This is a bit off topic, but times are tough and money is money. There's an opportunity to earn between US$10 and $20 an hour working for the U.S. Census Bureau...

once you go mac, you won't wanna go back. trust your feelings. you know it to be true.

With the release of any new OS release, the question facing developers is whether or not to port existing applications. Often the answer hinges on two major factors: Will the operating system be...

I agree. I'd be happy if MS just kept investing in making XP better.

I think we can safely say that Windows Vista was a flop. The only one that doesn't seem to know it is Microsoft. Or does it? This week at WinHEC (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec/default.mspx),...

If your plan is to strong-arm customers into offering your products exclusively, you had better give them something people want to buy. With Microsoft and Windows Vista, such is not the case, and...

The ultimate purpose was to get people talking, so I guess you would say the commercial has been a success.

If you have to release a statement explaining your commercial, I think it's safe to say it was a failure. The much anticipated Microsoft commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM_72QXCtN4)...

Device maker Palm this week placed its bet on a pair of pros. First is the Palm Treo Pro (http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/treopro/index.html?creativeID=SP_BB_treopro), its next-generation...

Hi Ron: Good post. I couldn't agree more. Microsoft's reaction to the (really funny, and I believe effective) Apple ads indicates that the ads must contain more than a 'kernel' of truth. And since...

Postbuild is a deployment tool, NOT a development tool. It allows you to take YOUR EXISTING .NET APPS and deploy them where no .NET framework exists.

Does that help?

Virtualization tools company Xenocode today is set to begin shipping an update to Postbuild 2008 for .NET, which enables developers to deploy .NET applications to systems that do not have the .NET...

Forgive this experiment. I need to know how much the headline matters.

If you've already read my Midori article from yesterday (July 30), don't bother to CLICK HERE...

Details of a future Microsoft operating system were revealed yesterday by David Worthington, a guy who works down the hall from me. He has apparently gotten his eyes on Microsoft documents that...

Epic Tissue: Did you read my post? :) I copped to not having used it myself, but from what I've read, I never want to. I'm writing this on my MacBook Pro and have no plans to look back! Thanks...

That’s it. I’ve had enough. Today I draw a line in the sand with me and Windows XP on one side and Microsoft and any of its new operating systems—including Vista—on the other, for ever more.

What...

I've had the distinct pleasure of working for and with David Strom at various times since 2000. I might even say he gave me my break into tech writing; it was for Network Computing that I got my...

Microsoft today gave advance notice (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-jun.mspx)of a security bulletin it will release on Tuesday to repair seven vulnerabilities in Windows...

This must truly be the end of days. Like Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters: “Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies, rivers and seas boiling…human sacrifice, cats and dogs...

Maybe the third time’s the charm for Napster. The peer-to-peer pioneer has again emerged, and this time looks to have its sights set on Apple. The company on Tuesday launched a new Web site and music...

Sorry about the messed up link. You can find the video here:

http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080315/microsoft-future-personal-health-video/

Before I tell you about Bill Gates’ speech at CEO Summit 2008 today, I’d like to share one more story from my trip to Orlando for STAREAST last week. And then I’ll tie the two together.

In my May...

Microsoft continues to reach out and touch mobile device makers and their carriers. The company today announced a deal with Research in Motion that will enhance integration between Microsoft’s...

I guess my enthusiasm for anything that makes Outlook better was in evidence here. I have no skin in this game, other than to let others using Outlook of a really helpful tool.

And if you really...

There’s a better-than-even chance that you’re using Microsoft Outlook for e-mail. And if you’re like me, you’re not too happy about it. But there’s a free plug-in available today that brings some...

Microsoft has put the brakes on Windows XP Service Pack 3, which was supposed to be available yesterday through the Windows Update Website...

With the lackluster adoption of Vista, perhaps Microsoft plans to migrate XP users by attrition—one service pack at a time. The company today released Windows XP SP3, which enables in XP a slew of...