/// Tag Archives: Microsoft
Word’s Web App: Pretty Deficient
Microsoft went live with Windows Live Skydrive, the competitor to Google Docs which lets you edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint presentations. Too little, too late...
The Best Project Management Blogs
There are loads of project management blogs out there so I’ve listed my ten personal favourites and what I like about them here. The list...
The Future Of Software
Cloud computing, virtualisation, Software as a Service, utility computing – there are many different definitions of how we consume software and technology – businesses and...
Survey Reveals Increased Downtime Risk, Suggesting Ultra-High Availability’s Time Has Come
Whilst this week’s RSA conference claims security is the thorn in cloud computing’s side, a recent Stratus Technologies and ITIC survey of 650 IT professionals...
Google Takes Flak For Sloppy Privacy Protection In Buzz
Shortly after Google introduced its Buzz social media tool last week the security community lit up about its disastrous lack of privacy controls. Setting up...
PODCAST: Wynn White, KACE, Discusses Apple’s iPad Promise In The Enterprise
Alongside the iPad launch, Apple announced its revenue numbers for the past quarter and the number of companies that either have Apple kit installed, or...
CHART OF THE DAY: Microsoft’s Flat Decade Under Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer became Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer on January 14, 2000. Shortly after, the company’s stock nose dived as investors spanked all tech stocks. Since...
Accessibility 2010 Starts This Week
2010 is going to be another big year for accessibility. Firstly because, in 2006, European ministers agreed that all public websites in Europe should be...
Patch Tuesday: Adobe Acrobat/Reader PDF Fix Expected, But Not Much From Microsoft
Adobe has said for some time now that it will issue a patch for the .pdf vulnerability in Reader 9.2 and Acrobat. 9.2 on Patch...
Defining The Cloud Vs. Multi-Tenant SaaS… Yet Again
I received a comment/question on my last post. The individual asked me to explain how Microsoft is more application-centric in its cloud vision, and to...
Tales From The Crypt: Malware Rising From Google Cached Pages
The Internet Storm Center blog just ran a piece about a malware vector that hasn’t been discussed enough: the Google Cache. An ISC blog reader...
Chrome’s Extensions Complete Firefox Challenge
When Google launched its Chrome browser the first thing that hit you was its speed. It was fast. damned fast, The interface was lean, almost...
Will Windows 7 Create More Mac Users?
The first thing I do when I first log in to Windows XP is right click the “Start” button go to Properties and set it...
Google’s Real-Time Search
Yesterday, 7/12/2009, Google announced the launch of it’s Real-Time Search. Hot off the heals of Bing and Microsoft’s announcement that it had a deal with...
It Pays To Read The Fine Print (Literally)
This is a new one: bribeware. They’ll pay you a dollar to install their product. Nice idea, but unfortunately in this case it comes bundled...
