If you are content with your Windows XP machine, you might see no reason at all to buy a new computer this Christmas, possibly because most of the new PCs and laptops on retail shelves run Vista. And Vista by … Continue reading
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Google introduced Google Apps Premier Edition for $50 per account per year. Think of it as the enterprise edition of Google Docs and Spreadsheets (which is what I use to write this blog, among other things), and competition for Office … Continue reading
As 2006 closes, the titans of our computer industry have, one way or another, made their visions known to mankind. Three in particular have made interesting, if not influential, comments on the future of the Internet and the world as … Continue reading
As 2006 closes, the titans of our computer industry have, one way or another, made their visions known to mankind. Three in particular have made interesting, if not influential, comments on the future of the Internet and the world as we know it: Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt, Apple’s Steve Jobs, and of course, Microsoft’s Bill Gates.
Continue readingMicrosoft plans to significantly boost spending in the upcoming year to battle with Google and other rivals. The company is starting from scratch, and it scares Wall Street. The reason, reading between the lines, is that Microsoft now has to … Continue reading
By now you have probably read about Origami, Microsoft’s “micro-tablet” or “ultra-mobile” PC that will shortly become available from manufacturers such as Samsung at prices as low as $600. Microsoft Watch offers an excellent summary. You have also read about … Continue reading
As a write this in Writely.com (which I’ve used since last November), the “Web. 2.0” word processor served from the Internet to your browser, its developer Upstartle is in the process of being acquired by Google. That’s good news. And … Continue reading
Hunter S. Thompson could never have written Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in these times. He needed drugs and strong drink to stomach the depraved scene he found in the city’s casinos, strip bars, drag-racing contests, and law enforcement … Continue reading