pre-ordered
Continue readingDid you know there was a Microsoft Community?
Answers.Microsoft.com serves as a community hub for most of Microsoft’s products. It’s a great place for those who need help
Continue readingIs CLEAR starting to muddy the "unlimited data" waters?
Oh how I loathe internet service providers. They have the world’s most precious resource, bandwidth, and they hoarde it to
Continue readingGoDaddy's big or bigger blunder?
So earlier this week the world saw what would happen if GoDaddy were to suddenly close up shop and leave
Continue readingHow Microsoft over-thought Windows 8's Start Menu
When I look at the Windows 8 Start Menu, I see what a lot of other people see. Clutter. I’ve
Continue readingCable Companies still ignoring Cord Cutting
I haven’t had my own cable TV line since 2008. Well, I did, for about five weeks in 2010. Then
Continue readingJust got my Windows 8 RTM installed!
Nothing to share, yet, other than: yes, there is a learning curve. A lot of the keyboard shortcuts I’ve used
Continue readingCarrier Free Phone Updates are a MUST
Smart phone owners, I believe that it is high time we take the need for firmware updates out of the
Continue readingThoughts on eBooks…
I’ve been talking with a lot of people who have recently published e-Books. I’m not sure exactly why I’ve been
Continue readingThe problem with internet advertising (in 2012)
In the early days of the World Wide Web, advertising was non-existent. But it didn’t take long before friendly “link-exchanges”
Continue readingWill Xbox Music see more cross promotion?
With the coming rebranding of the Zune marketplace to “Xbox Music,” am inclined to wonder if this will lead to
Continue readingWindows Phone 8, I'm already ready!
Oh man. I’m pumped. I’m super pumped. Microsoft heald the Windows Phone Summit today and had a lot to say
Continue readingDownload the Windows 8 Release Preview Here
Microsoft has published the link for the Windows 8 Release Preview. This is, for all intents and purposes, Windows 8
Continue readingBotnets getting frightening
I work in the IT industry, and when I read about the United States government urging large corperations and Internet
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